Niklas Backstrom has seemingly regained his starting job between the pipes for the Wild.
Canada enjoys Boxing Day with a full slate of games.
The Red Wings and Sabres lost key players in the season of giving with Pavel Datsyuk and Derek Roy going on the shelf.
Is Edmonton rookie Taylor Hall better in Year 1 than Steve Stamkos was?
Martin Brodeur should benefit from the return of Jacques Lemaire as the Devils' coach.
The San Jose Sharks are a great example of how balanced it is in the rough and tumble West.
Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin has scored eight points in his last three games, including five in Pittsburgh's victory over Phoenix on Monday. Find out who else is hot, and cold, in today's Daily Puck.
Ryan Kesler's hat trick Saturday capped off a big month-long stretch for the Canucks center.
Evgeni Nabokov might be wearing a Tampa Bay Lightning sweater soon.
Washington's Mike Green has done his owners no favors this season.
San Jose's Ryan Clowe has found December to his liking, putting up 11 points through the month's first nine games. Find out who else has been hot enough to make the list this week.
Rick Nash is still playing well, but a number of other players on Columbus are struggling.