Hockey stick check:

Hart has tried composite sticks in the past and has actually used a few teammates' composites this season because he's had trouble getting his usual wooden Montreals. Most of his teammates have two-piece sticks, with wooden blades provided by the team.

"I don't really like them," Hart said of composites. "I feel like I'm going to break them."

The stiffness and extra weight of wooden sticks that makes them so attractive to Hart have another benefit: Feel. Since the sticks are a little heavier and solid, it is easier to feel the puck on your stick then with lighter, hollow composite sticks.