Add the Hurricanes and Devils to the list of a handful of teams that have had talks with the Canucks about a J.T. Miller trade.

Josh Yohe of The Athletic: Earlier in the season, the New York Rangers offered forward Mika Zibanejad to the Vancouver Canucks for forward J.T. Miller. The Canucks said no. The Rangers are interested in re-acquiring Miller. NHL Rumors: What Will it Take for the Montreal Canadiens Not to Sell?

Breaking down what is another crucial game for the New York Rangers, plus NHL news and notes, including the passing of former New Jersey Devils coach Tom McVie.

Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin scored milestone goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Los Angeles 5-1, snapping the Kings' nine-game home win streak.

Nick Kypreos of SportsNet: The Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers have opened the door for quite a few teams to get back into the NHL playoff picture. This changed the NHL trade market considerably over the last month or so. As a result, some players, and even teams like the Pittsburgh Penguins teeter when they were almost projected out.

The Vancouver Canucks could have solved their J.T. Miller-Elias Pettersson situation with a bombshell trade. The New York Rangers came to the table straight up with a hockey trade that the Canucks declined.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have taken points from some of the NHL’s finest clubs this season. Although they have a modest total of 18 victories after 45 games, they’ve beaten division leaders like Toronto and Washington,

Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere were the most productive line at five-on-five in the NHL last season.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have a well-deserved day off with some sunshine on Tuesday. They’ll be somewhere in the Southern California sun, even if it is only 55 degrees.

As it stands, the Penguins are in fourth-to-last place in the Eastern Conference and carry a goal differential of minus-36. It's a Penguins season that is on pace to be the worst since Sidney Crosby's rookie year in 2005-06.

Penguins netminder Alex Nedeljkovic made history in a pair of ways. With roughly three minutes left in the game, the Sabres pulled their goalie for an extra attacker. Nedeljkovic collected a dumped puck and took a shot at the empty net, successfully scoring the NHL's most recent goalie goal.