At the top sat Johnny Gaudreau’s scoring woes through the team’s first 30 games of the season. Split up with his normal trio — Elias Lindholm and Sean Monahan — Gaudreau had his best game in weeks. “Obviously, if I’m not playing well, I’m going to take it to heart,” Gaudreau said. “I have to make sure I’m helping my team win games and I have to make sure I’m playing my role. The tradition started last season when Gaudreau would give his linemates a quick squirt out of their water bottle after a goal.

Source: National Post December 07, 2019 00:00 UTC