NHL pictures

Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins reaches for a puck in front of Ray Whitney of the Dallas Stars in the first period at TD Garden on Nov. 5 in Boston.  (Jared Wickerham / Getty Images)

President Barack Obama (center R) poses during a ceremony honoring the 2013 National Hockey League Stanley Cup champions Chicago Blackhawks in the East Room at the White House in Washington.  (LARRY DOWNING / Reuters)

Goaltender Ben Scrivens of the Los Angeles Kings makes a pad save on a shot as Andy Miele of the Phoenix Coyotes skates in during the first period at Jobing.com Arena on Oct. 29 in Glendale, Arizona.   (Christian Petersen / Getty Images)

Benoit Pouliot of the New York Rangers battles for puck control against Tomas Tatar of the Detroit Red Wings during the third period of the game at Joe Louis Arena on Oct. 26 in Detroit. The Rangers defeated the Red Wings 3-2.   (Leon Halip / Getty Images)

John Moore of the New York Rangers works his way around the goal with Michael Raffl of the Philadelphia Flyers in pursuit at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.   (Drew Hallowell / Getty Images)

Mike Weber (#6) of the Buffalo Sabres checks Carl Soderberg (#34) of the Boston Bruins as Brad Marchand (#63) of Boston controls the puck at First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. Boston defeated Buffalo 5-2.  (Jen Fuller / Getty Images)

New York Islanders’ goalie Ken Reiter saves the puck while playing against Calgary Flames during the third period of their pre-season NHL game in Regina, Saskatchewan September 17, 2013. Calgary won the game 4-2.  (DAVID STOBBE / REUTERS)

Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara, top, pounces on Chicago Blackhawks Bryan Bickell during a fight for the puck in Game 4 of NHL Stanley Cup Finals in Boston on June 19.  (Adam Hunger/Reuters)

Los Angeles Kings’ Justin Williams forechecks Chicago Blackhawks’ Andrew Shaw during their fierce NHL Western Conference series. Chicago is up 3-1.   (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask celebrates as the his team defeats the Pittsburgh Penguins in double overtime in Game 3 of their NHL Eastern Conference finals hockey playoff series in Boston, Massachusetts, June 5, 2013. REUTERS/Winslow Townson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY)  (WINSLOW TOWNSON / REUTERS)

Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard (35) keeps his eyes on the puck as Chicago Blackhawks center Marcus Kruger (16) comes into the play during Game 6 of their NHL Western Conference semi-final hockey playoff game in Detroit, Michigan May 27, 2013. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)  (REBECCA COOK / REUTERS)

Toronto Maple Leaf fans show their emotions after Boston tied the game late in the third period. (Vince Talotta/Toronto Star via Getty Images)  (Vince Talotta / Toronto Star via Getty Images)

New York Rangers center Derek Stepan shoots and scores on Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby in front of Capitals defenseman Jack Hillen during third period action in Game 4 of their NHL Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference Quarterfinal hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, May 8, 2013. REUTERS/Adam Hunger (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)  (ADAM HUNGER / REUTERS)

Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom and New York Rangers defenseman Anton Stralman (R) chase the puck in the first period of Game 3 of their NHL Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference quarterfinal hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, May 6, 2013. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)  (RAY STUBBLEBINE / REUTERS)

A Washington Capitals player awaits his turn to go during a drill at a team practice at the Kettler Iceplex in Arlington, Virginia April 30, 2013. The Capitals will face the New York Rangers in the first round of the NHL hockey playoffs which begin this week. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY)  (KEVIN LAMARQUE / REUTERS)

Chicago Blackhawks’ Bryan Bickell (R) knocks Vancouver Canucks’ Henrik Sedin over during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia April 22, 2013. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)  (ANDY CLARK / REUTERS)

Edmonton Oilers left wing Taylor Hall (L) and Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller (2nd L) of Switzerland end up in the net during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Anaheim, California April 8, 2013. REUTERS/Alex Gallardo (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY)  (ALEX GALLARDO / REUTERS)

Edmonton Oilers’ Nail Yakupov (L) punches Calgary Flames’ Curtis Glencross during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Calgary April 3, 2013. REUTERS/Dan Riedlhuber (CANADA - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY)  (DAN RIEDLHUBER / REUTERS)

San Jose Sharks’ Martin Havlat (9) and Brent Burns (88) enter the ice rink before their NHL hockey game against Vancouver Canucks in San Jose, California April 1, 2013. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY)  (STEPHEN LAM / REUTERS)

U.S. President Barack Obama poses with the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup winner Los Angeles Kings at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 26, 2013. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SPORT ICE HOCKEY)  (LARRY DOWNING / REUTERS)

Anaheim Ducks’ Teemu Selanne of Finland skates to the puck against the Chicago Blackhawks during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Anaheim, California, March 20, 2013. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY)  (DANNY MOLOSHOK / REUTERS)

Players of the Dallas Stars and the Calgary Flames fight during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Dallas, Texas March 18, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Stone (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY)  (MIKE STONE / REUTERS)

Vancouver Canucks’ Mason Raymond (R) scores a goal on Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky during the overtime shootout period of their NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio March 12, 2013. REUTERS/Matt Sullivan (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)  (MATT SULLIVAN / REUTERS)

Minnesota Wild defenseman Tom Gilbert (R) is upended by Calgary Flames right wing Lee Stempniak as they pursue the puck during the third period of their NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minnesota February 26, 2013.   (Eric Miller/Reuters)