Martin Necas scored twice and had an assist to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday.

With days to go until the 4 Nations Face-Off and days after more big trades, the NHL power rankings have the same No. 1 squad after a tight matchup.

Blackwood stopped 27 of 29 shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Flames. Blackwood picked up his fourth win in his last six outings, bouncing back from being on the wrong side of a shutout Tuesday in ...

Nathan MacKinnon had three second-period assists to regain the NHL points lead, Martin Necas scored twice and added an assist and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 4-2 on Thursday night.

The Jets, who led the ranking for several weeks early in the season, bumped last week’s leader, the Washington Capitals, back to second place the old fashioned way – by defeating them head to head.