NHL Previews

Riding high after one of their best wins of the season, the Arizona Coyotes will look to keep up the momentum Tuesday night when they face the Tampa Bay Lightning to open a five-game homestand in Tempe, Ariz. The Coyotes took care of business in the Nevada desert Saturday night, forging their first shutout this season while taking down the reigning Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights 2-0. In a defensive-oriented matchup, Arizona goaltender Connor

The Toronto Maple Leafs hope that their first home game in more than two weeks will mean a return to winning when they host the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. The Maple Leafs defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 the last time they played in Toronto — on Nov. 11. In four games since, they defeated the Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota Wild in the Global Series in Stockholm, then lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in

The Carolina Hurricanes hope to build off a comeback win when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. The Hurricanes scored three unanswered goals in the third period to skate away with a 3-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday. The win came after Carolina was blown out 8-2 by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday. “We’ll take a win in any way possible,” defenseman Brady Skjei said. “There’s never a real panic

The New York Islanders aim to extend their point streak to seven games on Tuesday night when they open a three-game road trip against the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J. The Islanders saw their three-game winning streak come to a halt with a 1-0 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night. The setback dropped New York to 3-0-3 in its last six games, which is its longest point streak under coach Lane

A quick look at the NHL standings shows the Boston Bruins are a heavyweight contender, but back-to-back losses have marked a bump in their long and winding road of the 82-game season. The Bruins will aim to halt their modest skid on Monday night when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets. “We’ve got to get to our identity, which is a pretty good forechecking team that can hang on to pucks,” Boston coach Jim Montgomery

While the New York Rangers enjoyed the sight of seven goals going into the net Saturday, the Buffalo Sabres had the exact opposite reaction while fishing seven pucks out of their own net on the same day. Two teams involved in separate seven-goal games get together Monday night when the Rangers host the Sabres. At 15-3-1, New York is on its third winning streak of at least three games and has 15 wins in 19

A pair of Central Division rivals will put their winning streaks on the line on Sunday night when the host Nashville Predators face the Winnipeg Jets. Nashville found itself mired in a four-game skid earlier in the month, but it responded emphatically, putting together a four-game winning streak in which it has outscored opponents 20-10. In their most recent victory, the Predators got two goals and an assist from both Luke Evangelista and Filip Forsberg

The Detroit Red Wings have played two of their best games this season since returning from Sweden. Detroit will seek its third straight victory when it hosts the Minnesota Wild on Sunday afternoon. The Red Wings followed up a 0-1-1 record in the Global Series Sweden by holding the New Jersey Devils to 16 shots on goal in a 4-0 shutout on Wednesday. Detroit added a 5-2 road win against the Boston Bruins two days

After stopping a five-game skid with Friday’s overtime victory, the Chicago Blackhawks will vie for consecutive victories for the first time this season when the St. Louis Blues visit on Sunday afternoon. Chicago is confident a newfound surge can carry over to the second contest of a three-game homestand. The Blackhawks tied Friday’s contest against the Toronto Maple Leafs 15 seconds into the third period when Jason Dickinson completed a natural hat trick. Rookie defenseman