There are eight games on the schedule for Tuesday, two of which are nationally televised. Here are five things to watch today, along with the complete game schedule.

Ovechkin eyes 900

Alex Ovechkin needs three goals to become the first player in NHL history to reach 900 after breaking Wayne Gretzky 's record of 894 goals last season. The Washington Capitals captain has 33 hat tricks in his NHL career, one against the Tampa Bay Lightning (four goals in a 6-5 shootout win Dec. 10, 2013), his opponent Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; MNMT, ESPN).

Kucherov chases 1,000

Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov needs four points to reach 1,000. Kucherov (806 games) can become the fourth-fastest player born outside North America to hit the milestone, following Peter Stastny (682), Jari Kurri (716) and

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