Head coach Todd Golden has also stayed on the sideline after he was accused of sexual harassment in a Title IX complaint. Kansas City topped Houston 27-19 in a Week 16 regular-season meeting just before Christmas. The Huskies, who were down 35-28 at the half, scraped through the second half but fell short in yet another unranked upset.

The Rangers, who began the season as projected Stanley Cup contenders, took a steep slide in November through the end of 2024 and are now unlikely to even make the playoffs. New York is 20-20-2 and sits four points outside of a playoff spot with 40 games remaining.

The Vancouver Canucks lost to the Los Angeles Kings 5-1 on Thursday night. It is their 12th loss in their last 16 games, which has sent them tumbling out of the playoffs. The poor play on the ice has been overshadowed by locker-room drama involving Elias Pettersson and JT Miller.