2+ hour, 16+ min ago  (573+ words) The Anaheim Ducks will look to play a more complete game as they aim to halt a six-game skid when they host the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. "It's not the optimal time to be losing games in the…...

6+ hour, 41+ min ago  (505+ words) With four regular-season games remaining, the Columbus Blue Jackets are desperately trying to stay in playoff contention as they prepare to visit the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. The Blue Jackets (39-27-12, 90 points) are two points out of the playoff picture…...

12+ hour, 36+ min ago  (439+ words) Ron Francis, a key part of the Seattle Kraken organization since before the team's first game, is exiting as the team's hockey operations president effective the end of the season. The Kraken announced Wednesday that Francis and the team "mutually…...

11+ hour, 54+ min ago  (572+ words) Before the Wild and the Stars battle in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Central Division rivals meet Thursday in Dallas for what Minnesota forward Marcus Foligno described as "a good little appetizer" for the postseason. The…...

14+ hour, 31+ min ago  (620+ words) The Nashville Predators finish what so far has been a successful six-game road trip when they face the Utah Mammoth in a key game in the Western Conference wild-card race on Thursday in Salt Lake City. The Predators (37-31-10, 84 points), who…...

13+ hour, 21+ min ago  (351+ words) Logan Thompson made 21 saves and the visiting Washington Capitals kept their slim Stanley Cup playoff hopes alive with a 4-0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. It was Thompson's third shutout of the season, two of them coming against…...

14+ hour, 5+ min ago  (358+ words) Paolo Banchero had 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Orlando Magic beat the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves 132-120 on Wednesday for their fourth consecutive victory. Desmond Bane scored 18 points and Franz Wagner added 17 for Orlando (44-36), which moved into seventh place…...

15+ hour, 13+ min ago  (574+ words) A game between the Indiana Pacers and Brooklyn Nets can be viewed as a race to obtain better draft lottery odds. It can also be viewed as two teams with young players trying to make favorable impressions on teams to…...

14+ hour, 42+ min ago  (498+ words) The Carolina Hurricanes clinched the Metropolitan Division title and remained on track to secure home-ice advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs with Tuesday's overtime victory against visiting Boston. On Thursday, Carolina (50-22-6, 106 points) will aim to keep its focus as it…...

14+ hour, 32+ min ago  (512+ words) The Colorado Avalanche secured the top seed in the Western Conference, so the only goal left for them in the regular season is capturing the President's Trophy and home ice throughout the Stanley Cup playoffs. They can accomplish that with…...