Peterka's 23:37 of ice time was the most that he's played in his 200 NHL games. The winger totaled five shots on goal with eight shot attempts, and he had two assists.
The Capitals will look to keep their offense going against the Sabres. The Washington Capitals shook things up last game to try and reignite their scoring ways, and they'll stick with what worked as they visit the Buffalo Sabres. Here's everything to know before puck drop at KeyBank Center at 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh's game at Washington on Saturday night will be the 71st regular-season meeting of the team's superstar captains, the Penguins' Sidney Crosby and the Capitals' Alex Ovechkin.
Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo
After Tuch's marker in the third round of the shootout, JJ Peterka scored the clinching goal in the next round. Following Peterka's goal, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made the save on Jakob Chychrun's attempt to seal the win for Buffalo, which had lost three straight games (0-2-1) after winning three in a row.
Entering the 2024-25 season, Ovechkin needed 42 goals to break Gretzky’s record of 894 career tallies. After scoring goal No. 874 on January 16, Ovechkin now needs just 21 goals to pass Gretzky for the NHL’s record.
Alex Tuch scored twice, JJ Peterka had the deciding goal in the shootout and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 on on Monday night. Tage Thompson also scored for the Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves and stopped three of four shooters in the shootout to end their three-game losing skid.
JJ Peterka had a goal and an assist in regulation before scoring the game-winning marker in a shootout to lead the Buffalo Sabres past the visiting Washington Capitals, 4-3, on Monday night.
Quite a quiet evening in the NHL as four teams were in action. At least Connor McDavid was playing. Here are the results and highlights: Tuesday’s @NHL_On_TNT doubleheader saw Connor McDavid surpass Jari Kurri for the second most points in @EdmontonOilers history and Ryan McLeod score his first career hat trick to help lead the
Utah Hockey Club. He returned on Dec. 28 and scored goals in five of his first nine games back. Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals,
One of the most exciting races in the NHL for this season is Ovechkin's chase to break Wayne Gretzky's goal record. The Great One's mark of 894 has stood for over nearly three decades, and it was ...
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