The Tampa Bay Lightning got back in the win column on Thursday night, defeating the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in a shootout at AMALIE Arena to earn a season series split with their Western Conference opponent. Jake Guentzel scored the lone goal in the three-round shootout.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Anaheim Ducks vs. St. Louis Blues NHL game to be played on January 9, 2025 on ESPN.

The Tampa Bay Lightning return to Florida having received a little bit of everything on their three-game road trip, but now the attention turns to settling a score with a Western Conference club.

The Ducks will welcome their leading scorer back to the lineup tonight in a visit to the nation's capital, a matchup with the first-place Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena. PUCK DROP: 4 P.M. PT

Logan Thompson stopped all 18 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season as Washington beat the Ducks.

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues and the Anaheim Ducks hit the ice in Western Conference play. St. Louis has an 8-9-1 record at home and a 19-19-4 record overall. The Blues have a 17-4-1 record ...

The first 15 or 20 seconds of Game 2 of the 2003 Western Conference Quarterfinals are still a blur to Eric Furlatt. The game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim was being played at Joe Louis Arena during a series that ended in a four-game sweep for Anaheim.

Center missed 10 games earlier this season for personal reasons, had 2 assists in win against Oilers on Saturday

The Canadiens face a series of obstacles in the way of a 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs spot, their own set of "Labours of Hercules" if you will.

There might be fewer sellers around the NHL this season than usual, but the Hawks are certainly one. That scarcity of available players could drive up prices.

As the Jets continue to battle for top spot in the NHL standings, the Flames have done an excellent job of keeping themselves in the thick of the battle for the second wild card in the Western Conference — currently one point up on the Vancouver Canucks for the eighth seed.

Night - Clear. Winds NE at 14 to 15 mph (22.5 to 24.1 kph). The overnight low will be 47 °F (8.3 °C). Mostly sunny with a high of 71 °F (21.7 °C). Winds NE at 14 to 16 mph (22.5 to 25.7 kph ...