Wild goalie Fleury could face Penguins for final time; Blue Jackets visit Rangers competing for wild card in East

WASHINGTON – After opening their back-to-back set with a 4-2 loss to the Utah Hockey Club at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday night, the Detroit Red Wings will look to quickly regroup and bounce back against the Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Friday night.

It looked so good for the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night. They led 2- 1 after two periods and looked well on their way to snapping. four-game losing streak during the tail end of a back-to-back.

Washington Capitals goalie Charlie Lindgren said he was motivated to beat the New York Rangers due to them trading his brother, Ryan.

The Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals skate into The Big Apple on Wednesday night to face a New York Rangers team looking for a third straight win.

Winger Jakub Vrana was claimed off waivers by the Nashville Predators on Thursday in a preceding move that may have indicated Friday's acquisition. It's not clear when Beauvillier will travel to Washington and be available to play for the team.

Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin is on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky's goal record at some point in April.

After being acquired from Pittsburgh at the deadline, winger hopes to bring grit, speed and energy as newest addition to Eastern Conference-leading Washington’s lineup.

Every goal scored by Alex Ovechkin for the rest of his career will raise funds toward pediatric cancer research.