NHL Previews

The Ottawa Senators will try for their longest point streak in nearly three years when they host the struggling New York Rangers on Saturday night. The Senators are 3-0-2 in their past five games following a 3-2 overtime loss to the visiting Boston Bruins on Thursday. The Rangers, meanwhile, are 1-3-1 in their past five games after losing 5-2 to the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Friday, extending the defending Stanley Cup champions’ point streak

Corey Perry will make his Edmonton debut when the red-hot Oilers entertain the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Perry, who signed a one-year, $775,000 contract on Monday, skated on a line with Dylan Holloway and Ryan McLeod during Friday’s practice. The 38-year-old Perry had four goals and five assists in 16 games before being released by the Chicago Blackhawks in November for engaging in “unacceptable” conduct, according to the club. “I think our players have a

The slumping Washington Capitals will try to salvage the finale of their four-game road trip when they visit the Dallas Stars on Saturday afternoon. The Capitals have been outscored 14-5 on the road trip thus far and will be looking to reverse course ahead of their bye week and the All-Star break. Dallas is heading in the other direction, having won two straight and five of seven after rallying for a 4-3 overtime win against

The Philadelphia Flyers will look to snap a four-game losing streak when they host the Boston Bruins on Saturday afternoon. Following three straight losses at home, the Flyers came out flat and were blanked 3-0 on the road against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. “We’re struggling to make plays,” Philadelphia coach John Tortorella said. “We doubled them in shot attempts — I think we had 75 attempts — but we’re just not developing much

While the Vegas Golden Knights may be starting to heat up again after a lull, the New York Rangers are seeking some of the consistency that helped them speed out to a sizable lead in the Metropolitan Division. With four wins in five games (4-0-1), the Golden Knights attempt to run their points streak to six games on Friday night when they visit New York. The Rangers are coming off an underwhelming road trip. Both

The Pittsburgh Penguins might feel as though they are at a crossroads heading into their home game against the Florida Panthers on Friday. After all, it seems that every time the Penguins make some strides toward getting into a postseason spot and playing at a level consistent with their perceived talent and star power, they take an awkward step back. This time, Pittsburgh dispatched the red-hot Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Jan. 15 with a sharp

With a franchise-record 14-game win streak already in hand, the Edmonton Oilers will try to take another step closer to the all-time NHL mark when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. The Mario Lemieux-era Pittsburgh Penguins hold the NHL record with a 17-game streak set during the 1992-93 season, while the 2016-17 Columbus Blue Jackets own the second-longest run at 16 games. One would have to like Edmonton’s chances of extending its win streak

The New Jersey Devils are looking at the grand possibilities in front of them — and not at a setback in the past — as they visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C. The Devils were eliminated by the Hurricanes in five games during their Eastern Conference second-round series last spring. But it’s not about revenge for New Jersey in its first meeting of the season with Carolina. “Where we’re at and

After a successful three-game road trip, the Tampa Bay Lightning will return home for a two-game set, starting with the Thursday night season-series finale against the Arizona Coyotes. By beating the Flyers for the eighth straight time in Philadelphia, a 6-3 decision on Tuesday courtesy of Nikita Kucherov’s four-point effort, the Lightning finished the trip with a 2-1-0 mark. Now Tampa Bay will face Arizona and then the New Jersey Devils on Saturday before the