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Patrick Kane chases Mike Modano point mark as Red Wings host Capitals
Jan 21, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Detroit Red Wings forward Patrick Kane (88) skates with the puck against the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images Patrick Kane will look to make more history on Thursday, preferably during a Detroit Red Wings victory.
Detroit hosts the struggling Washington Capitals in the middle game of a three-game homestand.
Kane assisted Alex DeBrincat’s late goal against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday to bring his career point total to 1,374, tying him with Mike Modano for the most points by a U.S.-born player. That was Detroit’s only goal in a 3-1 loss.
“It’s tough right now,” Kane said. “Nothing really went right for us. It’s tough to really think about (the record) right now, but hopefully next game it’s a better result and (I) can move past Mike and that’ll be nice to do that and do it with a win.”
Kane reached another milestone this month when he scored his 500th goal, becoming the 50th player in league history to hit that mark. The Red Wings won that night.
“None of us are happy that we lost the game (Tuesday), but he also reached a pretty significant milestone,” coach Todd McLellan said. “He’s one away from being on top of that mountain. We’re happy for him and we’re excited for him. You know, 20 years from now when he’s telling the story, yeah, maybe it was in a loss, but it’s not going to hurt as much. So we have to be happy for him and that’s the positive in the game.”
Detroit had gone 8-1-1 in its previous 10 games but didn’t generate much offense until the third period against the Kings.
“It is that time of year where you’ve really got to focus and you really have to dig in, and if you even remotely give yourself permission to have an average night, this is what will happen,” McLellan said. “I’m not saying they did, but it looked like we were OK with being average and that wasn’t good enough.”
Being an average team again would be an improvement for the Capitals. After going 18-9-3 through their first 30 games, they have only won seven of their last 24 outings.
They lost six of their last seven games, including a 5-1 clunker at the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. Alex Ovechkin upped his league record with career goal No. 919, which found the net during a third-period power play, but that was the only bright spot.
“I think everybody knows it doesn’t matter when I score if we stop playing,” Ovechkin said. “It was a big goal, and I think we had the momentum, but we just don’t use it.”
Washington will be finishing off a six-game road trip on Thursday.
“I think this is a kick in the teeth,” forward Tom Wilson said. “We’ve got one game left on this trip, and it’s the biggest game of the year. So, if we’re not desperate after this one, then I don’t know what to say. I think our group understands what’s going on here, and this is a big wake-up call coming in here and getting our (butts) handed to us.”
Detroit already clinched the season series by winning back-to-back games against the Capitals in December.
–Field Level Media
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Reports: LHP Jordan Montgomery agrees to reunion with Rangers
Sep 22, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery (52) pitches in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Left-hander Jordan Montgomery agreed to a one-year contract with the Texas Rangers, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.
Per the Dallas Morning News, the deal is worth $1.25 million.
Montgomery, 33, is recovering from his second Tommy John surgery of his career. He also had the procedure in 2018.
He was 8-7 with a 6.23 ERA in 25 games (21 starts) in his first season with Arizona in 2024.
A World Series champion with Texas in 2023, Montgomery is 46-41 with a 4.03 ERA in 166 career games (161 starts) with the New York Yankees (2017-22), St. Louis Cardinals (2022-23), Rangers (2023) and Diamondbacks.
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Orioles' Jackson Holliday (hand) likely out weeks after Opening Day
Sep 27, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday (7) at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday will miss Opening Day due to a broken hamate bone in his right hand, general manager Mike Elias announced on Wednesday morning.
Holliday, who sustained the injury during live batting practice last Friday, will undergo a procedure to address the issue on Thursday. His timeline for recovery likely will be measured in weeks, per Elias.
Holliday, 22, batted just .242 with 17 homers and 55 RBIs in 149 games last season.
He is the top overall pick of the 2022 MLB June Amateur Draft and the son of seven-time All-Star Matt Holliday.
New acquisition Blaze Alexander likely will take the younger Holliday’s place in the field.
Also on Wednesday, Elias announced third baseman Jordan Westburg is nursing a right oblique injury. The injury, however, is not expected to prevent Westburg from playing at the start of the regular season.
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Report: Giants hire Brian Callahan as QBs coach
Tennessee Titans coach Brian Callahan exits the field after the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. Former Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan is being added to John Harbaugh’s coaching staff as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for the New York Giants, ESPN reported Wednesday.
Callahan, 41, was fired by the Titans last October after a 1-5 start. Tennessee posted a 4-19 record under Callahan, who was hired by the Titans after five seasons as the Cincinnati Bengals’ offensive coordinator that included a three-point loss in Super Bowl LVI.
ESPN reported Callahan also interviewed with the Giants for the offensive coordinator position, which ultimately went to Matt Nagy. The latter was a former offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs and head coach of the Chicago Bears.
Callahan, who will be coaching former first-round pick Jaxson Dart in his second season in the league, has extensive experience developing quarterbacks. He was the offensive coordinator for four seasons for Joe Burrow with the Bengals, was the quarterbacks coach in 2018 for Derek Carr with the Las Vegas Raiders and for two seasons for Matthew Stafford with the Detroit Lions.
In addition to Dart, Callahan will be working with veteran quarterback Jameis Winston.
Callahan and Nagy are part of an offensive staff that also includes former Rice University head coach Mike Bloomgren as offensive line coach and former offensive coordinators Greg Roman as senior offensive assistant and Tim Kelly as tight ends coach.
–Field Level Media
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