Fewer than six weeks remain before the NHL trade deadline. So far, there have been 19 trades (including a January blockbuster between the Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes), four coaching changes,

The Predators lost 3-1 to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, thwarted by Thatcher Demko's 31 saves. They remain in seventh place in the Central Division, six points ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks, and are 14 points out of the final wild card spot.

Upsets are common in today's NHL, but Tarasov's play has been weak all season, the Jackets are playing back-to-back and he'll need plenty of goal support to win. Vejmelka is the safer play but imperfect option; he will secure a win but the save percentage likely won't be good.

The United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden will play in the Feb. 12-20 4 Nations Face-Off. Here are the rosters and captains.

Wyatt Johnston followed Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka as the third player to score a hat trick during Tuesday’s slate and became the youngest in franchise history to do so in natural fashion. With every hat trick this season,

Wyatt Johnston followed Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka as the third player to score a hat trick during Tuesday’s slate and became the youngest in franchise history to do so in natural fashion. With every hat trick this season,

Luukkonen made 25 saves in a 7-2 win over Boston on Tuesday. He allowed an even-strength goal to Mason Lohrei to open the game, and then added a power-play goal by Brad Marchand. Luukkonen is on a roll -- he is 8-4-1 in his last 13 starts with a .

Luukkonen is 4-3-1 in January, and he has played at a mediocre level with a 3.12 GAA and an .893 save percentage. The Bruins will be down three of their regulars on the blue line, so given Luukkonen's recent performance, this could end up being a high-scoring game.

Mikko Rantanen was dealt to the Hurricanes for Martin Necas, Jack Drury and two draft picks. Follow this tracker for the latest NHL news.

The Seattle Kraken will send Philipp Grubauer to the American Hockey League if he clears waivers. Follow this tracker for the latest NHL news.

Owen Power and Zach Benson scored for Buffalo and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 14 saves ... went 1 for 4 against the Penguins. Penguins: Pittsburgh pulled three points behind Boston for the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.

For a while, it looked like the Pittsburgh Penguins had finally ... Maybe this is too steep a decrease for Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who was outstanding with the Buffalo Sabres for much of last ...