We've got to get through it," Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube told reporters. They are appointment viewing so long as they keep pace for the NHL season points record, which they are on pace to break. McDavid and MacKinnon are tied atop the points race, so they both get a Hart Trophy nod this week. Knight has played 105 international games across Olympic games and World championships, winning Olympic Gold and 10 World championships (no big deal). Dec. 19 marked 46 years since ESPN aired its very first NHL game, the Hartford Whalers vs. the Washington Capitals at the Springfield Civic Center.