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What do you need to know about last nights big stories? Joe McDonald gives us his take on the biggest and best. This is where we say, Morning, Joe.Pastrnak rising up: So many times this season weve discussed the young talent in the league and the impact those players are having. Weve talked about the Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid, the Winnipeg Jets Patrik Laine and the Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews. Well, David Pastrnak, 20, has been the?Boston Bruins best forward this season. He scored two goals, including the winner in overtime, to help the Bruins to a 4-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Monday. The best part of Pastrnaks game is his creativity. He uses his stealthy speed to fool defenders, and thats how he scored the winning goal. During the 3-on-3 OT, teammate David Krejci controlled the puck deep in the offensive zone. The Panthers were playing man-to-man defense when Pastrnak skated into the neutral zone. Quickly, Pastrnak cut back, leaving the defender flat-footed. Krejci fed Pastrnak with a pass, and he pumped in his 15th goal of the season. Hes finally developed into the dangerous player that the Bruins were hoping he would become.Hot Jackets keep rolling: The Columbus Blue Jackets continue to win games, and theyre 5-0-1 in the last six thanks to a 4-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Monday. This time, a four-point performance -- two goals and two assists -- from Sam Gagner proved crucial. Gagner now has 10 goals and seven assists for 17 points in 23 games, more than he had in 53 games last season while with the?Philadelphia Flyers. Hes another example of why the Blue Jackets are winning. The team has depth and is receiving contributions throughout the lineup. Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky continues to be solid: His 14 wins equal the Montreal Canadiens Carey Price for the league lead. This is the way Columbus coach John Tortorella wanted Team USA to play during the World Cup of Hockey, but he didnt have enough time to mold that roster to be successful. This isnt a fluke for the Blue Jackets. Theyve got the goods.Penguins could do it again: Speaking of success, theres no reason not to believe the Pittsburgh Penguins have a legitimate chance to repeat as Stanley Cup champions, becoming the first team to accomplish that feat since the Detroit Red Wings in 1998. There really hasnt been a Stanley Cup hangover for the Penguins. Aside from a few injuries, Pittsburgh is getting contributions throughout the lineup, which is one reason it had so much success in the second half last season. On Monday, it was Bryan Rusts turn as he scored his first career hat trick and added an assist en route to an 8-5 victory over the Ottawa Senators. It also helps that the Penguins best players are still their best players. Sidney Crosby extended his points streak to five games, with eight points in that span, and leads the league with 17 goals. Teammate Evgeni Malkin also extended his points streak to six games, with two goals and nine assists for 11 points. The Penguins are reinforcing every night that they can repeat. Carter Kieboom Jersey . Thats not a comment on the suspension that banished the Portland Winterhawks general manager and coach from his Western Hockey League teams bench for most of the 2012-13 season. Anibal Sanchez Nationals Jersey . Bryzgalov stopped 25 shots on Saturday in the Oklahoma City Barons 4-1 victory over the Abbotsford Heat. The Oilers signed Bryzgalov to a one-year $2 million contract last Friday after shedding payroll by dealing defenceman Ladislav Smid to the Flames. https://www.cheapnationals.com/ . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. 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TORONTO -- After the final out, thats when things really heated up between the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays.Both benches and bullpens cleared after the Blue Jays wrapped up a 3-2 win Monday night, and the skirmish got settled without anyone throwing punches.After Steven Souza Jr. hit a liner to center for the last out, he traded words with Russell Martin, misunderstanding the Toronto catchers praise for his hard-hit drive as criticism.The situation escalated when Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki joined the fray with some choice words for Souza.Troy decided to jump in and say some things that werent really necessary, Souza said.Martin said Tulowitzki kind of came in there and just kind of blew up in (Souzas) face.Cooler heads soon prevailed, and Souza sorted things out with Martin before everyone left the field.Were fine, Martin said. Theres no bad blood or anything.Ezequiel Carrera connected for a tiebreaking, pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning. Jose Bautista added a two-run homer as the Blue Jays improved to 3-7 in September and moved one game ahead of Baltimore in the AL wild-card race.The Orioles lost 12-2 at division-leading Boston. The Red Sox are two games ahead of Toronto.Jason Grilli (5-3) pitched one inning and Roberto Osuna got his 32nd save.Carrera replaced Darwin Barney to face incoming reliever Brad Boxberger (3-1). Carrera homered on the right-handers first pitch.He did it in a big way, manager John Gibbons said.Boxberger said he was surprised Carreras ball ended up a home run.It was down and away, good pitch, Boxberger said. When a ball you think is just going to be a lazy fly ball all of a sudden goes out you kind of just have to laugh it off.Carrera was the batter the last time Toronto got a pinch-hit homer, on July 25, 2015, at Seattle.Blue Jays left-hander Fraancisco Liriano opened the game by giving up a leadoff single to Logan Forsythe, then retired the next 14 batters.dddddddddddd Souza broke the streak with a two-out walk in the fifth but Liriano fanned Richie Shaffer to end the inning.He was cruising, Souza said of Liriano. He was throwing everything kind of where he wanted to, down in the zone.Bautista gave Toronto a 2-0 lead with a two-out homer off Jake Odorizzi in the sixth. For Bautista, it was his first extra-base hit since homering at Baltimore on Aug. 31.Evan Longoria homered on Lirianos first pitch in the seventh and Brad Miller followed by homering on a 1-0 slider. It was the third time this season the Rays have hit back-to-back homers and the second time theyve done it on their current road trip.TO ERR IS...Toronto has made at least one error in a season-worst six consecutive games. Its their longest streak since a seven-game run in 2011.MILESTONE KOdorizzi recorded his 500th career strikeout by fanning Melvin Upton Jr. to end the second.TRAINERS ROOMRays: 1B Logan Morrison will miss the rest of the season after injuring his left wrist in Sundays win at New York. He will return to Tampa on Wednesday for further tests.Blue Jays: 3B Josh Donaldson got the day off. Gibbons said the reigning AL MVP is banged up and needed a day to regroup. Donaldson is hitless in a career-worst seven games, going 0 for 23 with seven strikeouts in that span.UP NEXTLHP Drew Smyly (6-11, 5.05) starts against Blue Jays RHP Marcus Stroman (9-7, 4.55) on Tuesday. Smyly is 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA in five career games at Rogers Centre, including three starts. Stroman is winless in four starts, including an 8-3 loss at Tampa Bay on Sept. 2. ' ' '