NHL Previews

The Anaheim Ducks are playing their best hockey since mid-November and they will try to keep it going when they open a four-game road trip against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. The Ducks are coming off a 5-3 loss to the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Friday, but they are 3-1-1 after heading into the All-Star break with points in four consecutive games. “We’ve been on a pretty good run here in the last four

Boston captain Brad Marchand is set to play in his 1,000th NHL game when the Bruins host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night. Marchand is Boston’s second-leading scorer with 25 goals — reaching that mark for the 10th time in his career — and 48 points, trailing only David Pastrnak for tops on the team in both categories. The 15-year veteran has six goals in the last eight games. “It would be tough to

The Los Angeles Kings aim to record their second win in as many contests under interim head coach Jim Hiller when they open a four-game road trip against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. The Kings followed up a blistering 20-7-4 start to the season by inexplicably losing 14 of 16 games (2-8-6). They briefly halted that skid with a 4-2 road win against the Nashville Predators on Jan. 31, however the club fired coach Todd

The Vancouver Canucks are in a unique position heading into Sunday’s road clash with the Washington Capitals. The Canucks sit atop the league standings, but will face the Capitals having lost consecutive games for only the third time this season, and the first time since mid-November. Vancouver lost 4-3 in overtime to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday afternoon. “I thought we were in control of the game,” Canucks coach Rick Tocchet said. “A couple

After hovering right around .500 for much of their campaign, the St. Louis Blues rode a midseason surge to climb back into the playoff chase. They will try to extend that run when they face the host Montreal Canadiens on Sunday afternoon. The Blues returned from the All-Star break with a 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon. It was St. Louis’ first game since Jan. 30. “I was really impressed with our

The Jim Hiller Era begins for the Los Angeles Kings when they host the red-hot Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night. Hiller was named interim head coach for Los Angeles on Feb. 2, replacing Todd McLellan, who was fired after 4 1/2 seasons behind the bench. Hiller, 54, had been an assistant under McLellan since July 2022. He played 63 career NHL games in the early 1990s, including 40 with the Kings. Los Angeles, which started

Emotions could run high Saturday when the Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Winnipeg Jets. That’s because this is a rematch from a game Tuesday in Pittsburgh that left both clubs with some frustration. The Penguins won that game 3-0 on Tristan Jarry’s 23-save shutout, but on the flip side they lost center Noel Acciari to a concussion. He took a high hit from Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon, who got a match penalty and received a three-game

For the Boston Bruins, it has been a tale of two vastly different games to begin a lengthy seven-game homestand on the back side of the NHL All-Star break. The Bruins dropped a 4-1 decision to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday in their return to action. But on Thursday, they dominated the Vancouver Canucks in a 4-0 shutout. On Saturday, the Bruins will look to continue riding the winning track when they host the Washington

After a slight delay, the New York Islanders are enjoying the new-coach bounce and are looking for more when they play host to the Calgary Flames on Saturday afternoon in Elmont, N.Y. With Thursday’s 6-2 thumping of the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Islanders are riding a two-game winning streak and are on a 3-2-1 run since Patrick Roy took over coaching duties from the fired Lane Lambert. “We have so much depth. We have four