Alexander Ovechkin

Nikita Kucherov Reaches 700 Career Points

There was one bright spot in a game the Tampa Bay Lightning would like to forget. Star winger Nikita Kucherov reached 700 points in a 7-3 beatdown against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted in the second round (58th overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft, the Russian native has quickly blossomed into one of the top players […]

2023 NHL All-Star Game: First 32 Revealed

With the 2022-2023 NHL season nearing its halfway point, the league is ready to showcase its best players at the All-Star Game. Held on February 4th in sunny South Florida, the 2023 All-Star Game will boast some of the league’s brightest stars. It will also carry some of the biggest storylines, as there’s a chance […]

LGP 32: Sammy vs. Ovi

The Leafs had a rather stale performance against the Rangers on Thursday night. Even though that was their first game playing that poorly in over a month, I’m sure they will be eager to move back into the win column tonight. That won’t be easy, though, as the Capitals have been playing some decent hockey […]

Capitals sign Darcy Kuemper to five-year-deal

After moving on from Vitek Vanecek and Ilya Samsonov, the Washington Capitals have landed a Stanley Cup-winning goaltender The Capitals have signed Darcy Kuemper to a five-year, $5.25-million AAV deal. Kuemper, 32, led the Avalanche to their first Stanley cup since 2001 this past season, going 10-4. Kuemper missed time on multiple occasions due to […]

Boston Bruins: Capitals Upend Bruins 4-2 Sunday Afternoon

On Sunday afternoon, the Boston Bruins suffered a frustrating 4-2 loss to the Washington Capitals in Washington, DC. The Capitals have now won three straight while the Bruins lost just in regulation for just the fifth time in their last 24 games. The Capitals jumped out to a first-period lead on a goal by John […]

Hart Memorial Trophy Odds: Winners and Losers

With every season, we see players at the top of their game, whether they have been there for a couple of seasons or this is their breakout year. These players get recognized for this hard work and top of the gameplay that they demonstrate over an 82-game season by winning the Hart Memorial Trophy, the […]

Preview of The Red Wings New Year’s Eve Game vs Washington

The Red Wings are gearing up for their first game since December 18th versus New Jersey. Barring a lockout or New Year’s Day game, the Detroit Red Wings have had a tradition of hosting a New Year’s Eve game dating back to the 1997-98 season. The Omicron variant has spread exponentially throughout the NHL, and […]

BTLHP Thoughts: NHL Pulling Out Of The Olympics?, Bergevin Firing

NHL and the Olympics The NHL and NHLPA will have to decide soon if the players are going to the Olympics in Bejing. From the looks of what’s been coming out recently, they will likely be pulling out of the Olympics due to the risk involved with it. If a player were to get a […]

Could Ovechkin Break A Gretzky Record This Year?

There are thousands of different records kept by the NHL, and the main discussion this season has been around the primary record everyone discusses; the all-time goal scorer. As we’ve recently written about, the Washington Capitals captain recently passed Brett Hull for fourth on the all-time goals list. The only folks ahead of Ovechkin now […]

Alexander Ovechkin Takes 4th in All-Time Goals

Alex Ovechkin has officially taken sole possession of 4th in all-time NHL goals passing Brett Hull with his goal versus the Columbus Blue Jackets on November 12th. The 36-year-old has shown no sign of slowing down in his attempt to become the NHL’s all-time goals leader scoring by 12 goals and 24 points in 13 […]