Vancouver Canucks are nowhere near as exciting, promising or entertaining as the 2023-2024 rendition of the team. Not even just by the eye test, but the numbers compared to last season don’t even resemble the same team.

There is NHL action on Tuesday, Jan. 28 and that includes a matchup with Buffalo Sabres hosting the Boston Bruins at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY.

Explore Tuesday’s NHL best bets with expert analysis and predictions for Sabres vs Bruins, Capitals vs Flames, and Ducks vs Kraken. Don’t miss the value plays

It started with a trade between the Bruins and Capitals (and Wild as a third-party broker). The Capitals moved out two pending free agents, Garnet Hathaway and Dmitry Orlov, in exchange for a 2023 first-rounder, 2024 third, 2025 second and Craig Smith.

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Quinn Hughes scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat NHL-leading Washington 2-1 on Saturday night, keeping Capitals star Alex Ovechkin 20 goals shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s league record. Hughes has five goals and two assists in a five-game points streak.

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Tom McVie, who coached the Winnipeg Jets to the 1979 World Hockey Association championship before moving on to a head-coaching career in the NHL with the Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils, died at the age of 89.

Coach Travis Green pointed out mistakes that led to the loss to the Boston Bruins and sent a message to the Ottawa Senators' offense, which includes NHL star Brady Tkachuck.

The Boston Bruins are struggling to stay in the Eastern Conference playoff race, but their star winger David Pastrnak is doing everything he can to drag them al

A slump and some injuries are creating a situation where the New Jersey Devils are closer to a wild-card spot than to the lead in the Metropolitan Division. The Devils hope to avoid playing a second straight game without captain Nico Hischier and attempt to start rolling again Wednesday night when they host the Philadelphia Flyers in Newark,

The Calgary Flames and Washington Capitals love trading with one another. On Tuesday evening, the Flames will take on the former Flame Andrew Mangiapane and the league-leading Capitals for the first time this season in what will likely be an unfriendly affair.