The Blue Jackets never quite got going in a lackluster 3-1 loss to the Islanders to end their seven-game point streak.

The Boston Bruins suffered an embarrassing 7-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Jan. 28. With the Sabres at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, this was a winnable game for Boston, but they were blown out instead.

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With 46 games played, the Bruins hang onto the second Wild Card spot by one point. They've won their last two games but dropped six straight before that to land themselves in a position of great uncertainty with the trade deadline less than two months away.

Due to the Bruins' placement in the standings, president Cam Neely said the team is considering two paths for the trade deadline: buying or retooling. If the Bruins decide to go down the buying route, they have three needs they could try to fix. Let's discuss each of them now.

It was only a matter of time before Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak started playing at an MVP-level again. After a somewhat underwhelming — by his standards — first half of the season, Pastrnak has really started to ramp up his scoring production in January,

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Dawson Mercer scored twice during New Jersey’s four-goal second period, and the Devils beat the Boston Bruins 5-1 on Wednesday night.

The lifeless loss against a team they should have beaten, and everyone else has, was the window into a team losing its belief in the mission.

The Washington Capitals signed goalie Logan Thompson to a six-year extension. Follow this tracker for the latest NHL news.

After a busy seven days in the National Hockey League, the movement in ClutchPoints' NHL Power Rankings is significant in Week 17.

The Rangers and Blue Jackets have three games remaining, the next one is in Columbus on Feb. 8 — it’s the last game for each team before the 4 Nations break. Columbus comes to the Garden again on March 9 and hosts New York six nights later.