Breaking: 18 scouts spotted at a single game tonight.

Trade season is in full swing in the National Hockey League but even with that in mind this is an extremely heavy scouting presence.

A report from ESPN's Craig Custance has revealed that there are at least 18 scouts from a variety of teams in attendence to watch the St. Louis Blues face off against the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena tonight.

Custance also provided some details regarding the identity of some of the scouts that are on hand this evening, below is a list of all the teams he spotted although keep in mind some of these teams had more than one scout in attendance

The teams with at least one scout present are the:

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San Jose Sharks

Las Vegas Golden Knights

Calgary Flames

Dallas Stars

New Jersey Devils

Toronto Maple Leafs

Winnipeg Jets

Carolina Hurricanes

Buffalo Sabres

Anaheim Ducks

Montreal Canadiens 

Arizona Coyotes.

No word yet on who is being scouted or why so many teams are here at once.