The circumstances are particularly meaningful for Penguins forward Blake Lizotte, who started his NHL career with the Kings and had 106 points (37 goals, 69 assists) in 320 games for them. This will be his first game at Crypto.com Arena as a visitor, but the LAFD hat he wore after Monday’s morning skate reflected the larger circumstances.

Washington Commanders star Jayden Daniels joined a select group of rookie quarterbacks in NFL playoff history after leading his team to the NFC championship game. Daniels took the league by storm in his first year as a pro, and he's in line to become just the sixth rookie quarterback ever to play in a conference title game.

Amid a brutal stretch of play, the New York Rangers shook up their roster in December with a pair of major trades. The Rangers dealt their captain, defenseman Jacob Trouba, to the Anaheim Ducks on Dec. 6 for defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.

The wildfires that have ravaged large parts of southern California have impacted many professional athletes and their families directly

After an overtime win over Carolina, Ducks will try to slow one of NHL’s top teams and Ovechkin’s pursuit of Gretzky’s record.

If everything goes right over the next week, all seven Canadian teams participating might be in a playoff spot when they step into the spotlight next Saturday. This is a noteworthy trend. We haven't seen seven Canadian teams reach the playoffs since 1985-86.

Charlotte at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. L.A. Chargers at Houston, 4:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 8 p.m.

The NHL's Calgary Flames and Los Angeles Kings will not play Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena as scheduled. The Kings announced the game will be postponed as

Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves to win his 300th career game as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Nashville Predators 5-2 on Tuesday. Morgan Barron, Josh Morrissey, Kyle Connor, Gabriel Vilardi and Nino Niederreiter were the goal scorers for Winnipeg.

Thursday, Jan. 16 Indiana at Detroit, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Washington, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Sacramento, 10 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10 p.m. Anaheim at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Detroit at Florida, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Toronto, 7 p.m. San Jose at Columbus, 7 p.m. Washington at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

All Times Eastern Bundesliga Matchday 17 Holstein Kiel vs. Borussia Dortmund — ESPN+, 12:20 p.m. Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05 — ESPN+, 2:20 p.m. Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Sport-Club Freiburg — ESPN+,

After a busy seven days in the National Hockey League, the movement in ClutchPoints' NHL Power Rankings is significant in Week 16.