An important matchup with playoff implications and one of the best players of all time is set for Tuesday night in the U.S. capital as Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals play host to the Detroit Red Wings.

The Jets (47-17-4) have won three straight and five of six and lead the Central Division by 11 points over the Stars, who have two games in hand. Vancouver (31-25-11) concludes a three-game road trip eight points behind the Minnesota Wild for the first wild card in the West and is tied with St. Louis in points but has played one fewer game.

A year ago, 13,736 fans watched PWHL Boston and Ottawa on the same sheet of ice at Little Caesars Arena, home of the Red Wings.

The Professional Women’s Hockey League game broke the mark as part of its Takeover Tour of potential expansion venues at Little Caesars Arena, a year after 13,736 fans watched women on the same sheet of ice at the home of the Detroit Red Wings.

The Minnesota Frost and New York Sirens played in front of 14,288 fans Sunday night, setting an attendance record for a professional women's hockey game in the United States.