Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record by scoring the 894th of his career, setting off a wild celebration in Washington. He potentially could have had one more but opted not to try to score on the empty net late.
Cale Makar scored against the Blue Jackets on Thursday night to become the ninth defenseman in the NHL, and the first with Colorado, to reach the 30-goal plateau in a season.
Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov will miss the team’s upcoming four-game road trip with an undisclosed injury, coach Rod Brind’Amour announced Friday.
Oilers center Leon Draisaitl is “out short term” but should return “well before” the playoffs begin after suffering a lower-body injury against the San Jose Sharks the previous night, coach Kris Knoblauch said.
USWNT coach Emma Hayes said she feels confident in her team’s defensive personnel ahead of an Olympic gold medal-game rematch against Brazil, despite the “extremely unfortunate” injury to center-back Tierna Davidson.
Jamal Musiala is set to miss the first leg of Bayern Munich’s Champions League quarterfinal against Inter Milan on Tuesday, adding to the Bundesliga side’s injury woes at a crucial stage of the season.
