Today In NHL History - Sedin Catches Salo's Stick

On December 17th in 2011, Vancouver Canucks coordinated captain Henrik Sedin casually collected defenseman Sami Salo's twirling airborne twig "like a boss" after it was chopped from his hands by Toronto Maple Leafs left winger Clarke MacArthur. The catch came with 3:30 remaining in the first period and ultimately earned the deft Swede the game's 4th Star per local tabloid The Province. 

The Canucks beat the Maple Leafs that night by a score of 5-3 with Henrik setting up linemate Alex Burrows for the game winning goal. 

That's today in NHL history.