Alex Ovechkin scored career goal No. 875 to move within 20 of completing The Gr8 Chase and breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record as the League-leading Capitals extended their win streak to six and their point streak to 12.

Andersen made 18 saves in a 7-4 win over Columbus on Thursday.

The Carolina Hurricanes are gaining strength. Goaltender Frederik Andersen is back after having surgery in November.

Nearly two months after knee surgery, Frederik Andersen will return to the Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes activated Andersen off injured reserve on Friday per NHL insider Frank Seravalli.

Andersen will start at home against the Blue Jackets on Thursday, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports. Andersen returned to action Monday against Chicago and picked up the win, turning aside 22 of 25 shots he faced (.

Frederik Andersen was activated from injured reserve and will be the backup for the Hurricanes against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday (7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, SCRIPPS, NHLN, TVAS2).

Carolina Hurricanes netminder Frederik Andersen will make his first start since returning from injury in New Jersey on Monday, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Carolina Hurricanes netminder Frederik Andersen appears to nearing a return to action as he was activated from the injured reserve Friday, reports Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli.

The Capitals are ramping up efforts to extend Logan Thompson while the goaltending situation in Carolina has gotten less dire.

Seth Jarvis had two goals and two assists and Sebastian Aho added a goal and two assists as the Carolina Hurricanes scored five goals in the second period and beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-4 on Thursday night.

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen (knee) was activated from Injured Reserve Friday. He is expected to be the backup goalie for Friday's matchup against Vegas. Andersen has not played since late October,

Seth Jarvis had two goals and sparked the Carolina Hurricanes' big second period in a 7-4 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C. Sebastian Aho and Jarvis both had a goal and two assists in the five-goal second.