NHL Previews

A night after having their nine-game point streak snapped, the Boston Bruins will visit the Atlantic Division rival Ottawa Senators for the first time this season on Thursday night to begin a two-game road trip before the All-Star break. Fortunately for the Bruins, there is no time to dwell on their 3-2 home loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday. Brad Marchand’s two third-period goals were not enough for the Bruins. Jordan Martinook’s breakaway with

Back behind the bench, coaching the New York Islanders, Patrick Roy leads his new team into the place where he became an NHL superstar. Roy’s Islanders look to snap a season-high five-game road slide in an effort to hand the Montreal Canadiens their fourth consecutive defeat Thursday. The Islanders snapped an 0-3-1 skid with a 3-2 overtime victory against the Dallas Stars on Sunday in Roy’s first game replacing the fired Lane Lambert. New York

The Philadelphia Flyers left Detroit last month with a 7-6 shootout loss to the Red Wings. Their defense hasn’t been any better in their past three games. The Flyers have allowed 18 goals during that three-game slide heading into their second visit to Detroit on Thursday night. Following a five-game winning streak, the Flyers lost to the Colorado Avalanche 7-4 on Saturday. The Ottawa Senators downed them the following day, 5-3, and the Tampa Bay

Amid a tough stretch, the Los Angeles Kings will try to bounce back when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday. The Kings have dropped 11 of their past 13 games, going 2-6-5 in that stretch. Most recently, they dropped a 4-3 shootout to the cellar-dwelling San Jose Sharks on Monday, a game in which they trailed 2-0 and 3-2 before pulling even twice. After winning four of five Dec. 16-27, Los Angeles lost eight

The torrid Vancouver Canucks will try to extend their point streak to 10 games when they host the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday. The Canucks, who are 8-0-1 in their past nine games, are coming off a low-event, 2-0 victory over the outmanned Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. “We got the two-goal lead and a little prevent defense and won 2-0,” Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet said. “I love shutouts. I’d rather win 2-0 than 8-4 any

The NHL did the Colorado Avalanche a big favor when it rolled out the schedule for the season. At least for this week. Colorado hasn’t played since winning at Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon, getting a three-day break before starting a two-game homestand. The Avalanche return to action Wednesday night against the Washington Capitals, who will be completing a back-to-back road set. Washington lost 5-3 to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, and it has a quick

The New York Rangers will try to gain a split of their four-game western road trip on Tuesday night when they visit the team with the fewest points in the NHL, the San Jose Sharks. New York, which holds a four-point lead over the second-place Philadelphia Flyers in the Metropolitan Division, had a bumpy start to the trip. They absorbed a 5-1 loss to the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday and

Patrick Roy got a glimpse at the New York Islanders’ familiar resiliency in his first game as the team’s head coach. He also saw, even in victory, the problems that led to the firing of his predecessor, Lane Lambert. The Islanders will look to string together consecutive wins for the first time in over one month Tuesday night when they close out a two-game homestand by facing the Vegas Golden Knights. The Islanders won Roy’s

The Buffalo Sabres could have forward Jeff Skinner back in the lineup when they begin a three-game road trip with a visit to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. Skinner has missed five games with an upper-body injury sustained Jan. 9 against the Seattle Kraken. He practiced Monday in his usual spot at left wing next to Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch while also taking full repetitions on the top power-play unit. It was his second