Scott Laughton scored a goal and an assist playing in the top six for the LA Kings as they beat the Blue Jackets 5-4 in overtime. The Leafs are hoping Laughton and the Kings make the playoffs, which will turn the third round pick they recieved into a second round pick.

Kempe scores in overtime to lift Kings to win over Blue Jackets
Adrian Kempe scored his second goal of the game with 1:26 left in overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 5-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.
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Matthews and Nylander have been broken up again. To what end, I don't know. Oh wait, let me guess, to play Max Domi on the first line.

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Craig Berube said the Maple Leafs haven’t been producing enough offence so he switched up the lines at Monday’s practice. Mark Masters has more on Toronto’s deployment and the creation of the ‘kids line’.
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Knies was asked about his name being checked on in the trade market. “I didn’t really look into it too much. I feel like, with this market, everyone’s kind of almost a target,” Knies told reporters in Toronto Monday. “It’s a business. You earn the attention here. But I don’t want to look into it too much, I guess.”

Why Maple Leafs’ Matthew Knies went from untouchable to trade target
Even the hint that Matthew Knies might be available sparked a wave of reaction and illustrated the difficult questions facing the Toronto Maple Leafs going into a complicated off-season.
Sportsnet.caLuke Fox

Matthews and Jason Kidd exchanged jerseys.

Matthews swaps Olympic jerseys with basketball star Jason Kidd | NHL.com
Maple Leafs forward meets NBA coach, 2-time gold medalist, to exchange sweaters
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I'm sure many are looking forward to a potential Lightning-Sabres playoff series.

Lightning’s Brandon Hagel fined $5K by NHL for role in brawl vs. Sabres
After a fight-filled affair between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night, the NHL has started sorting out punishments.
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The Oilers are hitting "the nuclear option" all the time.

Oilers need to find ways to lean on McDavid less
Can Kris Knoblauch avoid what many have dubbed “The Nuclear Option?” The Edmonton Oilers must find ways to lean on Connor McDavid less if they are going to find playoff success, Mark Spector writes.
Sportsnet.caMark Spector

Woah. "Caps-Breakers junior hockey fight-fest saw nearly 600 minutes in penalties"

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/hockey-fights-junior-9.7120284

St. John`s Junior Hockey League - Boxscore
St. John`s Junior Hockey League - Boxscore
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