What you need to know this morning:
* Washington’s Alex Ovechkin scored his 870th career goal and is now 25 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history.
* Patrick Kane of the Red Wings posted two points to reach 1,300 in his career, joining Mike Modano as the only two U.S.-born players to reach the mark.
* Sidney Crosby recorded one assist to pass Mario Lemieux for the most assists in Penguins history (1,034).
* Ilya Samsonov stopped all 31 shots against to help the Golden Knights reach six consecutive wins.
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