NHL Previews

That the Seattle Kraken are chasing a Western Conference wild-card bid after an up-and-down season is no surprise. The team they are chasing is. The defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights are currently hanging on to the West’s second and final wild-card berth entering their Tuesday night game in Seattle. The Kraken are eight points behind Vegas with a game in hand. The Golden Knights snapped a four-game skid with a 5-3 victory Saturday

With a bunch of new faces and a returnee, the Colorado Avalanche are kicking off a four-game road trip at a perfect time against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. Not only are the Avalanche trying to integrate a handful of new players acquired before last Friday’s trade deadline — forwards Brandon Duhaime, Yakov Trenin and Casey Mittelstadt, as well as defenseman Sean Walker — but forward Valeri Nichushkin returned to the club in Friday’s 2-1

The Minnesota Wild will go for back-to-back victories when they face off against the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn. The Wild are coming off a 4-3 overtime win against the Nashville Predators on Sunday afternoon. They have earned at least one point in four straight games, posting a 3-0-1 record during that span. In their latest win, the Wild pulled their goaltender for an extra skater in overtime to set up

After finding a salve for their struggles in the form of the Arizona Coyotes, the Chicago Blackhawks will try to bolt from the NHL basement when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. Tied with the San Jose Sharks for the fewest points in the league with 39 points, the Blackhawks have won two of three following a seven-game losing streak. The Sharks visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. Both Chicago victories came against the

It took the New York Islanders just two weeks to jump from 12th place in the Eastern Conference into the second wild-card spot. Now the Islanders only have to wait a day for an opportunity to even more drastically improve their playoff positioning. The Islanders will look to continue their timely surge Monday night when they complete a back-to-back road set by visiting the Los Angeles Kings. The Islanders extended their season-long winning streak to

The Washington Capitals begin a five-game Western road trip Monday against the Winnipeg Jets as they strive to keep their playoff hopes alive. Washington, 7-2-1 in its past 10 games, is within striking distance of both third place in the Metropolitan Division and the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Their chances could hinge on their performance in five games over eight days at Winnipeg, Edmonton, Seattle, Vancouver and Calgary. “We know we are

Following the frenzy of the NHL trade deadline, Alex Wennberg and Jack Roslovic made their debuts as the New York Rangers turned in one of their best showings and remained atop the Metropolitan Division. With a visit to the second-place Carolina Hurricanes on the horizon, the Rangers attempt to produce a similar performance in their second game with their new acquisitions Monday night when they host the struggling New Jersey Devils. Entering Sunday’s games, the

With the NHL trade deadline in the rearview, the Boston Bruins now know who they are and seemingly have found their game. The Bruins look to keep their latest unbeaten run (3-0-1) intact when they conclude a four-game homestand on Monday night against the St. Louis Blues. “I think everybody’s a little more relaxed because you just never know what’s going to happen, right?” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. “That’s why practice on Friday was

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Arizona Coyotes last week to snap the longest road losing streak in franchise history at 22 games. Looking for a little payback, the Coyotes will eye a season-high third straight road victory when they rematch with the Blackhawks on Sunday evening in Chicago. On Tuesday, Chicago posted a 5-2 victory at Arizona to halt its historically brutal 0-21-1 road rut, with the team’s most recent win away from home a