There are nine games on the NHL schedule for Thursday, including two nationally televised in the United States and one in Canada. Thursday also marks the fifth week of "NHL Coast to Coast," a weekly whip-around studio show on Prime Video in Canada giving viewers live look-ins, highlights and analysis of all the games. Here are five things to watch today, along with the complete game schedule.

Sid and Ovi clash for the 99th time

Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin will face-off for the 99th time in the NHL (73 regular-season and 25 Stanley Cup Playoff games) when the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Washington Capitals at PPG Paints Arena (7:30 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SN). Crosby has 125 points (46 goals, 79 assists) against Ovechkin (101 points; 53 goals, 48 assists) since going head-to-head fo

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