There are nine games on the NHL schedule for Thursday, including two nationally televised in the United States and one in Canada. Thursday also marks the fifth week of "NHL Coast to Coast," a weekly whip-around studio show on Prime Video in Canada giving viewers live look-ins,

Alex Ovechkin finally scored his 900th goal on Wednesday, becoming the first player to do so in the history of the NHL. He scored the goal against St. Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington. Entering the 2025-26 season, he had 897 goals. He had to play 13 games to score three more goals in order to reach the historic 900th goal milestone.

They showed us what it is like to be best," one player said. "They have done in (the) NHL what other Russians dream."

It never gets the respect it deserves, but Thursday is a top-three day of the week. Welcome to another edition of the Thursday Roundup. Today, we have a full slate of everything you could hope for as you try to survive Friday eve.

The Capitals captain has just two goals through the first 12 games of the season, but is confident he can get back on track.