After a tough set of losses in St. Louis that allowed the Blues to catch up in the standings, the Calgary Flames will have to overcome a tough schedule to stay in the race

When the American pass catcher signed on the dotted line, he had one overarching theme he wanted to relay. After signing Dillion Mitchell to a contract on Monday, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers introduced him to the community four days later.

Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in the first period to spark the Winnipeg Jets to a 6-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. Mark Scheifele, Neal Pionk and Nino Niederreiter each had a goal and assist for the Jets,

While Kaprizov could be back this week, Wild coach John Hynes did not "want to put a timeline" on his potential return, according to Smith, but added the fact Kaprizov is skating every day and continuing to do more and more each day is "a good sign." There are signs Minnesota could be gearing up to have some players return soon.

Hellebucyk has won a pair of Vezina Trophies as the league’s best goaltender, finishing second (once) and third (once) as well. He is the most consistently dominant goaltender in recent memory and hasn’t lost a step even at age 31. The Jets are contenders so long as Hellebuyck is backing them.

It's also why Hellebuyck was a unanimous selection to win the Vezina Trophy for the second consecutive season and third time, receiving all 16 first-place votes (80 points) from the NHL.com voting panel. He also was the unanimous pick for the first quarter of the season.

The Vegas Golden Knights will try to avoid matching their longest losing streak of the season when they host the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night in Las Vegas.

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche will take on the Central Division leading Winnipeg Jets this Saturday from the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg. Coverage of the game starts at 4:30 p.m. on KTVD Channel 20. The Avalanche finish their three-game road trip in Winnipeg after going 1-1 since they began the trip on Wednesday against the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Colorado Avalanche are in the midst of a sterling 8-1-1 stretch that has put them in the thick of the Central Division race.

Mittelstadt has been inconsistent since joining the Avalanche. Can the team get the best out of their second-line center?

So far so good for the Avalanche’s first two tests. New Year’s Eve’s matchup against Winnipeg began a stretch of 12 games of which six are against the Jets, the Minnesota Wild, and the Dallas Stars — the three teams sitting ahead of Colorado in the Central Division.

The NHL's Central Division is loaded with Stanley Cup contenders, with the Winnipeg Jets, the Minnesota Wild, Colorado Avalanche, and Dallas Stars all having st