NHL Previews

Even with a struggling power play, the New York Rangers are emerging from the All-Star break as a different team by showing an ability to win low-scoring games. New York is on its best run since the opening weeks and can match a season high by scoring a sixth straight win Thursday night when it hosts the Montreal Canadiens. The Rangers are attempting to win six straight for the first time since Oct. 21 to

The Boston Bruins look to return to the winning track when their seven-game homestand continues with a visit from the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night. Tuesday’s 3-2 shootout loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning moved Boston to 1-2-1 over its past four games, but it marked a return to the way that coach Jim Montgomery wants his team to play. The team’s captain agrees. “That was more like our team, for sure. If we play

Chasing improved positions in their respective conference standings, the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning are coming off impressive road wins. The Stanley Cup finalists from the 2021-22 campaign – which ended with the Avalanche seizing their third championship — will conclude their season series Thursday night at Tampa, Fla. On Tuesday in the nation’s capital, the Avalanche wasted a quick 2-0 lead but eventually roared away to a 6-3 win over the Washington Capitals

The Ottawa Senators will try to keep their longest winning streak of the season going when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. The Senators have won four in a row following Tuesday’s 6-3 victory against the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets. “We’re playing with a lot more confidence,” Ottawa defenseman Thomas Chabot said. “We’re not so fragile.” The winning streak also includes overtime victories against the Nashville Predators and Detroit Red Wings and a

Both in the mix for a playoff spot, the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils are out to sharpen their consistency over the remainder of the season. While the Devils eye a third straight victory, the visiting Kings are trying to rebound from their worst defeat in nearly two years when the teams meet Thursday at Newark, N.J. Entering play Wednesday, Los Angeles was tied with St. Louis for the top wild-card spot in

The New York Islanders played their best game under Patrick Roy last Thursday night when they hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning, who were playing the second game of a back-to-back road set. The Islanders, now coming off their worst game under Roy, will hope history repeats itself on Tuesday night, when the Seattle Kraken make their lone visit to Elmont, N.Y., in a battle of teams trying to climb back into the playoff picture. New

The New Jersey Devils executed a near-perfect outing Monday to end their slide. Now, the onus is on the playoff-position-chasing Devils to deliver a repeat performance one night later when they hit the road to face the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. The Devils snapped a two-game slide with a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Monday, a victory that leaves them four points out of a playoff position. They need more of the same

The St. Louis Blues appear to be coming together at the right time as they try to complete a perfect three-game road trip Tuesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Torey Krug had five assists Sunday as the Blues defeated the Montreal Canadiens 7-2. Krug’s five assists and points were the most in a game by a defenseman in Blues history. Forward Robert Thomas added a goal and three assists as St. Louis won its

The Ottawa Senators will look to extend their win streak to a season-high four games when they entertain the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Ottawa, last in the Atlantic Division, returned from the All-Star break Saturday and matched its season-best three-game win streak with a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. “I thought we were slow off the mark,” said Senators interim coach Jacques Martin. “But I think that’s kind of expected after being