#nhl-records

#nhl-records

BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins retired Zdeno Chara's number in a ceremony before Thursday night's game against the Seattle Kraken. Chara's No. 33 is the 13th to be raised to the rafters by the Original Six franchise. A handful of his predecessors, including Bobby Orr, John Bucyk, Cam Neely and Willie O'Ree, took part in the ceremony. Chara spoke to the crowd from a podium at center ice with a "Big Zee" ice sculpture flanking the podium and a large No. 33 behind him.

Anthony Duclair didn't just respond to being scratched - he authored one of the most statistically outrageous nights in modern New York Islanders history. In the Islanders' 9-0 demolition of the New Jersey Devils, Duclair was everywhere, doing everything, and then some. Three goals. Five points. A plus-six rating. Read that again: plus-six. In the post-dynasty era - from 1984 through 2025 - no Islanders player had ever finished a game at +6. Not once. Until Tuesday night.

The year started out strong, with the National Zoo's new giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao making their public debut in January. Despite the cold temperatures, fans waited outside the gates in anticipation, some donning panda gear in homage to the black-and-white bears. After a grueling 14 months without laying eyes on a panda, we could finally rest easy knowing DC's most beloved residents were back in the mix.

When this game was played five-on-five, the Capitals did a fantastic job of limiting the Canadiens to the outside, then burned them in transition for being overaggressive. The Caps ended up 13-5 in high-danger chances, putting together a particularly impressive third period during which they created eight of those chances and allowed only two. Tremendous effort from a team that played at home yesterday and then traveled north.

KLADNO, Czech Republic -- At age 53, Jaromir Jagr began his 38th professional season by playing on the fourth line for his hometown Kladno Knights in a 3-1 victory over Vitkovice on Friday night in the Czech league. The former NHL great logged 10:08 minutes ice time and joined the power play unit in a season debut that had been delayed because of a muscle problem.

Kopitar is heading into his 20th season with the Kings after being selected 11th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, and has been the captain for what will be 10 years upon the end of the season. Not only has Kopitar been a great offensive talent, but he has been a perennial Selke Trophy candidate, too. He played a key role in the two Stanley Cup runs the Kings had in the 2010s.

Dave Schultz recorded an enormous 472 penalty minutes in the 1974-75 season as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers, a record unlikely to be approached again.