NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at ...

At this stage of the season, all points in the standings are important regarding the hope of participating in the Stanley Cup ...

The Dallas Stars host the Vegas Golden Knights in Western Conference play. Dallas has a 29-17-1 record overall and a 17-7-1 record on its home ice. The Stars have a +30 scoring differential ...

It's the NHL's worst nightmare. No, it's not a star player showing personality. It's the idea that as many as seven Western Conference teams will have nothing to play for over the final two months ...

The NHL's Eastern Conference wild-card race has been a mashed-up mess for a while now. With no one finding a way to separate themselves, it looks like it could stay that way for a while longer.

The Edmonton Oilers appear to be set for another Stanley Cup run. The runner-up from last year is now second in the Pacific division with a 27-13-5 record. They have 57 points, only four behind ...

Patrik Laine, still just 26 years old, is tied for fourth in the NHL with nine power play goals despite playing just 15 games to this point. Defenseman Alex Carrier, acquired from the Nashville ...

The tournament will be the first time since 2016 that NHL players were in a best-on-best international tournament. It was the World Cup of Hockey in 2016, and there were eight teams in that ...

With most NHL teams having played 41 games this season, it's time for another round of report cards. Some teams have far outpaced their preseason expectations -- the Minnesota Wild and Washington ...

Buffalo Sabres (16-22-5, in the Atlantic Division) Buffalo, New York; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres face the Carolina Hurricanes in Eastern Conference play. Buffalo has ...