2. Stone’s triumphant return
This was Mark Stone’s first game back at the Canadian Tire Centre since the blockbuster trade that sent the forward to the Vegas Golden Knights from the Ottawa Senators at last year’s Trade Deadline.
And it was a hell of a homecoming for Stone.
Honored with a pretty neat tribute video by the Senators, Stone laid on his own party by recording a two-point night with a goal and an assist.
Stone played a game of tic-tac-toe with Paul Stastny for the first goal of the game, with Stastny ripping a wrister past Craig Anderson.
Welcome back, Mark Stone! pic.twitter.com/xohZ3DvxzV
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) January 17, 2020
Then Stastny and Max Pacioretty combined for Stone’s goal at his former stomping ground as Stone picked up a loose puck before going around the net and slipping a wraparound attempt past Anderson.
It was a special goal from a special player on what was a special night for the two-way forward, who has 45 points (17 goals, 28 assists) through 50 games and he could be on pace for a Selke Trophy caliber year.