The New York Islanders must hate seeing the Pittsburgh Penguins on their schedule for one simple reason: No. 87, who continues to build on the hottest start of his career.

For whatever reason, Sidney Crosby feasts on the Islanders, and a goal plus a game-winning assist in Friday's contest brought him to 98 points (31 goals, 67 assists) in 56 career games versus New York, his best numbers against any club.

Here's how Crosby's dominance over the Islanders compares to his output against other teams throughout his career:

It's not even close.

This season, it's not just the Islanders that have felt Crosby's wrath, as the captain now has 11 goals - one off the league lead - in 11 games since returning from a concussion.

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Matt Calvert: Hockey player.

An errant point shot off the stick of Nick Holden left the Columbus Blue Jackets forward heavily bloodied after striking him in the face.

Calvert was quickly tended to by trainers, but skated off under his own power.

After receiving stitches, Calvert returned to the game, eventually wiring a wrist shot past Henrik Lundqvist to give Columbus a 3-2 lead in the third.

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Danny DeKeyser's given the Department of Player Safety another sample to study.

The Detroit Red Wings defenseman was handed a major penalty Friday for a short shove through the lower back of Tom Wilson from a dangerous distance in relation to the end boards.

Wilson was one of four Washington Capitals forced to the locker room with various knocks in the first period, but he was able to return.

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Stay hot, Michael Grabner.

The NHL's unlikely leading goal-scorer at even strength added another Friday night, streaking across the face of goal on a breakaway try, before chipping his 11th over the shoulder of Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky

Grabner's previous 11 goals came across a 92-game stretch with the New York Islanders and Toronto Maple Leafs, according to StatsCentre. He's now reached that mark in just 17-plus games with the New York Rangers.

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The Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks discussed Evander Kane, but a potential trade involving the controversial forward isn't currently in the works, TSN's Bob McKenzie reports.

McKenzie said there was dialogue between general managers Tim Murray and Jim Benning, but the two sides are no longer pursuing talks.

Kane's been relatively ineffective since arriving in Buffalo after a trade with the Winnipeg Jets two seasons ago while shelved with injury. He produced 20 goals and 35 points in 65 games last season, and has one assist in six games this year after breaking his ribs crashing into the boards in the club's season opener.

His tumultuous tenure with the Sabres also includes incidents involving law enforcement. Kane was arrested in July after an altercation involving three women at a downtown Buffalo bar. He was also sued for allegedly injuring a woman in an attack in a hotel room last December.

Kane carries a $5.25-million cap hit through next season before reaching unrestricted free agency in 2018.

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Erik Karlsson's always exuded cool. Turns out we can say the same about his fiancee.

Announcing their engagement to the masses Friday, Karlsson's longtime girlfriend Melinda Currey shared a photo of an engagement ring sitting on top of a pepperoni pizza, accompanying the post with the hashtag #dreamproposal.

Karlsson omitted the 'za with his reveal:

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One of the two major professional women's hockey leagues in North America appears to be in significant financial trouble.

The National Women's Hockey League is being forced to reduce player salaries, commissioner Dani Rylan announced Friday, according to Yahoo Sports' Jen Neale.

Rylan said lower attendance in the league's second season was a factor in the decision, according to Yahoo Sports' Greg Wyshynski.

The commissioner declined to comment on the exact percentage of the pay cut, but it could be as much as half.

In order to keep the league viable, the cuts will take effect immediately, and were decided upon without consulting the players' union.

League sponsor Dunkin' Donuts pledged to increase its payment to $50,000 to help offset the salary decrease, with the money going directly to the players.

The league will still give its players commission on merchandise sales.

The NWHL features four teams - the Isobel Cup champion Boston Pride, the New York Riveters, the Buffalo Beauts, and the Connecticut Whale. The league was established in 2015.

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Washington Capitals winger T.J. Oshie and Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews were linemates at the University of North Dakota, and based on this photo shared Friday by USA Warriors goalie Johnny Laursen, it appears they had as much fun off the ice as they did on it.

If the trucker hats and popped collar didn't already give it away, the photo was taken sometime between 2005 and 2007. The Pamela Anderson cup is a nice touch, too.

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Brad Treliving didn't see any mythical creatures roaming Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday night.

The Calgary Flames general manager says he talked to the NHL about the Minnesota Wild breaking Johnny Gaudreau's finger with a series of slashes earlier this week, and he invoked one fictitious animal in particular.

"When you look at that game, it wasn't the first (slash)," Treliving said, according to Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun. "This wasn't a unicorn that popped up in the middle of a period. By our count there were 11 chops on (Gaudreau) in the game. Two, three, four, I got it, but maybe at nine we dial it in a bit."

YouTube user Philip Wu compiled a montage that put the count at 21, although it includes a few less egregious examples.

Gaudreau is expected to miss the next six weeks after having surgery Wednesday to repair his broken finger, which was fractured on the slash from Eric Staal.

"There are tactics with good players, but when you chop a guy in the hand there's a rule that says you can't do that," Treliving said. "We're not naive - do we whack guys, too? Probably. But the frustration comes when that turns into a player being out for an extended period of time."

Treliving repeatedly clarified that he didn't want his comments to be perceived as whining.

"This isn't moaning and groaning - this is a difficult job and we're not throwing any arrows at officials and we're not just trying to look after guys in our own tent," he said.

"There are rules in the game and we feel this was a situation - I'm not going to say avoided because you can't - but it could be handled differently."

Gaudreau was tied for the team lead in goals and led the Flames in points at the time of his injury.

He signed a six-year, $40.5-million contract extension with Calgary last month.

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An injury to captain Steven Stamkos doesn't have general manager Steve Yzerman scrambling to make a deal.

The team confirmed on Thursday that Stamkos will miss approximately four months with a torn meniscus and while the team could open up a large amount of cap space if they decide to place Stamkos on long-term injured reserve, general manager Steve Yzerman doesn't feel bringing in a high-end player to replace Stamkos is quite feasible.

"At this time, it's not realistic to think I can go out and acquire (someone)," Yzerman said, according to Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times. "Even if I could acquire a player with a significant cap number, I'd have to be scrambling when Stammer came back. So let's wait and see for time being.

"I'm certainly open to exploring anything."

In the meantime, Yzerman admits that he would rather weather the storm with the team he has and give other players a chance to prove themselves in a bigger role.

"We're significantly a better team with Stammer in the lineup than without," Yzerman said. "But in the past we've been able to overcome injuries to various players and still remain competitive and reached the playoffs. We've been fortunate players have stepped in and given an increased role, regardless of who's been out, and have done the job for us. We expect and hope that the guys who are in the lineup can handle the added workload."

This is not unfamiliar territory for the Lightning. During the 2013-14 season Stamkos was limited to just 37 games after breaking his tibia. In his absence the Lightning still managed to finish second in the Atlantic Division with 101 points. Last season, the Lightning reached Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final with Stamkos MIA for much of the season while suffering from blood clots.

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