The Latest Breaking News from Calgary

DETROIT — Everywhere else around the NHL, especially in many passionate sports cities in the United States, this series isn't going to get much attention.

LOS ANGELES — Rebuilding a team goes beyond filling roster spots, past finding right-handed-shooting defensemen to pair with left-handed shooters and acquiring role players who fit alongside the franchise’s foundations.

ST. LOUIS — We now have a best-of-3 series, hockey fans. Win two and advance. Lose two and go home. Getting two goals each from Jordan Kyrou and David Perron, and strong goaltending with Jordan Binnington in the net, the Blues defeated Minnesota 5-2 on Sunday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild won't be getting upset by any more non-playoff teams.

With a 4-3 OT loss to the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday night, the Stars have clinched a playoff spot.

SEATTLE — A stretch of six wins in 11 games heading into Saturday’s game against the Calgary Flames isn’t necessarily “what we’ll write home about,” Seattle Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said when he met the media beforehand.

OK, now do it again.

With Carpenter in Calgary and Johnson finally recovered from his broken clavicle, the Hawks have a new fourth-line center the rest of this season.

They aren't the highest-scoring points line in the NHL. That's the Calgary line of Johnny Gaudreau, Elias Lindholm and Matthew Tkachuk with 192 points going into Monday night's game. They aren't the best goal-scoring line. That's Toronto's Michael Bunting, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner with 79 goals. But they are…