Nashville at New York Islanders, 11:30 a.m. Tampa Bay at Washington, 11:30 a.m. Calgary at Florida, 2 p.m. Boston at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. Detroit at Columbus, 5 p.m. Montreal at Buffalo, 6 p.m. San Jose at Ottawa, 6 p.m. Edmonton at Carolina, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at St. Louis, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Utah, 8 p.m. Chicago at Anaheim, 9 p.m. Vancouver at Seattle, 9 p.m. Sunday, March 2 Schedule (All Times Central) Toronto at Pittsburgh, noon Boston at Minnesota, 2:30 p.m. Calgary at Carolina, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Dallas, 5 p.m. Nashville at New York Rangers, 6 pm.. New Jersey at Vegas, 7 p.m.

Forward Gustav Nyquist and defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren were on the move on Saturday as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline. The Colorado Avalanche got the ball rolling with another splash by acquiring Lindgren and winger Jimmy Vesey in a trade with the New York Rangers.

The Pittsburgh Penguins lost a potential Erik Karlsson suitor Saturday when the Florida Panthers reshaped the NHL trade market with a blockbuster for Seth Jones. The New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche swung a big deal,

Defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren and forward Gustav Nyquist were on the move on Saturday as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline. The Colorado Avalanche got the ball rolling with another splash by acquiring Lindgren and winger Jimmy Vesey in a trade with the New York Rangers.

The Chicago Blackhawks could not extend their winning streak to three games, but they did pick up a point in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators. With the win, the Senators moved ahead of the New York Rangers for the second Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.

New York Rangers face the Washington Capitals at MSG tonight, eyeing a playoff spot. Meanwhile, the Ottawa Senators will take on the Chicago Blackhawks.

The overtime loss, coupled with a 4-3 overtime win by the Ottawa Senators over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday, dropped the Rangers to ninth place in the conference. They are tied with the Senators in points (67) but have played one more game. The Rangers visit the Senators in their next game, Saturday afternoon at Canadian Tire Centre.

Washington has all but run away with the Eastern Conference as one of the most dominant teams in the NHL this season, over which they have now swept the Rangers in all three of their meetings after Tom Wilson scored with 52.3 seconds left in overtime to take a 3-2 win Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.

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Alex Ovechkin scored his 885th career goal with 9:32 remaining in the third period and Tom Wilson netted the game-winner with 53 seconds left in overtime as the visiting Washington Capitals rallied for a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Wednesday.

Ryan Donato was at the right place at the right time on Wednesday night, as has been the case for much of this 2024-25 season. The play looked like it would be whistled down for icing after a long stretch pass from the Chicago end hit Artem Zub’s skate before ricocheting into the Ottawa end.