NHL Previews

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

With an 11-0-1 start to the season, it appeared the Vegas Golden Knights had avoided the dreaded Stanley Cup hangover. But that topic has resurrected itself lately. The Golden Knights have lost seven of their last nine games (2-7-0) heading into Saturday night’s game with the New York Islanders in Las Vegas. They have dropped into second place in the Pacific Division and sit just three points in front of the third-place Los Angeles Kings,

As the struggling Ottawa Senators visit Saturday, the Edmonton Oilers are riding a six-game winning streak and a 14-3-0 run that has them on the verge of vaulting into a playoff position. Two months ago, the Oilers sat 31st in the standings and fired coach Jay Woodcroft shortly after losing to the NHL’s last-place team, the San Jose Sharks. It would be easy to say Edmonton’s turnaround is solely due to stars Connor McDavid and

Just as the Dallas Stars are on the verge of getting one key player back from injury, they will be without another when they host the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. Dallas defenseman Miro Heiskanen collided with his own goalie, Scott Wedgewood, on Thursday night against the Colorado Avalanche and left with an apparent knee injury early in the third period. Heiskanen, the team’s leading scorer among defensemen, did not return to witness the Stars

The Toronto Maple Leafs will go for three consecutive victories when they complete a three-game road trip Saturday against the San Jose Sharks, who have lost 10 straight. The Maple Leafs won the first two games of their trip — 3-0 over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday and 2-1 in overtime over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. The Sharks lost 2-1 at home to the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday for their 10th consecutive loss