NHL goal-scoring race: Ovechkin looking to win title for seventh time

There are two days remaining in the NHL regular season, and the races for the Rocket Richard Trophy, awarded to the leading goal-scorer, and the Art Ross Trophy, which goes to the points leader, are wide open.

Alex Ovechkin will attempt to hold off Patrik Laine and William Karlsson to win the NHL goal-scoring title for the sevnth time when the forwards complete their regular season Saturday.
Ovechkin, who leads the NHL with 47 goals, and the Washington Capitals host the New Jersey Devils. Laine (44 goals) and the Winnipeg Jets host the Chicago Blackhawks; and Karlsson (43 goals) and the Vegas Golden Knights visit the Calgary Flames.
With a hat trick, Ovechkin would reach 50 goals for the eighth time, one short of the NHL record shared by Wayne Gretzky and Mike Bossy.
Nikita Kucherov reached 100 points for the first time in his NHL career and retook second place in the scoring race with a goal and an assist for the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 7-5 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. The forward, who has 39 goals and 61 assists, trails Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid by six points and leads Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux by one.
Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins finished his season with 42 goals and 98 points. He had an assist in a 4-0 win against the Ottawa Senators.
Here is how each race looks entering Saturday:

ROCKET RICHARD TROPHY

Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Goals: 47
Games remaining:1
Next game:Host the New Jersey Devils on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; NHLN, NBCSWA, MSG+, NHL.TV).
The latest: Ovechkin scored once in a 4-3 loss to the Nashville Predators on Thursday.

Patrik Laine, Winnipeg Jets
Goals: 44
Games remaining:1
Next game: Host the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; SN, WGN, NHL.TV).
The latest: Laine did not score in a 2-1 win against the Calgary Flames on Thursday.
William Karlsson, Vegas Golden Knights
Goals: 43
Games remaining: 1
Next game: At the Calgary Flames on Saturday (10 p.m. ET; SNE, SNO, SNW, ATTSN-RM, NHL.TV).
The latest: Karlsson did not score in a 4-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.
Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
Goals: 42
Games remaining: Season over
The latest: Malkin did not score in a 4-0 win against the Ottawa Senators on Friday.

ART ROSS TROPHY

Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Points: 106 (41 goals, 65 assists)
Games remaining:1
Next game:Host the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday (10 p.m. ET; CBC, SNP, NHL.TV).
The latest: McDavid had three assists in a 4-3 win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday.

Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
Points: 100 (39 goals, 61 assists)
Games remaining: 1
Next game: At the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; FS-CR, SUN, NHL.TV).
The latest: Kucherov had one goal and one assist in a 7-5 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Friday.
Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers
Points: 99 (31 goals, 68 assists)
Games remaining: 1
Next game: Host the New York Rangers on Saturday (3 p.m. ET; NBC, NHL.TV).
The latest: Giroux had one goal and one assist in a 4-3 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.

Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
Points: 98 (42 goals, 56 assists)
Games remaining: Season over
The latest: Malkin had one assist in a 4-0 win against the Ottawa Senators on Friday.
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
Points: 95 (38 goals, 57 assists)
Games remaining:1
Next game:Host the St. Louis Blues on Saturday (9 p.m. ET; NHLN, ALT, FS-MW, NHL.TV).
The latest: MacKinnon had one assist in a 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.