The Avalanche are in Columbus tonight for a back-to-back and are awaiting an update on the status of one of their top six forwards. Alex Ovechkin is three goals away from Wayne Gretzky’s record. Also, Colorado is next in line to clinch a playoff spot.
The Avs almost let another game slip away. But they turned things on in the third period and escaped Chicago with two points and a shootout win.
Unfortunately, Jonathan Drouin was injured in the process.
Around The NHL
The Gr8 Chase: Alex Ovechkin is a hat trick away from beating Wayne Gretzky’s record for all-time regular-season goals. After scoring against Carolina, Ovechkin got to 892 goals in 1485 career games. Gretzky has 894 in 1487 games. How cool would it be of Ovi scored three over the next two games and broke the record in the same number of games?
Playoff Picture: The Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs become the fifth and sixth teams to clinch their spot in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Next in line in the standings are the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning. The Avs need two points, or a Calgary loss, to secure their spot, officially.
Florida Hockey Now: The Panthers didn’t have Aleksander Barkov (day-to-day) in their loss to the Leafs on Wednesday.
Montreal Hockey Now: Lane Hutson has arguably the strongest case for the Calder Trophy among the four contenders.
New Jersey Hockey Now: With injuries to Dougie Hamilton and Jonas Siegenthaler, a young Devils blueliner has emerged as the new No. 1.
NYI Hockey Now: Evaluating the job Patrick Roy has done at the helm.
Ottawa Hockey Now: Jake Sanderson joined an exclusive list for defensemen in franchise history.
Pittsburgh Hockey Now: For obvious reasons (his contract!!), GM Kyle Dubas said he expects Tristan Jarry to still be on the team next season.
Detroit Hockey Now: Patrick Roy vs. Chris Osgood — lego edition. (For real, what even is this).
San Jose Hockey Now: Ryan Warsofsky wanted a better response from his team when Shakir Mukhamadullin was injured by Frank Vatrano.
