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The NHL playoff picture with the regular season ending on Sunday: Continue to Article

April 07, 2017 2:56:pm EST

A scheduling quirk caused by a postponed game a few months ago greets the Detroit Red Wings and Carolina Hurricanes this week. It is turning out to be a crucial time for the Hurricanes, who have pulled a surprise of their own by racking up a 10-game points streak. With the surge, the Hurricanes are within five points of the Eastern Conference playoff line. Continue to Article

March 26, 2017 7:31:pm EST

The treble that the Detroit Red Wings are about to embark upon, though, figures to be far more arduous than rewarding. Beginning Sunday afternoon at Joe Louis Arena, the Red Wings will play three games in three days. "It will be different," Detroit left winger Justin Abdelkader said. Continue to Article

March 26, 2017 2:00:am EST

From a big-picture standpoint, the San Jose Sharks remain in good shape despite a four-game losing streak and a shrinking lead in the Pacific Division. Of course the Sharks (42-24-7), who lost 3-2 at Minnesota on Tuesday night, would like to reverse that pendulum when they visit the Dallas Stars on Friday at American Airlines Center. It was also the fifth time the Sharks were held scoreless in 2016-17. Continue to Article

March 24, 2017 2:01:am EST

While the playoffs are all but inevitably looming dead ahead for the Minnesota Wild, the Philadelphia Flyers are seemingly getting farther away from the postseason all the time. If the Wild win Thursday night when they host the Flyers, they would clinch their fifth consecutive trip to the playoffs. A Flyers win in Minnesota would be a rarity, as the team has struggled on the road. Continue to Article

March 23, 2017 12:40:am EST