Mike Marson doesn t remember exactly how he heard about it. Marson was at his family s Scarborough, Ontario, home when the expansion Washington Capitals selected him in the second round (No. 19) of the 1974 NHL Draft, a clandestine affair conducted via conference call at the League s Montreal headquarters to safeguard against the rival World Hockey Association poaching players.
NEW YORK (AP) Chris Kreider had two power-play goals and an assist and the New York Rangers beat the NHL-leading Florida Panthers 5-2 Tuesday night. Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists, Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist, and Alexis Lafrenière also scored for the Rangers.