Winners of their last seven games, the Winnipeg Jets will try to make some team history when they host another red-hot opponent in the New York Islanders on Friday.

With days to go until the 4 Nations Face-Off and days after more big trades, the NHL power rankings have the same No. 1 squad after a tight matchup.

The Jets, who led the ranking for several weeks early in the season, bumped last week’s leader, the Washington Capitals, back to second place the old fashioned way – by defeating them head to head.

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The New York Islanders are back on the road and ready to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night in the first half of a ...

Fans booed the American national anthem before NHL and NBA games in Canada on Tuesday night, a sign that some Canadians were ...

Jonas Siegenthaler is still being evaluated and will see a specialist to determine a timeline. The defenseman will not play ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes take on the Utah Hockey Club as losers of three straight games. Carolina has a 32-19-4 record overall and a 20-6-1 record on its home ice. The Hurricanes have ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record and the Washington ...