EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsDALLAS -- Sidney Crosby took part in another dueling hat tricks game with a Russian opponent 16 years after his memorable one in the playoffs against Alex Ovechkin.Crosby finished off his hat trick with an empty-netter to seal the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-3 victory at the Dallas Stars on Saturday after Evgenii Dadonov also scored three goals.Crosby and Ovechkin…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNashville Predators head coach Andrew Brunette is away from the team while addressing personal matters.Assistant coach Todd Richards led the team's on-ice activities during Saturday's practice.The Tennessean reported Richards would handle the head coaching responsibilities on Sunday should Brunette be unable to attend Nashville's home game against the Montreal Canadiens.Brunette, 51, has guided the Predators to a 27-41-8…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsAs is tradition, Saturday is absolutely loaded with NHL games. Hope you got a good night's sleep!With 13 games on the schedule, it's best to go game-by-game to preview what's at stake for each team -- some in the playoff races, some who are jockeying for draft lottery position.New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils 12:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN+)The…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsWashington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky's all-time record of 894 career goals.Ovechkin scored his first goal in his first NHL game as a fresh-faced rookie in Oct. 2005. Everything that happened after led to this history-making moment for the superstar winger, years of joy and pain that made Ovechkin the player -- and eventually the…