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The Capitals are holding on to the No. 1 spot despite an average week but it's getting crowded at the top of the rankings.

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) SUNRISE ... Van Riemsdyk’s second was an empty-netter with 2:01 remaining. Elvis Merzlikins made 18 saves as the Blue Jackets improved to 16-5-3 at home. Tyler Toffoli scored ...

Elvis Merzlikins ... Binnington hoists the Stanley Cup (Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images) Last season was one of Binnington’s best, but this season, he’s back in the doldrums.

From trying to overcome an unthinkable tragedy to playing some of their best hockey in several seasons ... THW: Your goaltending situation. Elvis Merzlikins has taken the bull by the horns ...

Cole Sillinger, who missed the previous three games because of an upper-body injury, scored on a rebound 52 seconds into ...

(AP Photo/John Locher) LAS VEGAS (AP ... scored the other Blue Jackets goal, and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 25 shots. Tomas Hertl scored his 20th goal of the season for the Golden Knights ...

(AP Photo/John Locher) LAS VEGAS (AP ... Adam Fantilli, skating in his 100th career game, scored the other Blue Jackets goal, and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 25 shots. Tomas Hertl scored his 20th goal of ...

(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) COLUMBUS ... Zack Werenski and Dante Fabbro also scored, and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 31 shots as Columbus won its fifth straight home game. The Blue Jackets’ success ...

Meredith Gaudreau is keeping herself in high spirits as she prepares to welcome her third child. The widow of the late NHL star Johnny Gaudreau celebrated the impending birth of her baby in a joint ...