The standing ovation midway through the game was every bit as poignant as the one at the end of it. The first came courtesy of Matthew Tkachuk ’s milestone moment, which opened the scoring in a game punctuated by a clinched division title. On a night in which everyone showed up hoping for both, it was the way they unfolded that was so fitting. There was Tkachuk, parked in his office at the side of the net, receiving a power-play pass from Johnny Gaudreau he quickly spun into the net from his off-wing. “If I was a betting man I’d probably say that was the best odds for me to score that one from that spot,” beamed Tkachuk, with the puck in hand following a 4-2 win over Dallas. “I feel comfortable around the next, I like being around the net, and the way things have been going this year it’s fitting that Johnny was in on it too. Big goal at an important time.” It was his 40th of the season, giving him an even 100 points. The celebration almost ended before it began, as the wid...