Macklin Celebrini has 40 points (17 goals, 23 assists) in 45 games for the Sharks (15-35-7) and is two behind Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson (42 points; three goals, 39 assists) for the NHL rookie scoring lead.

Ovechkin is on the verge of becoming the NHL's all-time goals leader, and he can pass Gretzky's mark of 894 before the end of season. The Capitals standout currently has 879 career goals, so he needs to rack up 16 more goals in the team's remaining 27 games in order to top Gretzky's record this season.

Yet Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin is closing in on that Gretzky record. The Capitals drafted him with the first overall pick in the 2004 NHL Draft and he has been in the NHL since

Matvei Michkov and Sean Couturier each had a goal and two assists, Owen Tippett scored a pair of goals and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-3.

In a spirited return to NHL action following the 4-Nations Face-Off break, the Philadelphia Flyers delivered a commanding 6-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center.

John Klingberg scores his first Oilers goal & Matt Savoie registers his first NHL point with an assist on Saturday as Edmonton falls 6-3 to Philadelphia in their first game back from the break