Move over, Wayne Gretzky. You’ve got company. Alex Ovechkin scored career goals 893 and 894 on Friday, tying Gretzky for the all-time goal lead. Here’s the record-tying goal from Ovechkin, scored against Spencer Knight: https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1908330325085659569 I have to admit that when a Capitals fan presented the idea to me about five years ago that Ovechkin [...]
Who will be the better per-game goal scorer once Alex Ovechkin’s NHL career is finished? https://twitter.com/DavidAmber/status/1907613539184824641 As far as the Ovechkin watch goes, the Capitals are back in action tonight (Friday) against the Blackhawks, then Sunday against the Islanders. The Capitals play seven more games this season, which means that he could easily break the [...]
Matvei Michkov scored a pair of goals in the Flyers’ 7-4 win over Buffalo on Saturday. Michkov has tallied four goals, one assist, 11 shots, and at least 19:59 of icetime per game in the two games with Brad Shaw as coach. To be completely accurate, Michkov was hot even before John Tortorella was fired, [...]
The Rat has finally suited up for the Cats. In his Panthers debut, Brad Marchand registered an assist on the overtime winner with four shots on goal in 16:30 of icetime. Marchand was on an even-strength line with Sam Bennett and Mackie Samoskevich. Marchand was also used on the Panthers’ second power play with rookie [...]
In his first game against the Canucks, J.T. Miller scored the empty-net goal to seal a 5-3 win for the Rangers. Since the trade, Miller has 20 points in 21 games with the Rangers while his icetime has increased a little bit. Miller also registered an assist, three shots, six hits, and two blocked shots [...]
According to Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch, both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are expected to miss at least one week. McDavid was scheduled to undergo an MRI on Friday for a lower-body injury, while Draisaitl’s injury is still listed as undisclosed. Obviously this will impact both the Oilers and fantasy teams competing for a championship, [...]
Let’s begin with an Ovechkin update. Alex Ovechkin scored goal number 888 on Thursday, which means he is seven goals away from breaking Gretzky’s goal record. Ovechkin now has 35 goals, which ties him for fourth in that category. What’s more remarkable is the fact that Ovie has reached that goal total in just 53 [...]
When you see a team has scored seven goals in a game, you naturally assume that your player on that team might have had a big game. That’s why it’s a surprise that the point leaders in the Penguins’ 7-3 win over New Jersey were… Connor Dewar, Philip Tomasino, and Conor Timmins? Dewar led the [...]
The Golden Knights and Adin Hill agreed to a six-year, $37.5 million contract extension on Friday. Hill’s cap hit will increase from $4.9 million this season to $6.25 million starting next season. Hill has solidified himself as Vegas’ starting goalie with solid numbers (24-11-4, 2.53 GAA, .906 SV%, 4 SO). The Stanley Cup-winning goalie has [...]
Several recently acquired players played their first games with their new teams on Saturday, so let’s check in on some of those key names. Two players that wear the number 96 made their debuts with their new teams in Edmonton. We’ll start with Mikko Rantanen, who jumped into the Stars’ lineup a day after officially [...]
