Washington's Alex Ovechkin moved closer to Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record as the Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken.

"It feels like we need a miracle for either of Terry Pegula's core teams to ever win a championship. There's not many people in this town who can vouch that this is possible, but I can," writes Harrington.

While Connor McDavid served the final game of his suspension, the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 at Rogers Place on Saturday (Jan. 25).

Chandler Stephenson has scored in back-to-back games, totaling 3 points (2g/1a). Kaapo Kakko has 8 points (3g/5a) in his last 6 games, including 11 points in 18 games vs. Washington. Jaden Schwartz leads Kraken skaters in points (16) and assists (12) and had a hat trick on January 18. He has 7 points (3g/4a) in his last 6 games.

Trailing 1-0, the Penguins tied it at 4:34 of the second period as defenseman Kris Letang sent the puck to Rickard Rakell behind the Seattle net. Rakell spotted Crosby in the slot, and he put a low one-timer just inside the right post.

Sebastian Aho and Jarvis both had a goal and two assists in the five-goal second. The Hurricanes, who have won four consecutive games, also received goals from Eric Robinson, Jackson Blake, Jordan Martinook and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Martin Necas supplied two assists.

Following the win over the Sabres, the Oilers find themselves in a place which has been extremely rare for them over the years, significantly come season's end.

In a highly anticipated NHL Pacific Division clash, the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 at Rogers Place on Thursday (Jan. 23). Zach Hyman scored twice for the Oilers, who charged out to a 3-0 lead after the first period and went ahead 5-0 in the middle frame.

SEATTLE (AP) — Mason McTavish scored the tying goal early in the second period and assisted on Robby Fabbri’s go-ahead goal 4:35 later, sending the Anaheim Ducks to a 6-4 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night.

DETROIT — Cam Talbot stopped 28 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on Saturday night. Marco Kasper redirected J.T. Compher’s shot at 9:55 of the second period, and Michael Rasmussen scored an empty-netter in the final minute to clinch Detroit’s victory.

The Boston Bruins were riding a wave of momentum coming into Buffalo. The Sabres and a Tage Thompson hat trick was enough for the win.

After a shocking trade, the Hurricanes have elevated their chances of winning the Stanley Cup in the 2024-25 NHL season. Which other teams are contenders?