The NHL season is back — and Week 18 wasted no time delivering highlight-reel skill. Tampa Bay’s Gage Goncalves put on the brakes in tight and finished with a spectacular move. Tage Thompson picked the pocket of his Team USA gold medal teammate Jack Hughes, spun to create space, and sauced a perfect pass to Peyton Krebs for a beauty. Colorado’s Parker Kelly skated through four Utah defenders and sniped one past Karel Vejmelka, while newly acquired Artemi Panarin quickly showed chemistry with Anze Kopitar and Adrian Kempe on a smooth passing play. Rookie phenom Matthew Schaefer unleashed a pinpoint shot for the Islanders, Evan Rodrigues scored shorthanded with a slick change of direction, and Egor Chinakhov finished off a setup from Evgeni Malkin in Pittsburgh. Young star Jackson Blake delivered a nasty toe-drag to set up Taylor Hall, and Connor McDavid circled patiently before finishing on a wide-open net. Ryan Poehling, Simon Holmstrom, Anders Lee, Will Smith, and more brought the...