Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record. Ovechkin has scored 872 goals in 1,451 games. He is just 23 goals away from breaking Gretzky's tally of 894 goals in 1,487 games.

The Capitals as a team lead the NHL with an impressive 31-10-5 record, having earned a point in 10 straight games (7-0-3). Washington will be seeking revenge against the Oilers for taking both games in the season series by a 12-2 goal margin. The two sides wrap up their season series on Feb. 23 in Washington.

(At) N.Y. Islanders 3, Columbus 1: Bo Horvat scored twice in New York's three-goal second period, Simon Holmstrom also scored and Mathew Barzal had two assists as the Islanders won their second straight and fifth in seven games. Ilya Sorokin made 25 saves.

Edmonton will be without McDavid, its captain and seven-time All-Star, who was suspended for three games for crosschecking Canucks forward Conor Garland late in the game Saturday. The Oilers fell behind 3-0 against the Canucks and their rally came up short. It was the third straight game Edmonton fell behind by two or more goals.

Coco Gauff has lost in the Australian Open quarterfinals to Paula Badosa 7-5, 6-4. Tuesday’s result ended a 13-match unbeaten run that dated to last season for Gauff, the 2023

The Jacksonville Jaguars are seemingly narrowing their coaching search. The Jaguars have scheduled in-person interviews with three of their 10 initial candidates: Tampa Bay offensive coordinator Liam Coen,

Edmonton Oilers forward Corey Perry criticized how the NHL handled Connor McDavid, saying the league doesn’t protect its superstars enough.

And the ensuing cluster puck at the end of Saturday’s game in Vancouver led to a chain reaction that turned what should have been a special evening against the Washington Capitals into two violent incidents, two disciplinary hearings and another example of the NHL’s inability to figure itself out.

Connor McDavid, it seems, has had enough of waiting for the officials to give him the room he requires to be the best player on earth. For now, he’ll cut his own swath, rather than waiting patiently for a striped arm to go up.

Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid let his emotions get the best of him during the end of a heated matchup with the Vancouver Canucks, the NHL has set a hearing with him for his actions.

That's the NHL, though. People get upset like it is an isolated incident, or as if it only happens to their teams/stars. The NHL isn't like the NFL, a league that protects the quarterback. The NHL goes the opposite direction. Seriously.

Oh man, that is a brutal crosscheck from McDavid. He is sour that Conor Garland had him down.” With those words Sportsnet commentator Ray Ferraro called the play that will be debated hotly in the next day,