Anybody out there still sour over Team North America not making it to the final of the World Cup of Hockey?

Well, Tuesday may have helped ease any lingering disappointment as the game's young stars - many of whom comprised the 23-and-under squad at this September's World Cup - were out making magic with their NHL clubs.

With 12 games on the slate it might have been difficult to catch what all the youngsters were up to. This is their league now and they were out proving it. So here is what the NHL's elite youth were up to on a busy schedule:

• In Edmonton, fans were treated to the second - and unfortunately final - installment of the Auston Matthews/Connor McDavid saga. The two did not disappoint, creating endless chances and each scoring a highlight reel goal. Matthews got things started, finishing off a great feed from William Nylander, with McDavid - despite his team losing the contest - eventually stealing the show.

Related: Watch: McDavid finally scores vs. Maple Leafs in dazzling fashion

• Of course, anytime you mention Matthews, you have to talk about Patrik Laine, and we will. The No. 2 overall pick in this year's draft snapped a six-game goalless streak, netting an absolute laser against the New Jersey Devils for the game-winning tally.

• Back in Ottawa, Jack Eichel made his presence felt in his first game back from injury with a goal and an assist, providing a huge sigh of relief for the Buffalo Sabres faithful.

Related: Watch: Eichel blasts first goal of year in season debut

• A little further South, the New York Rangers continued to roll thanks in part to a late game-winning tally from former Hobey Baker Award-winner Jimmy Vesey.

• And not to be outshone by the crop ahead, Max Domi netted his fourth of the season against the San Jose Sharks, giving him 15 points on the season.

The game is clearly in good hands, just one question: Feeling old yet?

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Ryan Johansen appears to be over whatever was causing his slump to start the year.

After posting just six points through the Nashville Predators' first 13 games of the season, the 24-year-old is tearing up the league, with seven points in his last four games.

Of course, none have been as pretty as his marvelous goal against the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday night.

Johansen now has 16 points in 22 games this season, giving him a share of top spot on the Predators.

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You can only hold off Connor McDavid for so long.

After keeping the league's leading scorer goalless for over 100 minutes this season, the Toronto Maple Leafs finally conceded a goal to McDavid, who turned on the jets before beating Frederik Andersen with an in-close snipe.

With an assist earlier in the contest McDavid now has 31 points on the season, becoming the first player to reach the 30-point plateau.

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The Ottawa Senators will be without Bobby Ryan for the foreseeable future after he left Tuesday's game versus the Buffalo Sabres with a hand injury, the team announced.

Senators coach Guy Boucher confirmed that Ryan is out indefinitely, telling TSN's Brent Wallace that Ryan "won't play the next game for sure."

Ryan missed two games earlier this month with a finger injury and aggravated the ailment on Tuesday night.

The veteran forward has struggled this season, posting eight points through 21 games.

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Breaking news, Patrik Laine can still score.

The Winnipeg Jets forward got the monkey off his back after a six-game goalless skid Tuesday night, wiring a wrist shot over the blocking glove of New Jersey Devils goaltender Cory Schneider early into in the third period.

The goal - Laine's 13th of the season - gives the rookie a share of second place in the league alongside Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak and teammate Mark Scheifele.

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Mike Hoffman found his scoring touch, but it wasn't enough as his Ottawa Senators fell to the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 on Tuesday night.

Coming into the game, Hoffman had tallied just four times on the season after averaging 28 goals in each of the last two seasons.

But the Senators forward has had the hot stick since missing a pair of games in mid-November, tallying five points in his last four games. He also picked up an assist Tuesday, bringing his total to nine points in his last five contests.

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With a goal in his Columbus Blue Jackets' 5-1 dismantling of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, Sam Gagner has matched his entire 2015-16 goal total.

The 27-year-old - who inked a one-year, $650,00 deal with the the Blue Jackets late in the offseason - has been a pleasant surprise for the team who currently holds down the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with a 12-5-4 record.

After a forgettable stint with the Philadelphia Flyers last season that saw Gagner manage just eight goals and 16 points over 53 games, it appeared the former first-round pick could be weeded out of the league.

However, he's emerged this season as a legitimate scoring threat, netting his eighth goal of the season Tuesday to go along with five assists in 20 games.

In fact, his current pace would see him hit the 50-point mark which would set a career high, besting his 2007-08 output when he managed 49 points in 79 games as a rookie with the Edmonton Oilers.

It's still early, but after never quite finding his stride since his early days in Edmonton, Gagner appears to have finally struck gold in Columbus.

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William Nylander is making his case to play alongside budding superstar Auston Matthews.

In Tuesday's match between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers, the two Toronto rookies combined to put the Leafs ahead early in the first.

Beginning in the Maple Leafs' end, Nylander flew down the right side, gaining the Edmonton zone before firing a cross-crease pass to Matthews, who buried it by netminder Cam Talbot, notching his 10th goal of the season.

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After the Carolina Hurricanes jumped out to a 2-0 lead Tuesday, the New York Rangers forced their way back into the game, thanks in part to the great individual effort of Rick Nash.

Nash fought off a trailing Justin Faulk before firing a wicked backhand over the catching glove of Cam Ward, knotting the game at 2-2 early into the third period.

The goal gives the 32-year-old double digits on the year.

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