NHL Previews

Here come the Blackhawks — and one of their all-time greats, now playing for the other side. Sunday evening’s visit from the Detroit Red Wings will see the Chicago Blackhawks host Patrick Kane as a visiting player for the first time. Kane helped Chicago claim three Stanley Cups in his 15-plus seasons while amassing the third-most regular-season goals (446) and second-most assists (779) in club history. Chicago traded Kane, a former league and playoff MVP,

The Carolina Hurricanes have faced two of the top teams in the NHL in their past two outings: the Florida Panthers and Dallas Stars. And on Sunday evening, the Hurricanes can’t afford to let up against a lesser Sabres team in Buffalo, where Carolina will start a three-game trip. The Hurricanes have won seven of their past eight road games and nine of 12 overall. A blemish came Saturday night, when the Stars snapped the

A longtime snarly rivalry will take on even more importance Sunday afternoon when the Philadelphia Flyers visit the Pittsburgh Penguins. The cross-state foes nearly always play each other with heightened emotions. This time, the two Metropolitan Division clubs will have the added drama of being in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Penguins are the more desperate of the two, sitting nine points out of a wild-card spot. Pittsburgh has squandered some

A pivotal weekend got off to a promising start Saturday for both the New Jersey Devils and Tampa Bay Lightning. Both teams will try to turn their weekend into a perfect one on Sunday afternoon when the Devils host the Lightning in Newark, N.J. Each team will play for the second time in 24 hours after snapping worrisome skids with wins Saturday afternoon. The host Devils overcame a pair of one-goal deficits in a 4-3

The struggling Arizona Coyotes visit the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday afternoon while trying to find a positive spin on their current predicament. The negativity is swirling surrounding the seemingly never-ending Arizona arena saga off the ice, which still does not have a new NHL-caliber project in sight as the club continues to play at the 4,600-seat Mullet Arena for the foreseeable future. Tack onto that forward Adam Ruzicka being placed onto unconditional waivers to terminate

In the span of eight days, the Seattle Kraken posted three-goal victories against the top teams in both the NHL’s Eastern and Western conferences. Yet the Kraken still enter their Saturday night home game against the Minnesota Wild three points out of a playoff berth. Seattle recorded a 4-1 road victory over the East-leading Boston Bruins on Feb. 15. After the Kraken took a 4-3 overtime loss to the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Monday,

The 16-game winning streak that ended last month is old news for the Edmonton Oilers, especially with how they have performed since returning from the All-Star break. The Oilers, who will host the Calgary Flames on Saturday in the next instalment of the Battle of Alberta, are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Friday. Edmonton owns a 4-4-1 record following the break and since their franchise-record run from Dec. 21-Jan. 27.

Just over two weeks after meeting for the first time this season, the Boston Bruins conclude the Canadian portion of their four-game Pacific Division road trip with a Saturday night visit to the Vancouver Canucks. Boston has gone seven straight without winning in regulation (2-2-3) and Vancouver is looking to snap a four-game losing streak, but the teams remain tied atop the overall NHL standings entering Saturday’s slate. The Bruins, who shut out Vancouver 4-0

The Vegas Golden Knights haven’t looked like themselves lately. The defending Stanley Cup champions have lost two straight and four of their past five games and now head out for a five-game road trip against Eastern Conference foes trying to regain their form, beginning with a visit to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Vegas’ most recent setback came Thursday, a 7-3 home loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Golden Knights trailed 4-0 after the