NHL Previews

The Carolina Hurricanes have a different look from the last time their fans saw them on the ice just a few days ago. The trade deadline brought changes for the Hurricanes, who will take on the Calgary Flames on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C. The Hurricanes have a game under their belt with their new look. Carolina won its second game in a row and for the fourth in five games with Saturday afternoon’s 4-2 victory

The Nashville Predators will try to extend their point streak to 12 games in a row when they face off against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday afternoon in St. Paul, Minn. Nashville will play on short rest after posting a 2-1 victory on the road against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday afternoon. It marked the 11th straight game with at least one point for the Predators, who have gone 10-0-1 since Feb. 17. Kiefer

The New York Islanders did nothing at the trade deadline — except convince general manager Lou Lamoriello that one of the oldest teams in the league deserved to stay together for one more playoff run. The Islanders aim to continue their surge Sunday night, when they continue a four-game cross-country road trip by visiting the Anaheim Ducks. The Islanders have been off since Thursday, when they extended their winning streak to a season-high five games

It’s a clash of Western Conference powers when the Vancouver Canucks play host to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. The Pacific Division- and conference-leading Canucks return home from a perfect three-game road trip, capped by a 3-1 win over the defending Stanley Cup-champion Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday, gunning to kick off a nine-game homestand in fine fashion. Vancouver hit the road for the three-game trek with only one victory in seven games prior (1-5-1).

The Los Angeles Kings feel as if the are back on track after a disastrous post-Christmas stretch. They will get another opportunity to see how far they’ve come when they host the Central Division-leading Dallas Stars on Saturday night. The Stars have won four in a row to match their longest winning streak of the season. The Kings are 10-4-1 in their past 15 games and are in third place in the Pacific Division, three

The Vegas Golden Knights will try to avoid breaking the franchise record for longest home losing streak Saturday night when they face the Detroit Red Wings in Las Vegas. Vegas has lost five in a row at T-Mobile Arena, matching a five-game home skid from Jan. 21-Feb. 14, 2019. The Golden Knights have also lost four straight games overall, one short of the franchise mark of five set from March 8-15, 2022. The defending Stanley

The Carolina Hurricanes approached the trade deadline focused only on June and the opportunity to finally win the franchise’s second Stanley Cup. The New Jersey Devils, who began the season with championship aspirations of their own, took a more measured approach during a chaotic trade-deadline week by trying to maintain their wild-card hopes, while also building for next season. Two different types of playoff pushes will officially begin Saturday afternoon, when the Devils host the

After winning for the second time in three games and making transactions at Friday’s NHL trade deadline, the Boston Bruins host the Pittsburgh Penguins for the final time in the regular season on Saturday afternoon. Boston put together a complete game in a 4-1 win over the rival Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. The Bruins will try to stem the up-and-down tide of a 5-1-5 stretch with more such efforts as the Stanley Cup playoffs

Dueling runs of success will meet Saturday when the visiting Calgary Flames take on the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Fla., with each having won six times over their last seven games. It will be the second meeting between the teams this season after the Flames beat the Panthers 3-1 at Calgary on Dec. 18. The Flames are led by several former Panthers players, including wingers Jonathan Huberdeau and Dryden Hunt, defenseman MacKenzie Weegar and goalie