The NHL returns from the holiday break with three games Tuesday. There is a new year and an outdoor game in our sights, the continuation on the road toward the 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas from Feb. 4-5.
Here are 10 of the best storylines and/or things to watch between now and the All-Star break in a jam-packed five-plus weeks in the NHL:
Eichel return, playoff chases among storylines after NHL holiday break
Center inching closer to Golden Knights debut; Blues, Wild to play in Winter Classic on Jan. 1
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Target Field Winter Classic rink time lapse
WSH@CHI: Ovechkin scores PPG from circle
BOS@EDM: Draisaitl nets second PPG to tie game in 3rd