The Capitals are holding on to the No. 1 spot despite an average week but it's getting crowded at the top of the rankings.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 875 goals and needs 20 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 ...

He got across the crease to stop JJ Peterka’s one-timer before thwarting Alex Tuch from the top of the crease. Huberdeau, whose short-handed goal was the only score in the opening 20 minutes ...

He got bumped up to the top line in the second period. And Jakob Pelletier made it count. The young forward tipped home the decider early in the third period, and finished with his second multi ...

Players who might fit that criteria on the Buffalo side are Sabres wingers Jack Quinn and JJ Peterka and Rochester Amerks winger Isak Rosen. Quinn and Peterka are in the final year of their entry ...

Also on the line is JJ Peterka, taking the place of Jason Zucker for the second straight game, with the veteran sidelined by the flu. After sitting out four games with an upper-body injury ...

JJ Peterka also scored and had an assist for the Sabres, while Tage Thompson scored his team-leading 21st of the season. Rasmus Dahlin registered two assists. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 32 shots ...

Peterka scored a goal on four shots and added an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Canucks. Peterka ended a three-game slump with this performance. It was his third multi-point effort in his ...

VANCOUVER – JJ Peterka set up Juri Kulich's tying goal midway through the third period and scored the game-winner with 6:27 left as the Buffalo Sabres rallied for two goals to beat the ...

JJ Peterka also scored and had an assist for the Sabres, while Tage Thompson scored his team-leading 21st of the season. Rasmus Dahlin registered two assists. Advertisement Article continues below ...