NHL Games on Today: Daily Schedule & How to Watch

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NHL Games on Today

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Friday, October 30

New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights — 6:00 PM — NHL® CENTER ICE®

The New Jersey Devils (8-5-0) visit T-Mobile Arena on Friday to face the Vegas Golden Knights (9-4-1) in an NHL meeting between two clubs off to winning starts. Jack Eichel drives the Vegas attack with 20 points on seven goals and 13 assists, and Mark Stone leads the team with eight goals. New Jersey counters with Jack Hughes, who has 14 points and a team-best 10 assists, and Nico Hischier, whose seven goals include four on the power play. Special teams could swing this one, since Eichel has six power-play assists of his own. Vegas lists goaltender Carter Hart as day-to-day with an undisclosed injury and defenseman Parker Wotherspoon on Injured Reserve with an upper-body injury, while the Devils are without defenseman Seamus Casey, who is on Injured Reserve with a knee injury.

Winnipeg Jets at Florida Panthers — 7:00 PM — NHL® CENTER ICE®, ESPN Unlimited

The Winnipeg Jets bring a 4-6-3 record into Amerant Bank Arena and need a spark against a Florida Panthers club sitting at 7-4-2 despite a crowded injured list. Florida plays without Aleksander Barkov (Injured Reserve, left lower body) and Brad Marchand (Injured Reserve, left leg), yet Matthew Tkachuk keeps the offense humming with 20 points, 16 of them assists and 10 of those on the power play. Brady Tkachuk adds eight goals for the Panthers. Kyle Connor carries Winnipeg with 10 goals and 14 points, while Mark Scheifele leads the Jets with nine assists. Winnipeg is also missing defenseman Josh Morrissey (Injured Reserve, right wrist), and keeping Florida’s power play quiet might decide this NHL game.

Seattle Kraken at Calgary Flames — 8:00 PM — Prime Video, NHL Network, NHL® CENTER ICE®, ESPN Unlimited

The Seattle Kraken carry an 8-4-1 record into Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday night, and the Calgary Flames need this NHL game badly at 5-7-0. Chandler Stephenson drives Seattle’s attack with nine assists and 11 points, while Frederick Gaudreau leads the Kraken with six goals on just 14 shots. Calgary answers with Joel Farabee, who matches Stephenson’s 11 points and owns five power play assists, plus Matvei Gridin, whose four goals include two with the man advantage. The Flames remain without Jonathan Huberdeau (Injured Reserve, hip surgery) and Seattle is missing Jared McCann (Injured Reserve, lower body). If Calgary’s power play finds its rhythm early, this one could flip the script on a Kraken team that has looked like the better club so far.

Saturday, October 31

Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins — 1:00 PM — Chicago Sports Network, NESN, NHL® CENTER ICE®, ESPN Unlimited

The Boston Bruins host a Halloween matinee at TD Garden with a 9-4-1 record, while the visiting Chicago Blackhawks arrive at 4-9-0 and need answers fast. David Pastrnak drives everything for Boston with team highs of seven goals, 11 assists and 18 points, and three of those goals have come on the power play. Chicago leans on Roman Kantserov, whose five goals lead the club, while Patrick Kane paces the Blackhawks with seven assists and eight points despite a minus-15 rating. The Blackhawks also play without defenseman Bowen Byram, who is out with an upper-body injury. On paper this NHL afternoon tilts toward Boston, and the real question is whether Chicago can keep Pastrnak quiet without Byram on the back end.

St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings — 1:00 PM — NHL St Louis Blues, NHL® CENTER ICE®, ESPN Unlimited

Halloween hockey starts early at Little Caesars Arena, where the Detroit Red Wings (6-4-3) host the St. Louis Blues (6-6-1) in a Saturday afternoon NHL matinee. Detroit plays without center Dylan Larkin, who is suspended, so even more of the load falls on Alex DeBrincat and his team-high 15 points and +12 rating. Viktor Arvidsson gives the Red Wings a second threat with eight goals, and four of them have come on the power play. St. Louis answers with Dylan Holloway, who leads the Blues with 11 points, and Jimmy Snuggerud, whose seven goals pace the club. The Blues are missing defenseman Torey Krug (Injured Reserve, left ankle), which makes slowing DeBrincat the real test of this one.

