THE N-H-L IS HONORING COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS PLAYER JOHNNY GAUDREAU (GOOD-DROUGH) AND HIS BROTHER MATTHEW WITH SPECIAL HELMET DECALS TO BEGIN THE SEASON. 
THE DECALS FEATURE THE LETTER G IN THE MIDDLE FOR GAUDREAU AND NUMBER 13 ON THE LEFT FOR JOHNNY AND 21 ON THE RIGHT FOR MATTHEW. THE BROTHERS WERE OUT RIDING BIKES ON A ROAD IN THEIR HOME STATE OF NEW JERSEY WHEN THEY WERE HIT AND KILLED BY A SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER. THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS AND BUFFALO SABRES WILL BE THE FIRST TO WEAR THE DECALS WHEN THEY OPEN THEIR REGULAR SEASON ON FRIDAY. THE DECALS WILL BE WORN THROUGH OCTOBER 24TH.