NHL Previews

The Nos. 2 and 3 overall picks of the 2023 NHL Draft are expected to share the ice Tuesday when Leo Carlsson and the Anaheim Ducks visit Adam Fantilli and the Columbus Blue Jackets. Carlsson, 18, has recorded one goal in two games since Anaheim selected him with the second overall pick in late June. Last season’s Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year missed the Ducks’ first two games with a lower-body injury sustained

For the Boston Bruins, embarking on a four-game road trip so early in the NHL season has its benefits. The team bonding might be great, but the results are even greater. A night after defeating Los Angeles 4-2, the Bruins will go for a third straight victory in California — and their fifth in a row to begin the season — when they visit the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. “A trip like this earlier in

The Buffalo Sabres are accustomed to lamenting their performance on defense. For the defensively oriented New York Islanders, their Friday loss was a jarring and unusual experience. A pair of teams looking to bounce back from porous efforts are slated to meet Saturday night when the Sabres host the Islanders in a battle of Eastern Conference rivals. The Sabres, in the midst of a four-game homestand, were off Friday after falling to the Calgary Flames

The Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets sport identical records as they head into a Saturday meeting at Saint Paul, Minn. While neither team is ecstatic about its 2-2-0 mark, neither team is overly disappointed. “We’ve just been even, which is our record, 2-2,” Wild coach Dean Evason said after his team’s Friday practice. “We need to take another step forward.” The record is even, but the Wild’s games have been all over the map.

Once again, the Columbus Blue Jackets have limped out of the gates. Heading into Friday’s clash with the visiting Calgary Flames, the Blue Jackets have a 1-2-0 record and have been outscored 11-7, with the latest defeat a 4-0 thumping at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings on Monday. The Blue Jackets have had plenty of time to stew about their performance while preparing to face a Flames team that arrives after a 4-3

The Minnesota Wild will go for back-to-back wins when they welcome the Los Angeles Kings to town on Thursday night for the opener of a three-game homestand in Saint Paul, Minn. Minnesota is coming off a 5-2 road win against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday. That gave the Wild a pair of victories in their first three games, boosting the mood in the locker room in the process. The team is averaging 3.7 goals per

There will be good vibes all around, with pleasant memories of a not-so-distant past, when the Florida Panthers face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday in their home opener at Sunrise, Fla. “I’ve been waiting for this game in particular all summer,” Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk said. “I can’t wait to see the reception that the fans show us. “Hopefully, we can put on a good show for them.” Florida, which went 1-2-0 during its

It took a third try and a rally back from a blown lead before the Buffalo Sabres finally were able to celebrate their first victory of the season. The Sabres now will try to gather momentum when they play host to the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. The Sabres, who have yet to find their offensive stride, came through with a solid defensive game, and an overtime winner, to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2

The Arizona Coyotes aim to ignite their offense on Thursday when they conclude their season-opening, four-game road trip against the St. Louis Blues. The Coyotes started the trek on a high note with a 4-3 shootout victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday. They followed that up by dropping one-goal decisions to the New York Rangers and New York Islanders. Arizona mustered just six shots on goal through the first two periods Tuesday and