The Penguins have drafted nine players the past two years, tied with the Blue Jackets for the fewest in the NHL, and in 2020 they don't have a first-round pick (traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for forwards Kasperi Kapanen on Aug. 25) or second-circular pick (traded to the Vegas Golden Knights during the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft). Pittsburgh will end up being looking to take the best player available whenever it has the chance.

Alex Ovechkin at age 34 tied David Pastrnak of the Boston custom iron on patches Bruins for the NHL lead with 48 goals and remains an elite player. And iron-on College stickers at 32, Nicklas Backstrom is still an outstanding playmaker. But the Capitals need to develop young forwards to share some of that workload. Connor McMichael (2019, No. 25) was third in the Ontario Hockey Group with 102 points (47 goals, 55 assists) with London and received a spot on the roster for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. But Washington needs more and hopes for the same good fortune with the No. 24 pick this year.

The Dallas Stars' pursuit of the Stanley Cup ended with a 2-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place in Edmonton, the hub city for the Cup Final, on Monday.

The Superstars were the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference after going 1-2-0 in in the round-robin portion of the Stanley Glass Qualifiers. They defeated the No. 6 seed Calgary Flames in six games in the first round, the No. 2 seed Colorado Avalanche in seven video games in the second round and the No. 1 seed Vegas Golden Knights in five games in the conference final to reach the Cup Final for the first time since 2000.

Dallas finished third in the Central Division through Detroit Tigers iron on stickers the regular time of year with a .594 factors percentage (37-24-8) to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for second straight period. The Stars lost to the eventual Stanley Glass champion St. Louis Blues in seven video games in the second round in 2019.