How’s his stick work? Fantastic, obviously.
A puppy being trained as an assistance dog has captured the hearts of the St Louis Blues as well as rival teams in the National Hockey League.
Barclay was born in September earlier this year, and it hasn’t taken him long to become an internet sensation for his adorable actions on the ice.
Just check out the stick work – he’s a natural.
The Blues will help Barclay become an assistance dog for someone during an 18-month programme which includes learning socialisation skills.
The four-month-old pupper will spend time in the Blues’ front office as well as at home games, going home with a front office employee at other times.
The Labrador Retriever clearly has plenty of admirers, with other franchises even joking about drafting the talented mutt for themselves.
It looks as though that’s not an option however, and who can blame the Blues?
Sport can often lead to arguments about any number of incidents, but there’s one thing everyone agrees with: Barclay is a good boy.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 892nd career goal, moving him three away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, but rookie Jackson Blake scored twice to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Wednesday night and clinch a playoff spot.
Logan Stankoven, Seth Jarvis and Sean Walker also scored for the Hurricanes, who qualified for the playoffs for a seventh consecutive season. That matches a franchise record.
Frederik Andersen stopped 20 of 21 shots to win his seventh straight start for Carolina.
RANGERS 5, WILD 4, OT
Vincent Trocheck scored at 24 seconds of overtime to give the New York a victory over Minnesota.
Trocheck slid the puck past goalie Filip Gustavsson to help the Rangers keep pace with Montreal in the Eastern Conference wild-card race. Both teams have 79 points.
Artemi Panarin scored his team-leading 34th goal and Braden Schneider, K’Andre Miller and Chris Kreider added goals for New York. Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves.
Minnesota’s Marco Rossi tied it at 4 early in the third. Gustav Nyqvist, Brock Faber and Marcus Johansson also scored, and Gustavsson made 34 saves. The Wild are in wild-card position in the Western Conference with 89 points.
MAPLE LEAFS 3, PANTHERS 2
TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner scored the goal-ahead goal midway through the third period, Anthony Stolarz made 29 saves and Toronto beat Florida in an Atlantic Division showdown.
John Tavares and Matthew Knies also scored to help division-leading Toronto wrap up a playoff spot and and move three points ahead of Tampa Bay and four in front of Florida. Marner and Knies also had assists.
Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist for defending Stanley Cip champion Florida. Gustav Forsling also scored, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots.
Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8) shoots the puck past Carolina Hurricanes Dmitry Orlov (7) for a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
