9:49 AM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin doesn’t think he’s ever been this hot in a 15-year career that has included eight NHL scoring titles. If he continues at his present pace, he’ll join the 700 career goal club by this weekend. Ovechkin recorded his 27th career hat trick and
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6:59 PM ET Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty returned from a lower-body injury Tuesday night against the Capitals in Washington. He recorded an assist off a Jeff Carter goal in the third period of the Kings’ 4-2 loss, becoming the franchise’s all-time leader in points for a defenseman with 495. Doughty played 29 shifts
5:57 PM ET Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price, who’s battling influenza, missed Tuesday’s game in New Jersey. Charlie Lindgren got the start against the Devils, making 20 saves as the Canadiens rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win 5-4 in a shootout. Lindgren entered the game 0-3 this season with a 3.40 goals-against average and
7:00 AM ET Much of the fun (or madness, depending on your perspective) when it comes to debating the Hart Trophy every NHL season stems from the vague definition of the award. It’s that ambiguity that lends itself to colorful debate, with opinions on what actually constitutes “most valuable” varying wildly depending on who you
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7:30 AM ET Yes, there are a lot of games still to be played in the 2019-20 NHL season. But plenty of fan bases are already lost in sweet dreams of draft lottery luck and the talent their teams might land in June’s NHL draft. So whether you’re ready or not, it’s time to drop
3:11 PM ET The chase officially began the moment Alex Ovechkin‘s 700th NHL goal crossed the goal line behind the Devils’ Mackenzie Blackwood in Newark. Shattering Wayne Gretzky’s sacred record of 894 career goals is an ambition that has shifted from possibility to probability. Ovechkin is 34. He hasn’t missed a game to injury since
9:24 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Brendan van Riemsdyk scored the tie-breaking goal, Craig Pantano stopped 27 shots and two-time defending champion Northeastern beat Harvard 3-1 in the opening round of the 68th Beanpot on Monday night. The Huskies (15-7-2) have never won three straight Beanpot titles but will try for it next
9:24 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The biggest goal of Wilmer Skoog’s career won’t count in the official NCAA statistics. Sure didn’t dampen the moment. Skoog scored 7:20 into the second overtime and Boston University rallied past No. 4 Boston College 5-4 in the nightcap at Monday’s Beanpot opening round. The Terriers (10-8-7) will
8:27 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen left Monday night’s 5-3 loss to the Florida Panthers after the first period due to what the team said Tuesday is a neck injury. He did not return to Monday’s game and Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe told reporters Tuesday that Andersen will not travel with the