Rookies were trying to show their best side over the weekend for the NHL, with several local players among them.

Tanner Jeannot and the Nashville Predators were perfect through their pair of games in the NHL Rookie Showcase. They put up a 5-3 win over the Washington Capitals in the first prospect match, then a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Their final match-up of the Showcase will see them take on Washington again on Tuesday.

For Cole Fonstad and Cale Fleury with the rest of the Montreal Canadians rookies, however, it's a different story. Injuries plagued the bunch throughout a 4-0 loss to Ottawa and 4-2 defeat to Toronto in the NHL Rookie Showdown. Fonstad recorded an assist in the second game. 

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