Facts and Figures: Ovechkin climbs all-time NHL goals lists

Alex Ovechkin's NHL-leading 49th goal of the season was the game-winner for the Washington Capitals in a 4-1 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes at Capital One Arena on Tuesday.

It was his 656th NHL goal, tying Brendan Shanahan for 13th on the all-time list. Including the Stanley Cup Playoffs, it was the 717th of Ovechkin's career, passing Shanahan (716) for the 13th-highest such total in League history.
Ovechkin scored his 107th game-winning goal in the NHL, passing Patrick Marleau (106) for sole possession of seventh place on the all-time list, two behind Shanahan (109) for sixth. The 33-year-old forward is one goal shy of becoming the third player in NHL history with at least eight 50-goal seasons; Mike Bossy and Wayne Gretzky share the record with nine.
The Capitals (45-24-8) lead the Pittsburgh Penguins (42-24-11) and New York Islanders (44-26-7) by three points in the race for first place in the Metropolitan Division. Washington is two points from of reaching 100 for the fifth consecutive season and the 12th time since entering the NHL in 1974.

Tatar, Domi join rare company with Canadiens

Tomas Tatar (two) and Max Domi (one) combined for three of Montreal's goals in a 6-1 victory against the Florida Panthers at Bell Centre. The Canadiens (41-28-8) are 4-0-1 in their past five games and hold the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference, one point behind the Hurricanes (42-27-7) for the first wild card.
Tatar (57 points; 25 goals, 32 assists) became the second player in his first season with the Canadiens to score at least 25 goals in 2018-19, joining Domi (68 points; 27 goals, 41 assists). The forwards became the fourth set of teammates to each score at least 25 goals during their first season with Montreal.
Domi leads the Canadiens in scoring and Tatar is second. They can become the third set of players to conclude a season ranking first and second in scoring in their first season with the Canadiens; they would join Joe Malone (48 points) and Newsy Lalonde (30) in 1917-18, the NHL's first season, as well as John Quilty (34 points) and Joe Benoit (32) in 1940-41.

Bobrovsky gets second straight shutout for Blue Jackets

Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves for his second consecutive shutout and third in four games, helping the Columbus Blue Jackets defeat the New York Islanders 4-0 at Nationwide Arena and remain two points behind Montreal in pursuit of their third straight trip to the playoffs. The Blue Jackets (42-30-4) host the Canadiens on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; NHLN, FS-O, TSN2, RDS, NHL.TV).
Bobrovsky, who defeated the Hurricanes 3-0 on March 15 and the Vancouver Canucks 5-0 on March 24, is 3-1-0 in his past four appearances with a goals-against average of 0.76, a .976 save percentage and three shutouts. The shutout was his eighth of the season, tying him with Marc-Andre Fleury of the Vegas Golden Knights for the NHL lead.
The eight shutouts are an NHL career high for Bobrovsky, a two-time Vezina Trophy winner as the League's best goalie. His previous high was seven in 2016-17.

Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl help Oilers overpower Kings

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored three of the Edmonton Oilers' five first-period goals and Leon Draisaitl also had a hat trick in an 8-4 win against the Los Angeles Kings at Rogers Place.
Edmonton (34-34-8), which scored eight goals in a game for the first time since defeating Vegas 8-2 on Nov. 14, 2017, moved within five points of the Colorado Avalanche (34-29-13) for the second wild card from the Western Conference.
Nugent-Hopkins had his third NHL hat trick and first since he scored three goals against Carolina on March 8, 2015. He is the seventh different player in Oilers history to score three goals in the first period of a regular-season game.
Draisaitl scored his 44th, 45th and 46th goals of the season, moving him within three of Ovechkin for the NHL lead. His 46 goals are the most in a season by an Edmonton player since 1988-89, when Jimmy Carson scored 49.
The two forwards are the first Oilers teammates to have a hat trick in the same regular-season game since Jari Kurri (four goals) and Paul Coffey did it in a 9-4 win against the Kings on Dec. 20, 1985.
Oilers center Connor McDavid scored a goal and had three assists, giving him an NHL career-high 112 points (39 goals, 73 assists). The two-time defending NHL scoring champion is second this season behind Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov (121 points; 38 goals, 83 assists). McDavid's 112 points are the most in a season by an Edmonton player since Mark Messier had 129 (45 goals, 84 assists) in 1989-90.

Steel completes hat trick with penalty-shot goal

Anaheim Ducks rookie forward Sam Steel completed his first NHL hat trick by scoring on a second-period penalty shot in a 5-4 victory against the Canucks at Rogers Arena.
Steel (21 years, 51 days) became the youngest player in Ducks history to have a regular-season hat trick, eclipsing the mark set by Bobby Ryan (21 years, 297 days) on Jan. 8, 2009. They are the only two rookies in Ducks history to have a hat trick.
Steel, selected by the Ducks with the No. 30 pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, is the third rookie with a regular-season hat trick that included a penalty-shot goal since the League adopted the penalty shot in 1934-35. The others are Eric Lindros of the Philadelphia Flyers on Dec. 26, 1992, and Teemu Selanne of the Winnipeg Jets on March 9, 1993.