"You take it as a challenge," forward Patrick Kane said. "Under Todd, we've kind of built a little bit of a foundation where we're kind of knowing what to expect going forward and feeling confident about it as well, so just play every game, take it a game at a time and see what happens."

When Donovan Sebrango hit the ice at Canadian Tire Centre to take a solo "rookie lap" before his NHL debut Thursday, he had three things on his mind: "Don't fall and don't miss the puck ... and look up and find your mom.

Not long after media posted on social media that Sebrango would play because of a facial injury suffered by top defenceman Thomas Chabot in Tuesday’s 2-0 win over the New York Islanders, his mother received a call from her son that she may want to make her way to Ottawa.

The Daily is chock full of news and note son the New York Rangers and how they flipped the script on early-season failures, as well as taking a spin around the NHL, including another NHL record for Alex Ovechkin.

Filling in for injured defenseman Thomas Chabot, Donovan Sebrango played more like a veteran instead of a young, nervous rookie making his NHL debut for the Ottawa Senators Thursday.

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They’re now 3-4-3 since the Christmas break, partially due to a major uptick in quality chances allowed at five-on-five; they were at 2.18 per 60 heading into the holiday, fourth-best in the NHL. In the 10 games since, though, they’re over 2.5.

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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Dylan Larkin scored two goals and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Thursday night. Larkin, Jonatan Berggren and Patrick Kane had power-play goals for Detroit, which also got a goal from Marco Kasper. Cam Talbot stopped 40 shots for the Red Wings, who have won eight of their last nine games.

Injuries create opportunity. That was the case for Donovan Sebrango on Thursday night at the Canadian Tire Centre. The 23-year-old Ottawa native couldn’t have scripted a better place to make his National Hockey League debut than his backyard as he suited up against the Washington Capitals after being called up from the American Hockey League affiliate in Belleville.

It seemed like an innocuous comment at the moment. But with the benefit of almost nine years, it proved to be insightful. During the Pittsburgh Penguins’ prospect development camp in Cranberry in June 2016,

The NHL power rankings see the Maple Leafs and Canucks falling, the Capitals, Senators, Canadiens and Red Wings rising and much more.