The 42-14-3 Winnipeg Jets will take on the 20-30-7 Nashville Predators in Tennessee on Thursday night.

BOSTON, MA -- It was just last week that Brock Nelson and Team USA were skating on T.D. Garden ice in their 4 Nations Championship against Team Canada.

There was a tightly contested battle in the Ontario Hockey League on Wednesday night, Feb. 26, between one of the top teams in the East, and one of the worst teams in the West.

The Vancouver Canucks (27-20-11) wrap up their California back-to-back on Thursday with a matchup against the Anaheim Ducks (25-25-7). This will be the second meeting between these two Pacific Division rivals, with the Canucks taking the first matchup 5-1 earlier this year. With a victory, Vancouver would stay above the playoff bar for another night while also putting additional space between themselves and the Ducks.

French-born Canadian defenseman Xavier Ouellet, 31, has signed a two-year contract extension with Dinamo Minsk, the KHL website announced on Tuesday.

The Nashville Predators have recalled defenseman Marc Del Gaizo from the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals ahead of Thursday's game against the Winnipeg Jets. Additionally, the team has reassigned defenseman Jake Livingstone – who was recalled last weekend but did not appear in any games – to Milwaukee.

As we enter the final week before the NHL’s 2025 trade deadline, GMs are tempted to pay nearly any price to give their squads the edge to get them to the promised land. But deadline deals can sour in many different ways, and sometimes even sure-fire fits fall flat.