NHL Previews

Perhaps more than usual, the Carolina Hurricanes sure are happy to be preparing for a home game as the Seattle Kraken visit Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday night. The Hurricanes are coming off a six-game road stretch in which they went 2-4. “We’ve got to find that team game,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “That’s what we’ve done so well over the years and I don’t think we have to reinvent it. “It’s not really that,

A team that has scored 10 goals over its past two games squares off against one struggling to find the net when the New Jersey Devils face the Washington Capitals on Wednesday in Newark, N.J. Both teams will be playing the second of back-to-back nights after the visiting Devils defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Tuesday while the host Capitals dropped a 4-1 decision to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tyler Toffoli had a hat trick

Two teams looking to get back on track go head-to-head when the Buffalo Sabres visit the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. The Sabres arrive in Ottawa after dropping a 3-1 decision to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday, their fourth loss in six games to start the season. “It’s frustrating, but I think as soon as you let frustration set in, negativity, you’re never going to get out of it,” Buffalo center Tage Thompson said. “I

While the overall results are mixed so far for the New Jersey Devils, Jack Hughes is off to a flying start with 10 points through four games. Coming off a four-point night, Hughes attempts to continue his early-season roll Thursday when New Jersey visits the Montreal Canadiens. The Devils are 2-1-1 and Hughes has four goals and six assists after totaling 43 goals and 99 points in 78 games last season. He a power-play goal

The Arizona Coyotes are standing tall through a challenging early schedule and are out to extend their success with a visit to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. Despite playing four of their first five games on the road, the Coyotes are 3-2-0 to open the season. It is the first time since the 2015-16 season Arizona delivered three victories in its first five games. The Coyotes finally played their first home game Saturday and

The Nashville Predators continue their three-game homestand on Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks in a clash of clubs hoping for strong starts to the young season after both missed the playoffs last year. The Predators have won two straight and have three wins and two losses in their past five games, while the Canucks enter the the final game of five out of six to start the season on the road. Tuesday’s contest is part

The New York Rangers have a winning record but are looking for consistency early this season. Heading into Tuesday’s road clash with the Calgary Flames, the Rangers are coming off a 4-1 win over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday, which has them riding a win-one, lose-one stretch. The good news for the Rangers is that victory to begin a five-game road trip had all the elements they are looking for to become a top-tier club

Two teams with exciting rookies will go head-to-head for the second time on the young NHL season when the Chicago Blackhawks host the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Boston moved to 5-0-0 with their 3-1 Sunday victory at Anaheim, which completed a three-game California sweep and extended its season-opening undefeated run to the second-longest in team history. Only the 1937-38 Bruins (6-0-0) had a better start. Sunday’s star was 19-year-old Matthew Poitras, who scored his

The visiting Toronto Maple Leafs and the Washington Capitals both aim to ride the momentum of overcoming two-goal deficits on Saturday into their meeting Tuesday night. The Maple Leafs had the better result, rallying from 3-1 down in the third period at Tampa Bay before winning 4-3 in overtime. The Capitals were behind 2-0 in the third before losing 3-2 in overtime to the host Montreal Canadiens. Matthew Knies scored twice — his first regular-season