Tocchet had Pettersson paired with Carson Soucy this morning, with fellow left shot Soucy taking the right side. Mark Friedman was skating as an extra defenceman, as were Tyler Myers (suspended) and Noah Juulsen (undisclosed injury). The other pairs were Quinn Hughes with Filip Hronek as well as Derek Forbort with Vincent Desharnais.

The Capitals should be buyers at the NHL trade deadline and should make a serious offer for Elias Pettersson from the Canucks.

On Thursday night, Ovechkin scored an empty-netter for his 875th NHL goal. Gretzky had 894. Canucks: Coach Rick Tocchet mixed up his forward lines, playing star center Elias Pettersson with ...

On Thursday night, Ovechkin scored an empty-netter for his 875th NHL goal. Gretzky had 894. Canucks: Coach Rick Tocchet mixed up his forward lines, playing star center Elias Pettersson with ...

On Thursday night, Ovechkin scored an empty-netter for his 875th NHL goal. Gretzky had 894. Canucks: Coach Rick Tocchet mixed up his forward lines, playing star center Elias Pettersson with wingers Nils Hoglander and Linus Karlsson and moving Pius Suter up ...

Head coach Rick Tocchet says inserting the youngster against a first-place Capitals team and Alexander Ovechkin is something you "can't be scared of." Up now: the dreadful performances ...

Elias Pettersson could be the odd man out in Vancouver. What does he bring, where could he land and what does Vancouver need?

NHL trade deadline is over a month away, with plenty of time for big moves, yet we’ve already seen a splash that can’t be topped. The Colorado Avalanche traded superstar winger Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes for Martin Necas in a move that will have massive ramifications this season and for years to come.

The Columbus Blue Jackets' top trade chip this NHL trade deadline is their defenseman Ivan Provorov. Teams will be calling about him.

Saturday, 7 p.m., Rogers Arena TV: Hockey Night In Canada. Radio: Sportsnet 650 The buzz: What’s the bigger story here: The Putin-loving Alex Ovechkin’s chase of Trump-loving Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record,

A once seemingly unbreakable NHL record could fall as early as the 2024-25 season thanks to the goal-scoring prowess of Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin. The Great Eight is within striking ...

F: Alexander Steen (765 games ... 277 assists, 426 points) F: Elias Pettersson (441 games, 180 goals, 260 assists, 426 points) D: Kevin Bieksa (597 games, 56 goals, 185 assists, 241 points) D: Mattias Ohlund (619 games, 77 goals, 183 assists, 260 points ...