NHL Previews

In Saturday’s matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning, the homestanding Dallas Stars won by a constellation. After matching their season high in goals in an 8-1 obliteration of the Lightning, Dallas will visit Tampa on Monday to complete a home-and-home set between the 2020 Stanley Cup Final opponents. Dallas received goals from its top three lines in the first eight minutes Saturday and piled it on from there. To no shock at all, the Texas-sized

The Philadelphia Flyers will try to sweep a home-and-home matchup against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins when the Keystone State rivals meet again on Monday. The Flyers recorded a 4-3 victory in a shootout Saturday in Pittsburgh. Tyson Foerster collected one goal and one assist and Owen Tippett and Scott Laughton also scored a goal. Goaltender Samuel Ersson made 29 saves for Philadelphia, which had dropped of four of its previous five games. “Find a way

The Los Angeles Kings should have the fresher legs when they host the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday evening. The Kings have played just one game since Nov. 25, a 2-1 loss to the visiting Washington Capitals on Wednesday. The Avalanche, meanwhile, have played three games in that span, most recently losing 4-3 in a shootout at the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night. Los Angeles coach Todd McLellan said he wanted to make sure the Kings

Teams with two-game losing streaks will collide when the Buffalo Sabres host the Nashville Predators on Sunday night. Both teams will play the second game of a back-to-back set after the Predators lost to the visiting New York Rangers 4-3 on Saturday and Buffalo fell 6-2 at the Carolina Hurricanes. Nashville squandered 2-0 and 3-1 leads against New York before Ryan Lindgren scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period. The Predators pulled their

The New York Rangers know they can pull off comebacks when needed, especially since the numbers back them up. Even with several comebacks under their belt during their strong opening quarter of the season, the Rangers would like to get off to a quick start Sunday evening to avoid being forced to rally again, especially against the NHL’s worst team. The Rangers will go for their third straight win Sunday when they host the San

The Boston Bruins will look to post their third straight win and second in as many nights when the Columbus Blue Jackets make a Sunday night visit. Last Monday’s 5-2 loss in Columbus marked the final game of Boston’s three-game losing streak, and wins over San Jose and Toronto have followed. The Bruins began a back-to-back Saturday in Toronto, scoring a 4-3 win on captain Brad Marchand’s goal with eight seconds remaining in overtime. Marchand

The Minnesota Wild will look to stay unbeaten since their coaching change when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn. Minnesota has won back-to-back games since veteran coach John Hynes took over behind the bench. Hynes replaced Dean Evason, who was fired on Monday after the team stumbled to a 5-10-4 record to start the season. Hynes acknowledged that his new team seemed to be playing with a sense of

The Seattle Kraken haven’t been healthy up front all season. And now they’ll be even more shorthanded heading into Saturday’s game at Ottawa. The Kraken placed Jaden Schwartz, who is second on the team with eight goals, on injured reserve Thursday with a lower-body injury. General manager Ron Francis told The Seattle Times that Schwartz is expected to miss about six weeks. Forward Brandon Tanev suffered a lower-body injury in the season opener and missed

The Nashville Predators will attempt to bounce back from a bad loss when they host the New York Rangers on Saturday in the finale of a four-game homestand. Nashville was on a six-game winning streak to climb above the .500 mark before dropping a 6-1 decision to the visiting Minnesota Wild on Thursday. “That’s not us,” Nashville forward Ryan O’Reilly said. “It’s disappointing because that’s a divisional team. That’s a big game for us. It’s