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The only thing better than the Rangers winning in overtime is knowing that this is the last late night puck drop for the foreseeable future. In what was a bit…

K’Andre Miller scored his first goal of the season in overtime lifting the New York Rangers over the Vancouver Canucks 4-3. Miller took a pass from Chris Kreider and buried it behind Canucks' goaltender Casey DeSmith at 3:48 of the extra period, giving the Rangers their fourth win in a row. Carson Soucy had tied the game for Vancouver with a blast from the blue line at 15:42 of the third period. J.T. Miller and Tyler Myers scored goals for the Canucks, who had won three in a row. Mika...

K'Andre Miller took the Rangers over the line with his first goal of the season. Vancouver fans were frustrated, saying the winning play came after a missed interference call.

Defenceman Quinn Hughes scored two goals in a game for the second time in his career and Thatcher Demko stopped 22 shots for the shutout as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-0 Friday night to win their third consecutive game.

For Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Fraser Minten, his NHL journey is likely to be coming to an end for now as he will likely be sent back down to juniors soon.

The Canucks' early two-week road trip was especially challenging for the new players who are still settling in with their families.

Despite being early in the 2023-24 NHL season, the upcoming road trip the Toronto Maple Leafs will embark in could define their season.

Also: An important exchange between Thatcher Demko and Andrei Kuzmenko, and what flat cap difficulties mean for Conor Garland's status.

The cupboard is already pretty full, but be ready because Kyle Davidson has already ordered an entire buffett of 1st and 2nd rounders for the future. With Conn

Also: More on Nils Höglander's fourth-line role, Carson Soucy's imminent return to the Canucks lineup and Ilya Mikheyev's progress.