It wasn't called initially, but Dave Jackson, the former NHL referee (now an analyst for ESPN), has just confirmed that a penalty should definitely have been called on this sequence. We've received a lot of questions about this, and here's the answer.

We witnessed a unique sequence last night during the game between the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers. The visiting goalie at the Bell Centre, Jonathan Quick, actually used Juraj Slafkovsky's stick to make a save.

NHL - Sledujte ONLINE prenos zo zápasu Montreal Canadiens - New York Rangers aj s Jurajom Slafkovským na ŠPORT.sk!

24hod.sk - Video: Slafkovský prispel gólom k triumfu Montrealu nad NY Rangers 5:4 pp (video) - Tomáš Tatar vsietil štvrtý gól v sezóne, jeho New Jersey však prehralo s Ottawou 1:2.

Slafkovský do pondelka odohral 43 zápasov základnej časti, v ktorých si pripísal 25 bodov (šesť gólov, 19 asistencií). Je vďaka tomu štvrtý najproduktívnejší hráč Canadiens, ktorý od začiatku kalendárneho roka bodovali v siedmich zápasoch z deviatich štartov.

V akcii bol aj Tomáš Tatar, ktorý vsietil štvrtý gól v sezóne.

Since returning from a stint on IR, Igor Shesterkin hs played exceptionally well for the New York Rangers in five starts, raising their playoff hopes after a long dismal stretch of poor play.

The Lightning are coming off a loss versus the Toronto Maple Leafs, and are now 5-6-1 dating back to Montreal’s visit in late December. They know they need to start playing better to fend off the Habs and the other teams rising up the Eastern Conference standings. The question is how much more Montreal wants to win tonight’s game.

Also in this week's notebook, a gaffe early against the Rangers, St. Louis on the early season negativity, Suzuki on Slafkovský's progress.

Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere were the most productive line at five-on-five in the NHL last season.

At the holiday break, the New York Rangers were 16-17-1 and sitting in seventh place in the Metropolitan Division. They had lost seven of the previous 10 games

J.T. Miller trade rumors are heating up, with the Montreal Canadiens emerging as a potential suitor. Will the Habs make a bold move to acquire the star forward?