New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin makes a stick save in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)AP
The New York Rangers face the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025 (1/19/25) in a regular season game at Belle Centre in Montreal, Quebec.
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Here’s what you need to know:
What: NHL regular season
Who: Rangers vs. Canadiens
When: Jan. 19, 2025 (1/19/25)
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Where: Belle Centre
TV: NHL Network, MSG
Live stream: DirecTV Stream (free trial), fuboTV (free trial)
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Here’s an NHL story via the Associated Press:
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Alex Ovechkin broke the NHL record for the most goaltenders scored on, beating Leevi Merilainen in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 1-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
Merilainen became the 179th goalie Ovechkin has scored against, breaking a tie with Jaromir Jagr atop the career list. The 22-year-old rookie from Finland was appearing in his eighth game in the league.
“You have to know when he’s on the ice he’s going to shoot everything like he did today,” Merilainen said.
Ovechkin’s goal came on his third shot on net and fifth attempt. He took a pass from Rasmus Sandin on a 2-on-1 breakaway and fired it past Merilainen.
“I knew I should take a shot as soon as I can because I thought he may be thinking maybe I will pass it back to Sandy,” Ovechkin said.
“It was a good one, and it went in, so I’ll take it.”
Earlier in January, Ovechkin scored for a 28th time on Marc-Andre Fleury, tops among all the netminders he has faced since arriving in North America in 2005.
Ovechkin is chasing Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record. With No. 874, he moved 21 away from passing Gretzky’s mark of 894 that long seemed unapproachable.
The 39-year-old winger continues scoring at a rate unseen in hockey history. Ovechkin is on pace to get to 895 and beyond this spring.
Ovechkin’s goal against Ottawa was his 21st of the season in just his 29th game — he missed 16 games because of a broken left leg. He has gotten to 20 in all 20 of his seasons in the league, including 2013 when a lockout shortened it to 48 games and 2021 when the COVID-19 pandemic cut the schedule to 56 games.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report)
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