When Columbus honored him earlier this season, Monahan and the Blue Jackets took the ice for the opening faceoff down a man. The left wing position, where Gaudreau would have aligned, was left vacant, a tribute to Gaudreau and among the most memorable scenes in Nationwide.

Tuesday night saw the first game between the Calgary Flames and the Columbus Blue Jackets since the tragic passing of Johnny Gaudreau over the summer, so the Flames decided to take the opportunity to honour the star forward that both franchises shared.

There’s his son Leo, only six months old. He is lying beside Johnny Gaudreau’s boy, Little Johnny. There is watermelon-shaped toy between them.