NHL Previews

The Carolina Hurricanes will be back in action Thursday night after a four-day layoff, out to maintain many of the good vibes that have developed the past few weeks. The opponent in the home game at Raleigh, N.C., will be the Anaheim Ducks, who are in the midst of a roster adjustment. “I think the guys needed a little breather,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “We were in a pretty good rhythm, so that’s the

There is no hotter team in the NHL than the Florida Panthers, who have won eight straight games. It’s the third-longest winning streak in franchise history. Meanwhile, not yet halfway through the season, the Los Angeles Kings — who are set to visit the Panthers Thursday in Sunrise, Fla. — have already experienced record highs and deflating lows. On Dec. 7, the Kings set an NHL record with their 11th consecutive road win to start

Normally, getting only 15 shots on goal is a recipe for disaster in the NHL but even that low total couldn’t stop the red-hot Edmonton Oilers. They pulled out a 2-1 victory Tuesday in Chicago and will look to extend their winning streak to nine games in Detroit on Thursday. If they’re successful, the Oilers would tie the franchise record for consecutive victories. “Once we get rolling and feeling our game like we are now,

The Ottawa Senators have not experienced victory since beating the Buffalo Sabres on the last day of 2023. Trying a fifth time to win their first game of the new year Thursday, the visiting Senators will again look to take down the Sabres. Ottawa owns an Eastern Conference-low 28 points and has been outscored 19-8 during its four-game losing streak – all on the road – that followed winning three of four to end 2023.

The first meeting between the last two Stanley Cup champions was not much of a battle. The Vegas Golden Knights, the reigning champions, skated the Colorado Avalanche out of Sin City with a 7-0 win on Nov. 4. On Wednesday, the Avalanche seek revenge as the Knights come to Denver. That blowout win came when Vegas was rolling, having gone 11-0-1 to open the season, but things have been tough lately. Since a four-game winning

The Dallas Stars can complete a season sweep of the visiting Minnesota Wild when they meet on Wednesday night for the second time in three days. Dallas beat Minnesota 4-0 on Monday night behind 23 saves from rookie Matt Murray, who was making his season debut and just his fourth NHL start. The Wild have been outscored 12-3 in their first two meetings against the Stars. “We’ve got to be better next time we play

The Philadelphia Flyers will hope to rebound from a disappointing three-goal loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins when they host the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday. Owen Tippett scored the lone goal in the 4-1 defeat. Goaltender Carter Hart made 35 saves, but the Flyers fell to 1-3-2 in their last six games. “We just weren’t good,” Flyers coach John Tortorella said. “We were not good enough in either end, and that’s the result.” Chad Ruhwedel’s rare

Ilya Sorokin looks at playing the position of goaltender as if he’s playing cards. Now the New York Islanders will attempt to ensure he doesn’t have to try and master 52-card pickup against the highest-scoring team in the NHL. The Vancouver Canucks will look to continue their robust goal-scoring ways Tuesday night when they continue a season-long seven-game road trip by visiting the Islanders in Elmont, N.Y. The Islanders have been off since Saturday night,

The Boston Bruins’ challenging four-game road trip against Western Conference opponents continues Tuesday night against the Arizona Coyotes in Tempe, Ariz. The game also marks the second half of a back-to-back for Boston, which looks to recover after a 4-3 shootout loss at Colorado on Monday in Denver. Still, the Bruins did well to record a point to begin the week-long swing out west, battling back to tie the score in the third period despite