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PHT Morning Skate: Russia scored the weakest goal you’ll see at the World Juniors

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Tied 1-1 heading into the third, the Blues scored three goals in the final period of regulation to defeat the Blackhawks and take home the Winter Classic win. Vladimir Tarasenko had two back-to-back goals in the win.

--Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol has been impressed with Steve Mason’s performances this year, but could the team go in a different direction starting next season? Mason will be an unrestricted free agent in the summer and there’s a slight chance Philadelphia could go after another goalie. (Courier-Post)

--Many believe the Rangers have had success this season because of their speed, and it’s definitely an important aspect of their game, but forward Chris Kreider says it’s the communication that’s made all the difference. “When we’ve been successful, we’re working smart and as a five-man unit and breaking pucks out. There’s a lot of moving parts, but a lot of it has to do with communication. When it’s quiet out there, when it’s dead, when we’re not talking to each other, it’s hard,” Kreider said. (Newsday)

--Chris Pronger sat down for a post Winter Classic alumni game Q & A with ESPN.com. He discussed a number of things, including how he deals with the head and eye injuries that put an end to his playing career. “I try to stay in shape as best I can, work out as best I can. It’s really just about managing symptoms or what the onset of symptoms can be caused from. For instance, in the (alumni) game, I put a tinted visor on, which has really, really helped,” said Pronger. (ESPN)

--The 2017 Winter Classic between the St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks took place at Busch Stadium yesterday afternoon. You can watch the highlights of the “Vladimir Tarasenko show” by clicking the video at the top of the page.

--Nolan Patrick is expected to be the first overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, but Swiss forward Nico Hischier’s play at the World Juniors may have changed that. “(Hischier) was the best player we’ve seen in this tournament,” Team USA coach Bob Motzko said. “We tried all four lines against him and I thought he was playing every shift because every time he got out there, the ice was tilted. It was the first thing we said when we got into the lockerroom, ‘That’s the best player we’ve seen in the tournament.’ ” (The Hockey News)

--With Shea Weber heading back to Nashville for the first time since the off-season trade that saw him to go Montreal for P.K. Subban, the CBC looks at how the trade has panned out for both teams so far. Weber got off to a quicker start, but Subban was starting to find some rhythm before injuring his back. (CBC)

--There’s no doubt that Team Denmark was the underdog going into yesterday’s quarterfinal game against Team Russia at the World Junior Championship. To advance to the semis, they needed to be perfect. Let’s just say goalie Lasse Petersen didn’t exactly give them a chance to move on. Check out the first goal he allowed in the 4-0 loss. It was U-G-L-Y. (BarDown)