Except it is....Today is Canadian Thanksgiving per calendars and Google (https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=canadian+thanksgiving).
On another note, I do not recall a game on Columbus day last year. I remember our third game was on Tuesday against the Flames and we did not do back to backs.
Well, the more you know. I may have been wrong about last year as well apparently; should go back to bed. I know we've had a couple of them though in the last few years.