Articles by: Curtis Rush

Dallas (11-11-8) is second last in the Central Division. Yet they are the favorites at home on Saturday to the 3rd-place Florida Panthers (20-9-4).

Tampa leads the league (24-7-2) while Carolina is third overall (22-7-3). Carolina is great at home (10-1-3). But Tampa is a road warrior. (11-5-2).

The Vegas Golden Knights lead the West Division and have a 5-game winning streak. I think the Kings will struggle to keep this game close.

The Hurricanes (20-7-2) have lost 2 straight coming into their game against the Blue Jackets (12-12-7). But it doesn’t look like a trend.

The Avalanche (18-8-2) have only a slim lead over the Minnesota Wild (18-9-1) in the standings. This is the type of matchup that can drive punters crazy.

The Flames(12-2-3) lead the series 2-1 but sit outside a playoff spot in the North Division, while Montreal (12-7-7) is four points up on Calgary.

The Golden Knights (16-6-1) lead the West Division and the Blues (14-8-4) are second. Vegas comes into the game having lost two in a row.

The Washington Capitals take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday in the first of a two-game set. The Capitals are 7-2-1 in their last 10.

The Carolina Hurricanes and the Florida Panthers are neck-and-neck in the Central Division. But Carolina is hot. They’ve won four straight.

Going into Thursday’s game at the United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks are led by Patrick Kane, who has four goals and seven assists in his last five games. The Tampa Bay Lightning have been getting great production out of Steven Stamkos and superlative work from goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, who has three straight shutouts. But can they stop Kane?