No NHL team is playing better right now than the surging New York Islanders, who will hunt for their seventh straight win when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.

J.T. Miller’s departure leaves a massive hole in the Canucks lineup. Of course, everyone is waiting to see if Elias Pettersson steps up his game to help fill it.

The Washington Capitals got quite a showing from two of their top forward prospects on Friday, as Ryan Leonard and Ivan Miroshnichenko had star-studded nights with their respective teams. Leonard ...