Overview
- Washington beat Anaheim 7–4 as Alexander Ovechkin scored twice to reach 914 career regular-season goals, surpassing Wayne Gretzky and also tying Jaromir Jagr for the most combined regular-season and playoff game-winners at 151.
- Ovechkin extended his NHL record to 140 regular-season game-winning goals and set a league mark for most home games with a goal, while snapping a four-game scoring drought.
- The Rangers fell to Utah 3–2 in overtime, and goalie Igor Shesterkin left with a lower-body injury after a first-period collision; coach Mike Sullivan said replacing him would be difficult and further tests are underway.
- Sweden won the IIHF U20 world title with a 4–2 victory over the Czech Republic in St. Paul, and Czech forward Vojtech Chihar was named tournament MVP.
- Salavat Yulaev claimed Evgeny Kuznetsov off KHL waivers from Metallurg, and the NHL’s official site listed Ivan Demidov and Yaroslav Askarov among current Calder Trophy candidates.