NHL Previews

Travis Green will make his interim coaching debut for the Devils on Tuesday night when New Jersey faces the streaking Florida Panthers in Newark, N.J. The Devils fired coach Lindy Ruff on Monday after suffering their fifth loss in seven games — a 5-1 setback against the Kings in Los Angeles on Sunday. The 64-year-old Ruff was 128-125-28 in three-plus seasons with the Devils. New Jersey made it to the second round of the Stanley

The Pittsburgh Penguins and visiting Columbus Blue Jackets figure to be in much different places emotionally when they meet Tuesday. The Penguins are coming off a soul-crushing weekend that not only reduced their already slim chances of making the playoffs, but also more than likely convinced president of hockey operations and general manager Kyle Dubas to be a seller leading up to the NHL’s trade deadline on Friday. What was seen as a defining four-game

Coach Jim Montgomery knew exactly what he was looking for out of his Boston Bruins team. “We’ve been talking about getting our game going — and raising our level to get ready for the playoffs,” Montgomery said of the aftermath of a 5-1 road loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday. Mission accomplished. Just a night after a complete team effort produced a 4-1 road win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Bruins will

The Vegas Golden Knights rode a solid veteran defense and strong goaltending to the Stanley Cup championship last season. But coach Bruce Cassidy admits those ingredients have been lacking lately heading into Monday night’s contest at Columbus. Simply put, the Golden Knights have been leaking goals at an alarming rate the last two weeks, allowing 30 goals over a six-game span — including seven goals twice in their last five contests. Vegas has slipped into

The Philadelphia Flyers will look to continue their positive momentum at home when they battle the St. Louis Blues on Monday. The Flyers received two goals from Tyson Foerster and defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Saturday. With key players Travis Konecny and Jamie Drysdale injured, Foerster has responded with six goals in the last five games. Also impressive: Foerster’s surge came after he missed four games with a foot injury. “You’ve just got to

The Edmonton Oilers will look to extend their winning streak to four games when they return home to face the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night. Leon Draisaitl and Brett Kulak provided the Edmonton offense as the Oilers edged the host Seattle Kraken 2-1 on Saturday night. With the win, Edmonton, second in the Pacific Division, improved to 6-3-1 in its past 10 games. The Oilers are 19-8-2 on home ice this season. Stuart Skinner made

The Minnesota Wild will try to snap a three-game losing streak when they face off against the San Jose Sharks on Sunday evening in St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota is coming off a 3-1 loss on the road against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. That followed losses earlier in the week at home against the Carolina Hurricanes and on the road vs. the Nashville Predators. In the past three games, the Wild have been

Amid another lengthy run of success, the Winnipeg Jets have shown they can’t be kept down for long. Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres might be amid a serious surge toward playoff position. Fresh off a remarkable comeback victory, the Jets will look for their sixth win in seven games on Sunday night when they host the Sabres. On Thursday, Winnipeg’s four-game winning streak ended with a rough 4-1 loss to the Central Division rival Dallas Stars.

While the Los Angeles Kings are occupying a wild-card spot in the Western Conference, the New Jersey Devils may be in danger of slipping further away in the Eastern Conference’s wild-card race. Coming off one of its best wins in 11 games under new coach Jim Hiller, Los Angeles hopes to keep piling up points Sunday afternoon when it hosts the inconsistent Devils. Los Angeles is 7-4-0 since Hiller took over on an interim basis