
The Canadian – who will be in Edmonton this evening to face the Oilers – was not in action.
Let’s see what happened anyway:
The #Gr8Chase is down to its final 10 goals as Alex Ovechkin scored and helped the @Capitals become the third team to reach the 40-win mark this season.#NHLStats: https://t.co/z2509fLSGj pic.twitter.com/yhOHV7F0tw
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 6, 2025
1: John Gibson, wow!
We don’t talk much about him because he plays in Anaheim… And because it’s been a while since the Ducks have been really good.
JOHN GIBSON
HOW DO YOU DO?! pic.twitter.com/BYnzeLDf7i
— NHL (@NHL) March 6, 2025
Unfortunately for him… Gibson had to leave the game due to an injury.
Injury Update: John Gibson has a lower-body injury and will not return to this game.
— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) March 6, 2025
And for those who are wondering… No, Elias Pettersson did not collect a point in his team’s victory.
This doesn’t happen often… but apparently, the Ducks player was furious with the result of the game:
ZEGRAS AND GARLAND DROPPING THE GLOVES, CHAOS TO END THE GAME BETWEEN THE CANUCKS AND DUCKS
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) March 6, 2025
2: If this continues…
If this continues, we’ll see Alex Ovechkin break Wayne Gretzky’s record this season.
Because yes… the Capitals captain scored again last night.
He scored his 32nd goal of the season in just his 46th game (machine) and now he’s only 10 goals away from breaking the #99 record.
WE ARE INTO THE FINAL 10 GOALS OF THE #GR8CHASE
: @NHL_on_TNT & @SportsonMax https://t.co/4TuyIATi3T pic.twitter.com/nDrkGzHe1a
— NHL (@NHL) March 6, 2025
The game between the Caps and the Rangers had to go to overtime to determine a winner between the two teams, and in overtime, it was the world’s favorite hockey player who gave the victory to his team (3-2).
You’ll understand that I’m talking here about Tom Wilson (hehe):
TOM WILSON WINS IT!
He nets the @Energizer overtime winner to complete the comeback for the @Capitals! pic.twitter.com/cAPYPfmoji
— NHL (@NHL) March 6, 2025
For a guy like him, that’s more than good…
3: Mitch Marner puts on a show in Vegas
Spoiler: it didn’t go well.
And that’s even if Matthew Knies tried to set the tone for the game by fighting Zach Whitecloud after the first faceoff:
MATTHEW KNIES AND ZACH WHITECLOUD WASTE NO TIME
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 6, 2025
Auston Matthews scored the first goal of the game in the end of the second period to collect a point in his 11th straight game… But it was too late.
Matthews finds the net to extend his point streak to 11 games
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 6, 2025
This Leafs fan decided to catch up on some sleep with his team being blown out
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) March 6, 2025
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) March 6, 2025
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) March 6, 2025
4: It’s not going well for Bedard
We’re going to overtime in the Sens vs Hawks game.
The Senators have the opportunity to go for another big point… And that’s what they were able to do with this goal (legal?) by Tim Stutzle.
SENS WIN
Tim Stützle scores the @Energizer OT winner to extend his point streak to 13 games! pic.twitter.com/17Z81V6vCT
— NHL (@NHL) March 6, 2025
But here, I especially want to focus on Connor Bedard… who was again shut out.
The young Blackhawks sensation hasn’t collected a point in his last seven games.
He’s probably in the driest streak of his career and it’s really not going well for him lately.
But that’s what happens when a team can’t surround its good players as it should…

5: Robert Thomas takes care of the Kings
Tying this game up
: @Sportsnet or stream on Sportsnet+ https://t.co/4KjbdjVctF pic.twitter.com/0bc7zPkXg3
— NHL (@NHL) March 6, 2025
But if I was talking about Robert Thomas a moment ago, it’s not a coincidence either.
He’s the one who brought the victory to his team in the shootout:
Robert Thomas wins it for the Blues in the shootout
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 6, 2025
This is not a good time for the team to collapse… And it will be interesting to see if this will have an impact on the team’s decisions tomorrow, for the NHL trade deadline.
Overtime
— Beautiful game.
okay but that pass from Jack Eichel was INSANEEEEEE pic.twitter.com/USPbo6va9s
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) March 6, 2025
— Snipe.
SHEEESH
Quinton Byfield’s got one heck of a release!
: @Sportsnet or stream on Sportsnet+ https://t.co/4KjbdjVctF pic.twitter.com/ahFTyVsHyt
— NHL (@NHL) March 6, 2025
— The top scorers of the evening:

— A busier schedule today in the NHL:
