NHL Tuesday: Rangers end Penguins win streak with rout

Erie Otters center Connor McDavid, arguably the best player in the upcoming 2015 NHL Entry Draft, injured his right hand on Tuesday during a fight with a fellow CHL player.

The Otters announced on Wednesday that McDavid has sustained a fracture of the fifth metacarpal in his right hand and is expected to miss five to six weeks. This is a noteworthy timeline because the IIHF World Junior Championship is scheduled to begin preliminary round play on Dec. 26, with Canada facing Slovakia at the Bell Centre.

Jack: “Golly! Watching the Edmonton Oilers play professional hockey sure is fun, Diane.”

Diane: “Hockey sure is fun, Jack! I hope this evening never ends!”

Ben Bishop is terrifying.

(H/T @MyRegularFace)

The most anticipated game on Tuesday ultimately came down to the goalies.

The vaunted Penguins power play went dry as the Rangers tacked on more to their lead in the final two frames. Rick Nash assisted on Derick Brassard’s second period power play goal before tallying his 12th goal of the season in the third for the final nail in Pittsburgh’s coffin. Nash’s three-point game was just the latest high-water mark in what has been a stellar season thus far.

It’s the triple-drop pass goal, and it will never be repeated.

(H/T @russianmachine)

Here’s another angle. Glass basically comes out of nowhere at the last possible moment.

The save turned out to be a momentum changer -- the Rangers scored just a minute later for the first lead of the game. If Glass hadn’t gotten there in time we might be looking at a completely different first period.

Where: Madison Square Garden, New York City

When: 7:00 p.m. ET

Tuesday night has become the night to load up on snacks and park it on the couch for NHL action. This time around there are 11 games to hold your attention and a pair of teams are looking to extend season-long winning streaks.