Auston Matthews will look to score again for the Maple Leafs (34-20-2) after ending a six-game drought in his return from the 4 Nations Face-Off in a 6-3 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward already has a ton of records on the NHL history books, but he's still chasing Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record.
Alex Ovechkin fired a perfect wrist shot past Calvin Pickard for his first goal of the game, scored from his office on the power play for his second and sailed a shot into an empty net from his own zone to complete the hat trick.
Calvin Pickard became the 181st different goaltender he has scored on, already the most of any player after Ovechkin broke Jaromir Jagr’s mark earlier last month.
Canadian hockey fans are destroying Wayne Gretzky over his allegiance to Donald Trump following the 4 Nations Face-Off.
Amid all the record talk, the Washington Capitals are looking like a pretty good group, cranking out one hit after another.
Alex Ovechkin delivered his 32nd career hat trick to climb just 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL scoring record during a dominant Washington Capitals win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin is getting closer and closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky's prestigious NHL record.