Preview Roundups
November 04, 2017
Vegas at Ottawa 2:00 PM ET
The Ottawa Senators returned to form after three straight rough outings in their own end and look to put two strong performances together when they host the expansion Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday afternoon. The Senators permitted 16 goals while going 1-1-1 in a three-game span before limiting the Detroit Red Wings to 25 shots in a neat and clean 3-1 victory on Thursday.
Toronto at St. Louis 7:00 PM ET
The St. Louis Blues are left with questions after seeing a four-game winning streak and seven-game point stretch (6-0-1) go by the boards with their first loss at Scottrade Center - in shutout fashion, no less. Coach Mike Yeo hopes the Blues can provide the answers on Saturday when they host a high-octane Toronto Maple Leafs squad that is wrapping up a four-game road trip.
Montreal at Winnipeg 7:00 PM ET
The Montreal Canadiens are not accustomed to seeing Carey Price play like this in goal, and the same thing can be said for the Winnipeg Jets and Connor Hellebuyck. The two teams meet Saturday in Winnipeg and Price - who has allowed four or more goals seven times in 11 starts - will sit with a minor lower-body injury in favor of Al Montoya, while Hellebuyck seeks to maintain a pace that ranks him in the top five in the NHL in save percentage and goals against average.
Washington at Boston 7:00 PM ET
The Washington Capitals have received plenty of offense from captain Alex Ovechkin, fellow Russian Evgeny Kuznetsov and Swedish Olympian Nicklas Backstrom over the years, but bottom-six forwards such as Lars Eller and company are making their presence known of late. The Capitals look to ride the momentum of Eller's three-point performance into Saturday's road tilt versus the Boston Bruins.
Columbus at Tampa Bay 7:00 PM ET
The Columbus Blue Jackets are beginning to find their top form and can avenge one of four losses Saturday night when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning in a showdown between two of the Eastern Conference’s top teams. The Blue Jackets responded to their first losing streak of the season by winning four of five and produced a season high in goals Thursday in a 7-3 win at Florida.
NY Rangers at Florida 7:00 PM ET
The rejuvenated New York Rangers hope to build off their best four consecutive periods of the season when they visit the struggling Florida Panthers on Saturday night. The Rangers scored four unanswered goals in the third period to beat Vegas on Tuesday and came back to knock off one of the league’s best in October with a 2-1 overtime triumph at Tampa Bay two days later.
Colorado at Philadelphia 7:00 PM ET
Semyon Varlamov still may be perspiring on Saturday as the Colorado Avalanche play the opener of what officially is billed as a two-game road trip against the Philadelphia Flyers. A former Vezina Trophy finalist, Varlamov rebounded from getting eviscerated by Vegas to set an Avalanche record for regular-season saves with a career-high 57 in his team's 5-3 win over Carolina on Thursday.
Buffalo at Dallas 8:00 PM ET
The Buffalo Sabres matched their season high in goals scored on the first half of their two-game trip last time out and hope to build on the performance when they visit the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. The Sabres took a four-goal lead with 8:48 left before holding on tight for a 5-4 victory at Arizona on Thursday, matching the output they had in an overtime triumph at Boston on Oct. 21.
Chicago at Minnesota 8:00 PM ET
While the Chicago Blackhawks have embraced a favorable result in recent playoff meetings with the Minnesota Wild, the latter has enjoyed the better of play during the regular season of late - earning at least a point in 10 of the last 12 encounters (9-2-1). The Wild look to win their second tilt versus the Blackhawks this season on Saturday when the Central Division rivals meet at the Xcel Energy Center in Minnesota.
Carolina at Arizona 9:00 PM ET
The Arizona Coyotes continue their quest for a home victory when they host the struggling Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. Arizona needed 12 games to notch their first win of 2017-18, an overtime triumph at Philadelphia on Monday, but has yet to emerge victorious at Gila River Arena, where it fell to 0-5-1 with Thursday's 5-4 setback against Buffalo.
Pittsburgh at Vancouver 10:00 PM ET
The Pittsburgh Penguins hope to conclude their five-game road trip with an offensive outburst when they visit the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. Pittsburgh has scored more than one goal just once while going 1-2-1 on the trek and has netted more than two tallies only one time over its last seven overall contests.
Nashville at Los Angeles 10:30 PM ET
Tyler Toffoli hopes to continue his scoring surge when the red-hot Los Angeles Kings host the defending Western Conference champion Nashville Predators on Saturday. The 25-year-old forward has netted five goals, including the overtime winner at the buzzer against Boston a week ago, over his last seven games to help the Kings match the best start in franchise history with 21 points (10-2-1).
Anaheim at San Jose 10:30 PM ET
The San Jose Sharks attempt to extend a pair of winning streaks when they continue their leisurely five-game homestand Saturday against the Anaheim Ducks. San Jose has won three straight contests both overall and at home after posting a 4-1 triumph over Nashville on Wednesday.