PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 13: Sidney Crosby #87 talks with Erik Karlsson #65, Rickard Rakell #67 and Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the game against the Boston Bruins at PPG PAINTS Arena on April 13, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images)
ST PAUL, MINNESOTA - APRIL 09: Macklin Celebrini #71 of the San Jose Sharks reacts to his hat-trick goal against the Minnesota Wild in the third period at Xcel Energy Center on April 09, 2025 in St Paul, Minnesota. The Wild defeated the Sharks 8-7 in overtime. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 24: Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs walks to the ice for warm-ups before facing the St.Lous Blues at the Scotiabank Arena on October 24, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Thomas Skrlj/NHLI via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 24: Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs walks to the ice for warm-ups before facing the St.Lous Blues at the Scotiabank Arena on October 24, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Thomas Skrlj/NHLI via Getty Images)
DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 18: Nathan MacKinnon #29 of the Colorado Avalanche looks on during a faceoff in the second period of the game against the Boston Bruins at Ball Arena on October 18, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images)
DENVER, COLORADO – OCTOBER 18: Nathan MacKinnon #29 of the Colorado Avalanche looks on during a faceoff in the second period of the game against the Boston Bruins at Ball Arena on October 18, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - FEBRUARY 20: Connor McDavid #97 of Team Canada celebrates with Nathan MacKinnon #29 after scoring the game-winning goal during the first overtime period to win the 4 Nations Face-Off Championship game between Team Canada and Team United States at TD Garden on February 20, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Ben Jackson/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images)
SUNRISE, FL - JUNE 17: Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) celebrates a goal in the second period during game six of the Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers at the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL. (Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
BUFFALO, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 29: Rasmus Dahlin #26 of the Buffalo Sabres skates against the Vancouver Canucks during an NHL game on November 29, 2024 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 24: Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs walks to the ice for warm-ups before facing the St.Lous Blues at the Scotiabank Arena on October 24, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Thomas Skrlj/NHLI via Getty Images)