NHL's Heartwarming Moments: Sticks, Sticks, and Snow

0:00It's April 17th, NHL News today starts now, AI powered and game ready. I'm Quarry with the story. This week's NHL power ranking spotlight, the feel good moments that hit you right in the heart, from goalie gifts to record breaking celebrations. Topping the list is Calgary Flames goalie Dustin Wolf, who spotted a young fan named Cade holding a sign during a game and tossed him one of his own. Sticks. That simple act brought the kid to tears of joy. Fast forward to Thursday and Wolf invited Cade into the flames locker room for a meetup. The fan flipped the script by surprising the goalie with a happy birthday balloon for his 25th birthday. Meanwhile, over in Pittsburgh, rivals turned buddies as Alex Oveskin, linked up with Sidney Crosby and Evgeny Malkin after their last match of this season. The trio swapped signed sticks and jerseys, posed for picks with Oveskin's two young sons and even hung out later playing many sticks with the kids. Pure respect among legends. Shifting West, San Jose Sharks Ford, McLean Celebrini etched his name and franchise history

1:05Thursday with his 115th point of the season. His teammates went wild, dousing him with water sprays from the bench, after the game, and even in the locker room, goalie Alex Nadell's Covitch made sure to join the fun. On a lighter note, Flames' defenseman Zayn Perrek got buried in a snow shower during warm-ups against the Kings, choking and laughing through a face, full of ice. And Florida's Paul Maurice pulled off a hilarious prank, pretending Sasha Barkov missed the whole season with a torn ACL, joking why he couldn't play, on one leg. These moments remind us why we love this game, keeping the vibes high as the season wraps.