The NHL regular season got underway on Wednesday night and fans across the league couldnβt be happier - even if their team was handed their first βLβ on the opening night.
On Thursday night the Washington Capitals will get their season going in Buffalo, but back home theyβve got plenty of fans eagerly awaiting puck drop, like Xiao Qi Ji, a giant panda cub at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park.
Itβs impossible not to have a smile on your face after watching the giant panda cub play with the giant hockey puck.
Even the animals are stoked that hockeyβs back!
