NHL On Tap: Ovechkin continues record chase for Capitals against Panthers
Stars visit Ducks seeking 6th straight win; Blues host Draisaitl, Oilers

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Games of the day
Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals (7 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, MNMT)
Alex Ovechkin continues his chase for the NHL all-time goals record for the Capitals (34-11-7), who have a 13-game home point streak (9-0-4). Ovechkin scored his 877th career goal in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday to move within 18 of passing Wayne Gretzky’s record of 894. The Panthers (32-19-3) look for their fourth win in a row. Matthew Tkachuk, who will play for Team United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off (Feb. 12-20), has scored in three straight, including a goal and an assist in 6-3 win against the New York Islanders on Sunday. He has six points (three goals, three assists) during a three-game streak. Aleksander Barkov, who’ll captain Team Finland, has six points (one goal, five assists) during a three-game streak.
Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues (8 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SN1)
Leon Draisaitl, who leads the League with 36 goals for the Oilers (32-16-4), who have points in four of their past five games (3-1-1) but have lost the past two. Draisaitl has a three-game point streak (one goal, two assists) for Edmonton, including an assist in a 4-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. The Oilers will face goalie Jordan Binnington, who will represent Team Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off and is coming off a 2-1 win for the Blues (24-25-4) at the Utah Hockey Club on Sunday.
Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks (10:30 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SN1 (JIP), SN)
The Stars (34-17-1) go for their sixth straight win to start a six-game road trip. Jason Robertson has eight points (four goals, four assists) during a five-game point streak for Dallas, including an assist in a 5-3 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday. The Ducks (22-24-6) have won four of their past five. Frank Vatrano, who has scored in three straight games, and Mason McTavish, who has seven goals in his past six, each scored in a 3-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday.
Other games
Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins (7 p.m. ET; FDSNWI, FDSNNO, NESN, SNP, TVAS)
David Pastrnak, the NHL’s First Star for January with 24 points (11 goals, 13 assists) in 14 games, looks to extend his 10-game point streak (10 goals, 13 assists) for the Bruins (26-22-6). The Wild (31-18-4) will try to regroup after a 6-0 loss at the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres (7 p.m.ET; FDSNOH, MSG-B)
The Sabres (21-26-5) will try for their fourth win in a row led by Tage Thompson, the NHL’s Second Star for the week ending Feb. 2; he has eight points (four goals, four assists) during a three-game streak. The Blue Jackets (26-20-7) will play their first game without leading goal-scorer Kirill Marchenko (21), who is out indefinitely after having surgery Monday to repair a broken jaw.
Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning (7 p.m. ET; FDSNSUN, TSN5, RDS)
Nikita Kucherov is third in the NHL with 76 points (24 goals, 52 assists) in 49 games) for the Lightning (27-20-4), who are 1-1-1 thus far on a five-game homestand. The Senators (29-20-4) go for a season-tying sixth straight win in the second of back-to-back games. Jake Sanderson, the NHL’s Third Star this past week, scored in a 5-2 win against the Nashville Predators on Monday and has goals in three straight and a five-game point streak (nine points; three goals, six assists).
New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins (7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, MSGSN2)
Sidney Crosby, who is Team Canada captain for the 4 Nations Face-Off, has goals in four straight games for the Penguins (22-24-8). Jack Hughes (Team United States) has six points (three goals, three assists) during a five-game streak for the Devils (29-16-6).
Vegas Golden Knights at New York Islanders (7:30 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, MSGSN)
Jack Eichel (Team United States) has scored in four of his past five games for the Golden Knights (31-16-6), who have lost three straight (0-1-2) and are 3-7-3 since Jan. 9. The Islanders (24-21-7) will be without Mathew Barzal, who has a lower-body injury and is out indefinitely.
Carolina Hurricanes at Winnipeg Jets (8 p.m. ET; TSN3, FDSNSO)
The NHL-leading Jets (37-14-3) have won six in a row. Josh Morrissey (Team Canada) has a three-game point streak (two goals, two assists), including the overtime goal in a 5-4 victory at Washington on Saturday. Seth Jarvis has four goals in his past five games for the Hurricanes (32-17-4), who had a seven-game point streak end in a 4-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Calgary Flames (9 p.m. ET; SNW, TSN4)
William Nylander has goals in back-to-back games for the Maple Leafs (31-19-2). The Flames (26-19-7) have lost three of four.
Philadelphia Flyers at Utah Hockey Club (9 p.m. ET; Utah16, NBCSP)
The Flyers (23-25-6) make their first visit to Utah (21-22-9) searching for offense: they’ve been shut out in three straight games. Utah looks to end a five-game skid (0-3-2).
Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks (10 p.m. ET; SNP, ALT)
Mackenzie Blackwood enters the game with back-to-back shutouts for the Avalanche (31-21-2); he became the second goalie in Avalanche/Quebec Nordiques history to record three shutouts in his first 20 games with the franchise, joining Marc Denis. Quinn Hughes (Team United States) was a late scratch for the Canucks (23-18-11) with an undisclosed injury in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.
Detroit Red Wings at Seattle Kraken (10 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, KHN, KONG)
The Red Wings (27-21-5) wrap up a four-game road trip seeking their seventh win in a row. Shane Wright, the No. 4 pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, has five points (one goal, four assists) on a five-game streak for the Kraken (23-28-3), who have lost three of four.
Montreal Canadiens at San Jose Sharks (10:30 p.m. ET; NBCSCA, TSN2, RDS)
Will Smith has a six-game point streak (two goals, five assists) for the Sharks (15-33-6), who have lost seven of eight. The Canadiens (24-23-5) play the first of back-to-back games looking to end a five-game skid (0-4-1) during which they’ve been outscored 19-8.