With a three-day break coming up, some overachieving teams in the early going are clearly leveling out while others with high expectations are still spinning their wheels.

Meanwhile, there's a pulse in Buffalo...for now.

There's also the continuing brilliance among some star NHL backliners but, not so much in goal, where we have seen the understudies usurp the headliners in many cities.

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