LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 13: Brayden Yager #29 of the Winnipeg Jets skates a rookie lap before playing in his first career NHL game against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 13: Brayden Yager #29 of the Winnipeg Jets skates a rookie lap before playing in his first career NHL game against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 13: Brayden Yager #29 of the Winnipeg Jets skates a rookie lap before playing in his first career NHL game against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 13: Brayden Yager #29 of the Winnipeg Jets skates a rookie lap before playing in his first career NHL game against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 13: Brayden Yager #29 of the Winnipeg Jets skates a rookie lap before playing in his first career NHL game against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 13: Brayden Yager #29 of the Winnipeg Jets skates a rookie lap before playing in his first career NHL game against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 13: Brayden Yager #29 of the Winnipeg Jets skates a rookie lap before playing in his first career NHL game against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images)

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, center, speaks at a news conference next to his sons, Ilya, left, and Sergei, right, after an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)