OPINION
- KEN CAMPBELL: Patrick Kane and the Blackhawks ready to play 'meaningful games' down the stretch (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Oilers, Flames still separated by thinnest margins after latest battle (Sportsnet)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Flames, Oilers add classic chapter to Battle of Alberta lore (Sportsnet)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks begin difficult road trip with resilient win over Sharks (Sportsnet)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Leafs' Nylander closing in on family history with renewed swagger (Sportsnet)
- FRANK SERAVALLI: Claude Lemieux weighs in on Tkachuk, renewed Battle of Alberta (TSN)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Laguna Hills’ Annie Pankowski relishes another shot at making U.S. Olympic hockey team (Los Angeles Times)
- BARRY ROZNER: Blackhawks' Dach only scratching the surface (Chicago Daily Herald)
- PATRICK JOHNSTON: Are the Canucks, Judd Brackett headed in different directions? (Vancouver Province)
- SAM CARCHIDI: Little margin for error as Flyers, in a ‘great position,’ get ready for fascinating stretch run (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- STU COWAN: Tomas Tatar remains a good fit with the Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
- KEN WARREN: Triumphant return for Ennis, Pageau on the PP, the Borowiecki, Duclair numbers (Ottawa Citizen)
- ED WILLES: Boeser downplays points slump, but expect some panic if it continues (Vancouver Province)
- WES GILBERTSON: Scrap settles Tkachuk-Kassian dispute … for now (Calgary Sun)
- TERRY JONES: Director of player safety takes in Oilers, Flames game (Edmonton Sun)
- KEN CAMPBELL: Capitals intend to go 'pedal to the metal' the rest of the season (The Hockey News)
- RYAN KENNEDY: Vancouver's Jacob Markstrom has hit his stride in the middle of his career (The Hockey News)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Veteran Canucks lead charge in gutsy, playoff-like win over Blues (Sportsnet)
- MARK SPECTOR: Oilers ready to resume hostilities with Flames after chummy all-star break (Sportsnet)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs' faith in seamless Sandin yields instant, elite contributions (Sportsnet)
- ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens’ Suzuki brings playoff edge to backbreaking loss to Capitals (Sportsnet)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Ex-enforcer Sheehy doesn’t think Tkachuk should have to fight Kassian (Sportsnet)
- PAT HICKEY: Another sloppy second period in loss to Capitals (Montreal Gazette)
- JIM ALEXANDER: Kings prospect Cal Petersen enjoys AHL All-Star experience at home (Los Angeles Daily News)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Here are three areas the Bruins need to work on in the second half (Boston Globe)
- STU COWAN: Retaining Kovalchuk, other vets could be good path for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
- LARRY BROOKS: Disregard this Rangers' trade-deadline narrative (New York Post)
- TIM BENZ: A look at Penguins depth on defense, trade mentality, goalies, competition (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- BRENDAN KELLY: Talent deficit, not injuries, to blame for Habs' swoon (Montreal Gazette)
- DAMIEN COX: Only Frederik Andersen can save the Maple Leafs now — no pressure (Toronto Star)
- BEN KUZMA: Canucks are better, deeper, healthier to grind out playoff position (Vancouver Province)