Overview
- Alexander Ovechkin scored his 917th NHL regular-season goal in Washington’s game at Nashville, extending the league’s all-time mark and moving to ninth in career power-play points at 613.
- Boston routed the Rangers 10–2 as Marat Husnutdinov posted his first NHL four-goal game, Pavel Zacha had a hat trick, and David Pastrnak tied a club record with six assists, with the trio named the NHL’s first stars of the day.
- CSKA edged Spartak 2–1 on a Prokhor Poltapov brace after a 3–2 comeback win over Shanghai Dragons, lifting the club to fourth in the KHL’s Western Conference.
- Alexander Bublik defeated Lorenzo Musetti 7–6 (7–2), 6–3 to win the Hong Kong ATP 250 title and will debut inside the ATP top 10 in Monday’s rankings.
- Daniil Medvedev beat Brandon Nakashima 6–2, 7–6 (7–1) to claim the Brisbane ATP 250 crown, his 22nd singles title, with his ranking set to rise to No. 12 ahead of the Australian Open on January 18.