Because what's cooler than NHL ice?

A small bird ventured from the rafters to cool its toes on the ice at Nationwide Arena during Sunday's matinee between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Columbus Blue Jackets.

The Blue Jackets were unable to fire the cannon and perhaps spook the bird back to the rafters, however, losing 4-0.

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Though Brad Treliving and his Calgary Flames brass have potentially franchise-defining contracts to broker with restricted free agents Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan, the club's priority this summer is to unearth a bona fide No. 1 starter.

"No ifs, ands, or buts," Treliving confirmed to Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun.

"We will leave no stone unturned and see where we go. It's obviously a critical position and we'll cast a wide net."

The Flames are the only team stopping pucks at a sub-.900 rate this season, and own the fifth-worst team save percentage in the two seasons since longtime starter Miikka Kiprusoff sprung for retirement.

Jonas Hiller and Karri Ramo, both pending unrestricted free agents unlikely to be retained, have essentially split duties over that span, each having failed to nail down the starter's role. Joni Ortio, meanwhile, who's made the Flames' last four starts, is a restricted free agent after this season. He could return in a backup role, but owns a sub-.900 save clip for his career himself.

Frederik Andersen of the Anaheim Ducks might be the most attractive option available through trade, while the likes of James Reimer and Cam Ward will be free to choose their destination this summer.

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Should he choose to take it through to July 1, Steven Stamkos will carry a 30-goal season - at minimum - into unrestricted free agency.

The Tampa Bay Lightning captain clapped No. 30 short side on Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky on Sunday, reaching the milestone total for the fifth time in his eight NHL seasons.

Stamkos will not challenge his career-best 60 scored in 2011-12, and would need to average one per game down the stretch to match his 43-goal campaign from a season ago.

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After Saturday's announcement that Evgeni Malkin would miss up to two months with injury, the Pittsburgh Penguins called up forwards Conor Sheary and Dominik Simon from the AHL, and the pair made instant impacts Sunday.

Sheary scored two goals in the second period and Simon, playing his first NHL game, picked up on assist on Matt Cullen's game-winner to lead the Penguins to a 5-3 win over the New York Rangers.

"He's a terrific kid," head coach Mike Sullivan said of Sheary. "He works hard. It's great to see a kid like that get rewarded. His effort is inspiring."

The 23-year-old even spent some time on the top line early in the third period while Chris Kunitz sat in the box for five minutes after fighting Chris Kreider.

Simon, meanwhile, impressed with an assist and a hit in just under eight minutes of ice time.

Sidney Crosby and Tom Kuhnhackl also had multi-point games Saturday, while Marc-Andre Fleury made 18 of his 24 saves in a busy first period.

The Penguins will play their second of six consecutive games against Metro Division opponents Tuesday when they host the New York Islanders.

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