Thanks for following along, always happy to have you!

For the record, after they showed the replay from a low ice-level angle, it definitely did not hit Steven Stamkos on the way in. But the scramble net-front was so chaotic there was a chance.

Otherwise yes, distinct kicking motion on Novak's part.

Burakovsky looks better (or maybe more desperate?) with each game that he plays on the top line. He's seeing a bump in TOI of about 4 minutes.

Grand scheme it doesn't matter, but this has been an entertaining game thus far. Speaks to a liveliness on Seattle's part

Of course, we can confirm this postgame. But it's not atypical to throw in a fresh skater on the second half of a back-to-back

Case in point: Jaden Schwartz's third (!!!) point-blank shot could've been helped out by Chandler Stephenson, but the center was kind of loitering in the slot. Doesn't guarantee anything, but the more guys up in Jonathan Quick's line of sight the better.

Matty Beniers and André Burakovsky look great so far. Beniers interrupted a 3-on-2 low in the DZ and fed Burakovsky a pass from behind the #NYR net for a slot shot. Maybe Burakovsky's best attempt of the last few games