Ovechkin nets 30th, 12 shy of NHL all-time mark Alex Ovechkin continued his torrid pace Tuesday night, reaching 30 goals in a season for the 19th time in his 20-year NHL career, and adding to the league record he set last season with his 18th, as his Washington Capitals lost to the Calgary Flames 3-1.

Ovechkin nets 3, now 13 goals shy of NHL record Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and give the Washington Capitals a 7-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.

Team USA wins, nets spot in 4 Nations title game Dylan Larkin scored in the second period, and Team USA made it hold up the rest of the way, as the Americans outlasted rival Canada 3-1 in the 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday night, securing a berth in the tournament final on Thursday night in Boston.

Sources: Nets working on buyout with Simmons The Nets are working on a buyout agreement with Ben Simmons, and the Clippers and Cavaliers are among the potential landing spots, sources told ESPN.

Carter watches No. 15 raised to rafters by Nets Vince Carter became the seventh Nets player to have his number retired, something he labeled as “insane.” “It is an honor to be up there with you gentlemen,” he said.

‘Proud’ Salah nets 50th for Liverpool in Europe Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has said he is “very, very proud” of becoming the first player in the club’s history to score 50 goals in Europe.

‘In the zone,’ Murray nets 45 as Nuggets cruise Jamal Murray, who signed a four-year, $208 million contract extension last year, produced his best offensive performance of the season Tuesday, scoring a season-high 45 points in leading the Denver Nuggets to a 118-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

Watkins nets 25 as USC outlasts Bueckers, UConn JuJu Watkins scored 25 points and No. 7 USC recovered from blowing an 18-point lead in the second half to beat Paige Bueckers and fourth-ranked UConn 72-70 on Saturday night.

Sources: Warriors acquiring Nets PG Schroder The Golden State Warriors have agreed on a deal to acquire Brooklyn Nets point guard Dennis Schroder for De’Anthony Melton.

Sources: Nets’ Thomas (hamstring) out 3-4 weeks Amid an All-Star-caliber start to the season, Nets guard Cam Thomas will miss three to four weeks after suffering a strained left hamstring, sources told ESPN

‘Superhuman’ Kalkbrenner nets 49 for Creighton Big East preseason player of the year Ryan Kalkbrenner scored a career-high 49 points in a season-opening win against UT-Rio Grande Valley, the fifth-most scored in a game in Big East history.

Olmo nets two, ‘wants more’ in return to Barca XI Dani Olmo said he wants “more” after scoring a brace in his first start since September as Barcelona beat Espanyol 3-1 in Sunday’s Catalan derby at the Olympic Stadium.

Vets pull off USWNT rally as Sears nets in debut Lynn Williams and Lindsey Horan scored minutes apart in the second half as the United States rallied to beat Iceland 3-1 on Sunday.

‘Better’ Wembanyama responds, nets 27 for Spurs In his second summer league game, San Antonio rookie Victor Wembanyama had 27 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks Sunday night, as the Spurs suffered an 85-80 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers in Las Vegas.