Add the Hurricanes and Devils to the list of a handful of teams that have had talks with the Canucks about a J.T. Miller trade.

BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Blue Jackets, on a four-game home winning streak, host the Los Angeles Kings. Columbus has a 23-19-7 record overall and a 16-5-3 record on its home ice. The Blue Jackets have a 3-3-6 record in games decided by a goal.

Seth Jarvis had two goals and sparked the Carolina Hurricanes' big second period in a 7-4 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.

The breakneck pace of the NHL season has left little downtime and no time to breathe, especially in the jumbled and mushy middle of the Eastern Conference.

The Metropolitan Division is one of the most competitive divisions in the NHL. It is home to the Washington Capitals, the league's top team. How do the other clubs stack up? Check out this week's power rankings.

The Pittsburgh Penguins (20-21-8) are monitoring just one player on the injury report, Rickard Rakell, heading into a Thursday, January 23 matchup with the Anaheim Ducks (18-23-6) at Honda Center. The game begins at 10:00 PM ET.

Breaking down what is another crucial game for the New York Rangers, plus NHL news and notes, including the passing of former New Jersey Devils coach Tom McVie.

The New York Islanders managed to put a halt to the Columbus Blue Jackets' miraculous seven game point streak (6-0-1) with a 3-1 victory at UBS Arena in Elmont, NY last night. Forwards Mat Barzal and Bo Horvat each had two points and looked dangerous all night long.

Charlie Coyle scored a pair of third-period goals, stealing the spotlight from fellow Boston University product Macklin Celebrini in his first game back at the TD Garden

Michigan State is no longer the No. 1-ranked NCAA men's hockey team in the country. The Spartans (19-3-2) dropped to No. 2 in the USCHO.com rankings, released on Monday. Boston College (16-4-1) moved ahead of Michigan State with a 3-1 win over Harvard and a series sweep over Providence by scores of 3-0 and 4-1.

With the Ottawa Senators 5-0-1 in their last six games and the Columbus Blue Jackets showing 6-0-1 in their last seven, the Detroit Red Wings can be excused if they mourn every loss. The 4-1 setback against Dallas Stars Sunday leaves the Red Wings six points behind Ottawa and five behind Columbus for the final

The Los Angeles Kings’ Anze Kopitar and the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Rickard Rakell are two of the top players to keep an eye on when these squads play on Monday at 10:30 PM ET, at Crypto.com Arena. Buy tickets for this game at StubHub!