Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) during pregame warmups before an NHL game against the Winnipeg Jets at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., March 24, 2024. All Capitals players wore T.J. Oshie’s number 77 during warmups in honor of Oshie’s 1,000th NHL game. (Photo by Billy Sabatini)
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) during pregame warmups before an NHL game against the Winnipeg Jets at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., March 24, 2024. All Capitals players wore T.J. Oshie’s number 77 during warmups in honor of Oshie’s 1,000th NHL game. (Photo by Billy Sabatini)
New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes (43) celebrating his game winning overtime goal in an NHL game against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., April 13, 2023. It was Hughes’ first career NHL goal. (Photo by Billy Sabatini)
New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes (43) celebrating his game winning overtime goal in an NHL game against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., April 13, 2023. It was Hughes’ first career NHL goal. (Photo by Billy Sabatini)
New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes (43) celebrating his game winning overtime goal in an NHL game against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., April 13, 2023. It was Hughes’ first career NHL goal. (Photo by Billy Sabatini)
New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes (43) celebrating his game winning overtime goal in an NHL game against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., April 13, 2023. It was Hughes’ first career NHL goal. (Photo by Billy Sabatini)
New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes (43) celebrating his game winning overtime goal in an NHL game against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., April 13, 2023. It was Hughes’ first career NHL goal. (Photo by Billy Sabatini)
Washington Capitals center Alexander Ovechkin (8) on the ice during pre-game warmups before an NHL game against the New York Rangers at Capital One Arena, February 25, 2023 (Photo by Billy Sabatini)
Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson (43) on the ice during pre-game warmups before an NHL game against the New York Rangers at Capital One Arena, February 25, 2023 (Photo by Billy Sabatini)
Washington Capitals right wing T.J. Oshie (77) fist bombing center Lars Eller (20) during pre-game warmups before an NHL game against the Columbus Blue Jackets =ap
Don Cherry, announcer on CBC's "Hockey Night in Canada," arrives for Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit, Sunday, May 31, 2009.
Anaheim Ducks' Ondrej Kase, bottom, of the Czech Republic, falls as Winnipeg Jets' Joel Armia, of Finland, moves the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
FILE - In this April 14, 2018, file photo, Nashville Predators left wing Austin Watson waits for play to resume during the team's NHL hockey playoff game against the Colorado Avalanche in Nashville, Tenn.Watson's 27-game suspension for domestic abuse has been reduced to 18 games by an arbitrator. The NHL and the NHL Players' Association announced arbitrator Shyam Das' decision Thursday, Oct. 11. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2015, file photo, Hall-of-Famer Phil Housley, left, shakes hands with Hockey Hall of Fame officials prior to NHL hockey action between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings, in Toronto. Three of the six NHL coaching vacancies this offseason were filled by first-timers as teams look to find the next new idea rather than recycling the past. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2016, file photo, Nashville Predators assistant coach Phil Housley talks to defenseman P.K. Subban (76) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, in Nashville, Tenn. Three of the six NHL coaching vacancies this offseason were filled by first-timers as teams look to find the next new idea rather than recycling the past. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Rick Tocchet, the new coach of the Arizona Coyotes, speaks during a news conference for the NHL hockey team Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Rick Tocchet, new coach of the Arizona Coyotes, answers a question during a news conference for the NHL hockey team Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
The Arizona Coyotes' new president and CEO, Steve Patterson, right, speaks during a news conference as the NHL hockey team's owner Andrew Barroway, left, listens Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)