NHL Previews

The Carolina Hurricanes will look to extend their road point streak to five games on Thursday when they oppose the Columbus Blue Jackets to conclude a three-game trek. Carolina benefited from an unconventional goal scored by Stefan Noesen with just under nine minutes remaining in the third period to record a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday in Saint Paul, Minn. The puck caromed off Noesen’s face and into the net. “We needed

Two of the bottom three teams in the NHL will try to find some positives when the San Jose Sharks host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. The Ducks have lost three in a row and six of eight since the All-Star break, while the Sharks have dropped four in a row and five of six since the break. Anaheim is coming off a 4-2 defeat against the visiting Nashville Predators on Sunday evening, a

The perch atop the league standings held by the Vancouver Canucks is becoming tenuous as they prepare to host the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night in a clash of two struggling squads. The Canucks of the Western Conference are tied with the New York Rangers of the Eastern at 83 points to lead the pack, but a 1-4-1 skid — with their latest disappointment a 4-3 overtime home loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Seattle Kraken both find themselves seven points out of NHL wild-card playoff berths in their respective conferences entering Thursday night’s matchup at Climate Pledge Arena. The Penguins are fifth in the Eastern Conference’s wild-card standings, while the Kraken are sixth in the West. Yet there’s still hope in Pittsburgh and Seattle because their teams have games in hand against those they’re chasing. Thursday’s game will be No. 57 of the season

The Colorado Avalanche look to keep pace in the battle for the top spot in the Central Division when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. The Avalanche helped themselves on that front Tuesday, skating away with a 5-1 win against the Dallas Stars to move within two points of the Stars and Winnipeg Jets, who are tied for the division lead. “We’ve discussed where we’d like to finish and why,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar

The NHL’s hottest team continues to get contributions up and down its roster. The Detroit Red Wings scored a season-high eight goals against Washington on Tuesday while collecting their sixth consecutive victory. They are tied with the Nashville Predators for the league’s longest active streak and will look to extend it on Thursday when they host the New York Islanders. Detroit, which ranks in the top five in goals per game, scored eight goals for

Overtime and the road haven’t been kind to the Boston Bruins of late. In their return from a four-game Pacific Division road trip, the Bruins will look to break a nine-game streak without a regulation win (2-2-5) when they host the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night. A 4-3 shootout loss to the Seattle Kraken on Monday extended Boston’s franchise-record streak of consecutive overtime/shootout games to six (2-0-4) and marked its

After rolling off 16 consecutive victories, the Edmonton Oilers finally cooled off while going 4-5-1 during a 10-game span. Coming off a victory in its last outing, Edmonton hopes to continue its turnaround on Wednesday night when it hosts the St. Louis Blues. The Oilers were patient with the puck against the Los Angeles Kings’ trapping defense and skated away with a 4-2 win on Monday. “I definitely think it was a good time for

Not much has gone well for the Colorado Avalanche since the All-Star break, but they did get good news ahead of hosting the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night in Denver. Valeri Nichushkin returned to practice after being away from the team since Jan. 12, a stretch in which he entered into the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program for personal reasons. Nichushkin won’t play Tuesday night, but his eventual return will be a boost for Colorado with