The Red Wings (24-21-5, 53 points) would tie Tampa Bay and Columbus for the final wild card spot with a win over the Oilers and a regulation loss by the Blue Jackets at Vegas, though technically Detroit would still trail based on points percentage and tiebreakers.

There’s a world — a dark, scary world — where the Vancouver Canucks did not pick Quinn Hughes at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

It’s a rare blend of football and hockey, where pucks and footballs metaphorically collide. The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Winter Classic charity hockey game returns to Saskatoon on Saturday afternoon at Merlis Belsher Place.

The Pacific Division is fun this season. A new leader in the Pacific Division has emerged, as the Edmonton Oilers have a 32-15-3 record with 67 points.

The Canadiens announced an unfortunate Kaiden Guhle injury update as they continue to chase a Wild Card spot in the East.

Determining just how deflating their 4-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes was for New York Rangers. Plus lates form NHL, including Kirill Kaprizov surgery and Sidney Crosby trade rumors nixed.

With 50 games down, Columbus is in the mix for a postseason berth, and the Jackets say they're embracing the challenge

Captain Boone Jenner, who has been out all season after suffering a shoulder injury at the end of training camp, got a clean bill of health from doctors, allowing him to join the Blue Jackets last Saturday for a morning skate before they played the Los Angeles Kings.

The Detroit Red Wings' outing at Nationwide Arena Thursday showed they still have a ways to go defensively, but their offense bailed them out against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Jonatan Berggren ...

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.

Los Angeles is playing its second of a five-game road trip while Detroit is wrapping up a three-game homestand on Monday night.