NHL Previews

The Buffalo Sabres have struggled all season to find consistent success at home. Perhaps Monday’s visit from the lowly San Jose Sharks will help the Sabres rebound from their latest frustrating home defeat. Buffalo is 9-11-1 at home and has yet to win back-to-back games there this season. On Thursday, the Sabres earned a 5-3 home win over Ottawa, only to fall 1-0 versus Vancouver on Saturday — dropping to 1-2-0 during a five-game home

The Boston Bruins will look to add to the win column on Monday when they open a five-game homestand against the New Jersey Devils. The Bruins curbed a streak of three straight losses after regulation with a 4-3 overtime victory to wrap up a four-game road trip against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. Defenseman Charlie McAvoy and captain Brad Marchand each scored two goals to lead the Bruins on Saturday. McAvoy registered his sixth

The Toronto Maple Leafs hope to reverse their recent trend of squandering early leads when they face the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night. The Maple Leafs built a 3-0 lead in the first period against the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night before dropping a 5-3 decision. “If you’re going to win this game and compete against that team, especially when they’re shorthanded like they are with the injuries they have, you have

The New York Rangers reached the halfway point of the regular season with another loss, threatening to derail their stellar start and their lead atop the Metropolitan Division. The Rangers now face the prospect of sustaining a fifth straight loss for the first time in nearly three years when they return to New York for the conclusion of a home-and-home set with the Washington Capitals on Sunday afternoon. The division foes are concluding the season

Barry Trotz will see a lot of familiar faces on Saturday night when the Nashville Predators host the New York Islanders. But the Predators’ general manager also will see a far more offensively potent team than the one he oversaw during his previous job as the Islanders’ head coach. The Islanders were off Friday after overcoming a two-goal deficit in a 4-3 overtime victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. The Predators, meanwhile, will

The Minnesota Wild will try to bounce back on short rest when they host the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss at home against the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night. Minnesota failed to hold a 3-1 lead early in the third period en route to losing for the seventh time in eight games (1-6-1). The Wild have been outscored 32-15 during that span.

The Dallas Stars will look to continue their dominance of the Blackhawks when the two clubs meet Saturday night in Chicago. Dallas is 9-1-0 in its last 10 meetings with the Blackhawks, dating to the 2020-21 season. That lopsided record includes two wins last month as the Stars recorded a 5-4 overtime victory on Dec. 29 and an 8-1 rout on Dec. 31. Those two wins were part of Dallas’ 9-4-2 record in its last

The Winnipeg Jets will try to extend their franchise-record winning streak to nine games when they host the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday evening. Winnipeg also brings a 14-game point streak (12-0-2) into the game and hasn’t surrendered more than two goals in its past 11 games. The Jets will be facing a Philadelphia team that rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the third period on Friday to beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in overtime at

The surging Colorado Avalanche will be going for their third consecutive victory Saturday night when they open a five-game road trip against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Avalanche are coming off a 3-0 home win Wednesday against the Vegas Golden Knights and are on an 8-1-1 roll. The Maple Leafs, meanwhile, lost 4-3 in overtime on the road Thursday to the New York Islanders after leading 3-1. It ended Toronto’s four-game winning streak. In Colorado’s