Preview Roundups
February 19, 2015
Nashville at NY Islanders 7:00 PM ET
Division leaders collide as the Central-best Nashville Predators vie for their seventh straight victory when they open a three-game road trip against the New York Islanders on Thursday. The Predators capped a perfect four-game homestand in dominating fashion on Tuesday, as Craig Smith recorded his third two-goal performance of the campaign and Pekka Rinne made a season-high 42 saves in a 5-1 rout of San Jose.
Vancouver at NY Rangers 7:00 PM ET
The New York Rangers have scored 22 times during their four-game winning streak, and Thursday's home date with the Vancouver Canucks isn't expected to slow down their high-octane offense. Ryan McDonagh recorded his first career two-goal performance in Monday's 6-5 victory over the New York Islanders, and the captain also tallied in the Rangers' 5-1 rout of the Canucks on Dec. 13.
Columbus at Pittsburgh 7:00 PM ET
The Pittsburgh Penguins owned the best record in the Eastern Conference two months ago, but since have played at a sub-.500 level and are trying to avoid falling into a wild-card slot. Pittsburgh attempts to avert a third consecutive defeat when it hosts the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday. The Penguins are coming off a testy 3-1 loss to Washington, dropping them to 10-10-5 over their last 25 games and 5-5-2 in the past 12 at home.
Winnipeg at Washington 7:00 PM ET
Extra time has meant extra points of late for the Winnipeg Jets, who look to remain red-hot as they visit the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. The Jets are coming off back-to-back 5-4 shootout victories over the Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers, and have won three extra-time decisions as part of a streak that has seen them reel off four victories in five games. The Capitals are also on a roll of late, having prevailed in six of their last eight games.
Florida at Montreal 7:30 PM ET
The Montreal Canadiens attempt to extend their home point streak to five games when they face off against the Florida Panthers on Thursday. Montreal is 3-0-1 in its last four at Bell Centre, where it hasn't lost in regulation since dropping a 3-2 decision to Buffalo on Feb. 3. The Canadiens suffered their first overall regulation defeat since the setback to the Sabres on Wednesday as they dropped a 4-2 decision at Ottawa.
Buffalo at Philadelphia 8:00 PM ET
Two days after having their nine-game point streak snapped, the Philadelphia Flyers host the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday with hopes of continuing their recent dominance in the all-time series. Philadelphia rallied to erase a two-goal deficit against Columbus on Tuesday before ultimately dropping a 5-2 decision for its first regulation loss since Jan. 19 against the New York Islanders.
San Jose at Dallas 8:30 PM ET
The San Jose Sharks vie for just their second win in seven games when they visit the Dallas Stars on Thursday. San Jose halted its three-game slide with a victory at Arizona on Friday but has dropped its last two contests, allowing five goals in each setback. Defenseman Matt Irwin gave the Sharks an early lead in Nashville on Tuesday, but the league-leading Predators scored the next five goals to hand San Jose its fifth loss in six games.
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