Welcome to the NHL On Tap, a daily look at the games on the NHL schedule. There are two games on the schedule for Sunday, the final day of play before the 4 Nations Face-Off, including one televised nationally in the United States and one in Canada.
Games of the day
Utah Hockey Club at Washington Capitals (12:30 p.m. ET; Utah16, MNMT, SN)
Alex Ovechkin will have one last chance to close the gap on Wayne Gretzky for the NHL all-time goals record before the 4 Nations Face-Off from Feb. 12-20 at the Bell Centre in Montreal and TD Garden in Boston. Ovechkin has 26 goals (14 assists, 40 points) in 38 games this season and 879 goals overall, 15 behind Gretzky’s record of 894. The Washington captain has scored a goal in each of his past four games. He has six points (four goals, two assists) on a four-game point streak. With a win the Capitals (36-11-7) can pull even with the Winnipeg Jets (81 points) for first in the overall standings. Utah defensemen Olli Maatta and Juuso Valimaki will play their final game before playing for Finland at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Utah (23-23-9) will look to go into the break with a win after losing 7-3 at the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. Utah forward Clayton Keller scored two goals in the loss and leads Utah in scoring with 59 points (20 goals, 39 assists) in 54 games.
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