NHL Previews

The Dallas Stars were a preseason favorite and they’re proving those prognostications were true. Having won four of their past five games and running neck-and-neck with the Colorado Avalanche for top spot in the Central Division, the Stars take their show on the road to begin a three-game Western Canada trip with Wednesday’s clash against the struggling Calgary Flames. Dallas is coming off an impressive 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday, a

The Vancouver Canucks are off to a surprisingly hot start to the season, and will not allow the frustration of their last outing to carry forward when they host the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. The Canucks saw their three-game winning streak snapped with a 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday, but that defeat is not the kind that should drop their spirits. Other than New York taking advantage with its power

The Los Angeles Kings will be going for their fourth consecutive road win Tuesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Kings are undefeated on the road this season but are 1-2-2 at home after losing 4-3 in a shootout to the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday. “They are the measuring stick, obviously, they’ve earned that right,” Kings coach Todd McLellan said. “We were able to play a pretty good game,

Both the visiting New York Rangers and the Vancouver Canucks head into their Saturday night clash on a roll. Both clubs are riding three-game winning streaks and have started the season with five wins in seven games. There is one more similarity as the clubs get ready to meet on the West Coast. Both are coming off shutout victories. The Rangers, who have won all three games to start a five-game trip, arrived in Vancouver

After having their record season-opening win streak snapped in overtime by the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, the Vegas Golden Knights head to Los Angeles for a Pacific Division showdown with the Kings on Saturday night in the second game of a back-to-back for both teams. Vegas set an NHL record for the best start to a season by a reigning Stanley Cup champion with seven consecutive wins. Then the Golden Knights blew an early 2-0

The Pittsburgh Penguins just got it. The visiting Ottawa Senators want it. Something will have to give Saturday when the teams face off. The Penguins ended a three-game losing streak and got the complete-game, rousing win they had been craving Thursday when they knocked off the previously undefeated Colorado Avalanche 4-0. Pittsburgh and goaltender Tristan Jarry not only shut down Colorado’s dynamic offense, including snuffing all five Avalanche power plays, but also got strong play

The Toronto Maple Leafs are vying for their fourth straight win when they wrap up their road trip with a visit to the Nashville Predators on Saturday. The Maple Leafs are 3-1-0 thus far on the five-game trip after a 4-1 victory against the Dallas Stars on Thursday. It was their fifth win in seven games, their best start to a season since the 2020-21 campaign. “It starts with our first period,” defenseman Morgan Rielly

The Winnipeg Jets appear to have overcome their rough start. Meanwhile, the young Montreal Canadiens seem to be overachieving out of the gate. The visiting Jets will aim for a fourth consecutive victory on Saturday night against the pesky Canadiens, who have won three of their last four. Winnipeg allowed 19 goals while losing three of its first four games but has surrendered just five in winning three straight since that dismal beginning. Connor Hellebuyck

The top two teams in the Eastern Conference meet for an early-season showdown as the Boston Bruins host the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. Boston was one of three teams with an unblemished record entering Thursday, when it surrendered a two-goal lead with two minutes remaining in a 4-3 overtime loss to Anaheim. The Bruins could have set a new franchise record with seven consecutive wins to begin a season. Instead, it’s back to