NHL Previews

Minnesota’s Marc-Andre Fleury can take over sole possession of second place in NHL history for career wins by a goalie when the Wild host the Dallas Stars on Monday night in Saint Paul, Minn. Fleury posted his 551st win in a 4-3 overtime victory at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, moving into a tie with Patrick Roy for the second-most wins. Martin Brodeur sits at No. 1 with 691 regular-season victories from 1991-2015. “It’ll

Philadelphia Flyers coach John Tortorella is never shy about benching players. If the longtime successful coach is unhappy with a player’s performance, he’ll be scratched. That’s exactly what happened to Morgan Frost, who sat out Thursday’s 3-2 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Consider the message received. Frost had one goal and one assist in the Flyers’ 3-2 home win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday. He’ll try to build on that outing when

In 1994 the New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks met in a memorable seven-game Stanley Cup final. Back then, the Rangers were the NHL’s best team in the regular season and ended a 54-year championship drought while the Canucks were the seventh seed in the Western Conference and pulled off three upsets. This year, both teams are atop their respective divisions and in the mix for the most points in the league heading into Monday

Here come the Chicago Blackhawks — wobbly and wounded and without their top scorer, but home nonetheless. After enduring a harrowing road trip that saw them lose all five games in addition to multiple players, the Blackhawks are set to return to United Center against the Calgary Flames on Sunday. Rookie forward Connor Bedard headlines the list of inactives. Bedard left midway through the first period of Friday’s 4-2 loss at New Jersey after taking

The Detroit Red Wings will look to end an already-fruitful trip to California on a high note when they face the host Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. Detroit collected four points in the standings with a 5-3 win against San Jose and a 4-3 shootout victory vs. Los Angeles. The meeting with the Ducks completes the three-game swing. The Red Wings won only three of their final 13 games of December. “It’s huge, given the stretch

The Winnipeg Jets are flying high. They’ve won five straight, are 9-0-2 in their past 11 games and are 13-1-2 since Dec. 2 entering their matchup against the Arizona Coyotes in Tempe, Ariz., on Sunday. Winnipeg has outscored its opponents 16-8 during its current winning streak and has only allowed more than two goals once in its past 15 games, in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Dec. 18. In each of

Washington captain Alex Ovechkin will be a game-time decision Sunday afternoon when the Capitals, looking to avoid a third straight loss, host the Los Angeles Kings. Ovechkin, who has two goals and three assists during a four-game point streak, collided awkwardly with Jordan Staal in the third period of Friday’s 6-2 loss to the visiting Carolina Hurricanes and did not practice Saturday. The 38-year-old star has a team-leading 25 points in 37 games this season.

Not only are the Carolina Hurricanes riding their best stretch of the season, they also will arrive for Saturday night’s game against the St. Louis Blues in Raleigh, N.C., coming off one of their best periods. The Hurricanes scored five times in the third period Friday night to rally past the host Washington Capitals 6-2. That gave Carolina its season-high fifth victory in a row. “We always talk about sticking with our game, and we

The Vancouver Canucks have spent the first half of the season becoming one of the NHL’s surprise teams. On Saturday night, the Canucks will face a stern test when they continue a season-long seven-game trip by visiting the New Jersey Devils in Newark. The Canucks were off Friday, one day after beginning their trek with a 2-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues. The Devils, meanwhile, will complete a back-to-back set after overcoming a pair