The Capitals should be in on Elias Pettersson amid trade rumors and be willing to send top propsect Ryan Leonard the other way.

Rather than ice a roster merely helping Ovi break Gretzky's record, the Caps have been one of the NHL's best. Here's how they threaded the needle.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his second ... BLACKHAWKS 3, AVALANCHE 1 CHICAGO (AP) — Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist, and Chicago beat Colorado. Frank Nazar and Ilya Mikheyev also scored for Chicago, which had lost six of seven.

Pierre-Luc Dubois capped a multi-goal performance with the overtime winner to help the Capitals conclude one of the best first halves of a season in franchise history. \* Connor Bedard became the firs

WASHINGTON (AP ... BLACKHAWKS 3, AVALANCHE 1 CHICAGO (AP) — Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist, and Chicago beat Colorado. Frank Nazar and Ilya Mikheyev also scored for Chicago, which ...

WASHINGTON — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his ... He is 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career record. CHICAGO — Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist, and Chicago beat Colorado.

WASHINGTON (AP ... Strong led UConn to a 35-point halftime lead over Xavier. CHICAGO (AP) — Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist, and Chicago beat Colorado. Frank Nazar and Ilya Mikheyev ...

Former Toronto Maple Leafs and current Pittsburgh Penguins GM Kyle Dubas is taking a lot of heat this week for placing Tristan Jarry on waivers. Tristan Jarry

(At) N.Y. Islanders 3, Columbus 1: Bo Horvat scored twice in New York's three-goal second period, Simon Holmstrom also scored and Mathew Barzal had two assists as the Islanders won their second straight and fifth in seven games. Ilya Sorokin made 25 saves.

After a busy seven days in the National Hockey League, the movement in ClutchPoints' NHL Power Rankings is significant in Week 16.

The Bridgeport Islanders are a mess and it's reflective of Lou Lamoriello's style as the New York Islanders GM.

Absent some long winning streak, the Sabres are toast. There have been 77 winning streaks in the NHL of at least five games since the last time the Sabres won even four in a row in January 2023.