Edmonton Oilers at New York Islanders — 2:00 PM — NHL® CENTER ICE®, ESPN Unlimited

The Edmonton Oilers bring a 9-2-2 record into UBS Arena for a Halloween matinee against the New York Islanders, who sit at 7-4-2. Connor McDavid is already up to 36 points with 28 assists and a +17 rating, and Leon Draisaitl leads Edmonton with 12 goals, half of them on the power play. That pairing is the problem every NHL defense has to solve, and it’s a tall order for an Islanders group playing without center Mathew Barzal (Injured Reserve, knee). Bo Horvat carries the scoring load on Long Island with seven goals and 14 points, while defenseman Matthew Schaefer leads the club with 10 assists. The Oilers have holes of their own with Zach Hyman (neck) and goaltender Frederik Andersen (knee) both on Injured Reserve, so this Saturday afternoon game could come down to whether New York can keep the Edmonton power play off the ice.

Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators — 2:00 PM — NHL® CENTER ICE®, NHL Nashville Predators, NHL Tampa Bay Lightning, ESPN Unlimited

The Tampa Bay Lightning carry an 8-3-1 record into Bridgestone Arena for a Halloween matinee against the Nashville Predators, who sit at 4-4-5. Brandon Hagel drives the Tampa Bay attack with eight goals and 16 points, and Nikita Kucherov sets the table with a team-high 11 assists. Nashville counters with Steven Stamkos, whose seven goals and 15 points pace the club, while Roman Josi has piled up 14 assists with nine of them on the power play. The Lightning are thin down the middle with Zemgus Girgensons out with a lower-body injury and Yanni Gourde on Injured Reserve after hip surgery. Five of Nashville’s losses have come past regulation, so don’t be surprised if this NHL afternoon needs extra time.

Ottawa Senators at San Jose Sharks — 4:00 PM — NBC Sports California, NHL® CENTER ICE®, ESPN Unlimited

The Ottawa Senators carry an 8-5-1 record into SAP Center for a Halloween afternoon date with the San Jose Sharks, who sit at 7-6-1 and want to keep pace on home ice. Tim Stutzle drives the Ottawa attack with team highs of eight goals, 11 assists and 19 points. San Jose answers with a pair of centers of its own, as Macklin Celebrini leads the Sharks with 11 assists and 16 points while Will Smith tops the club with six goals. Six of Celebrini’s assists have come on the power play, so the Senators can’t afford to spend much of this NHL matinee in the penalty box. Stutzle against Celebrini is the duel worth watching, and it’s the best reason to tune in early on a Saturday.

Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings — 4:00 PM — NHL® CENTER ICE®, ESPN Unlimited

The Buffalo Sabres carry a 6-4-3 record into a Halloween matinee at Crypto.com Arena, where the Los Angeles Kings are still trying to dig out of a 4-6-2 start. Tage Thompson drives the Buffalo attack with eight goals and 15 points, and Zach Benson quietly leads the club with nine assists and a plus-10 rating. Los Angeles answers with Artemi Panarin, whose eight goals and 13 points pace the Kings, while Alex Laferriere tops the team with seven assists. The home side is thin up front and on the back end, with Kevin Fiala and Mats Zuccarello on Injured Reserve and defenseman Brandt Clarke day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Thompson against Panarin is the NHL duel worth watching here, and a banged-up Kings group needs its top scorer to carry the afternoon.

Toronto Maple Leafs at Vancouver Canucks — 7:00 PM — NHL® CENTER ICE®, NHL Network, ESPN Unlimited

The Toronto Maple Leafs (7-6-2) visit Rogers Arena on Halloween night to face a Vancouver Canucks team that has stumbled to a 3-11-1 start. Auston Matthews is carrying Toronto’s attack with 10 goals and 13 assists for 23 points, and it’s hard to see how the Canucks slow a center playing at that level. Vancouver leans on Elias Pettersson, who leads the club with 12 assists and 16 points, and Jonathan Lekkerimaki, whose six goals top the team. The Canucks also play without goaltender Thatcher Demko, who is on Injured Reserve after hip surgery. This NHL matchup is a road game Toronto should be banking points from, while Vancouver needs any home win it can get with only three on the board.

Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens — 7:00 PM — SportsNet Pittsburgh, NHL® CENTER ICE®, ESPN Unlimited

Halloween night at the Bell Centre pits the 8-3-2 Montreal Canadiens against the 5-6-2 Pittsburgh Penguins, and Montreal takes the ice without center Nick Suzuki (out, upper body) or defenseman Mike Matheson (out, lower body). That puts the scoring on Cole Caufield, who leads the Canadiens with eight goals on 42 shots, while Lane Hutson runs the attack from the back end with a team-high eight assists. Pittsburgh’s offense runs through a defenseman too, with Erik Karlsson topping the Penguins at 11 assists and 13 points. Evgeni Malkin leads the club with six goals, two of them on the power play, and with Bryan Rust on Injured Reserve (lower body) the Penguins need both of them at their best to steal two points from a short-handed Montreal team.

Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars — 8:00 PM — Prime Video, NHL® CENTER ICE®, NHL Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL Network, ESPN Unlimited

The Dallas Stars (7-5-1) host the Columbus Blue Jackets (5-6-0) on Halloween night at American Airlines Center, and a win would pull Columbus back to .500. Mikko Rantanen is the best reason to tune in to this NHL game, as the Dallas right wing leads the team with six goals, 10 assists and 16 points. Columbus counters with center Kent Johnson, who tops the Blue Jackets with seven goals and 11 points, while defenseman Zach Werenski has a team-best nine assists. The Stars are shorthanded down the middle and on the blue line, with Matt Duchene (abdomen) and Esa Lindell (lower body) on Injured Reserve and Radek Faksa out with a lower-body injury. That opens a real window for a Columbus team with an empty injury list to steal points in Texas.

Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche — 10:00 PM — NHL® CENTER ICE®, NHL Network, ESPN Unlimited

The Calgary Flames carry a 5-7-0 record into Ball Arena on Halloween night for a late NHL date with the Colorado Avalanche, who sit at 7-5-1. Nathan MacKinnon makes Colorado a nightmare to defend with 8 goals and 14 assists for a team-high 22 points, and Artturi Lehkonen’s 10 goals lead the club. Calgary answers with Joel Farabee, who paces the Flames with 11 points and 8 assists, while Matvei Gridin’s 4 goals top the roster. The Flames are still without Jonathan Huberdeau (Injured Reserve, hip surgery), and Colorado is missing defenseman Josh Manson (out, left lower body). With that much firepower at the top of the Avalanche lineup, Calgary needs a tight and patient road game to leave with any points.

Sunday, November 1

Winnipeg Jets at Carolina Hurricanes — 1:00 PM — NHL Network, NHL® CENTER ICE®

The Carolina Hurricanes bring an 11-2-2 record into a Sunday afternoon NHL game at Lenovo Center, while the Winnipeg Jets arrive at 4-6-3 and badly need a result. Sebastian Aho paces Carolina with 19 points on 8 goals and 11 assists, Logan Stankoven has buried 9 goals and Jackson Blake has set up 12 more with a +10 rating. The Hurricanes play without Taylor Hall (out, upper body) and Jordan Staal (Injured Reserve, calf), yet this lineup keeps rolling. Winnipeg’s hopes ride on Kyle Connor, who leads the club with 10 goals and 14 points and has scored 4 of those goals on the power play. Mark Scheifele chips in a team-high 9 assists, but the Jets are still missing Josh Morrissey (Injured Reserve, right wrist) on the blue line.

Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals — 3:30 PM — ESPN Unlimited, NHL® CENTER ICE®, NHL Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild carry a 9-3-3 record into Capital One Arena for a Sunday afternoon NHL meeting with the Washington Capitals, who sit at 8-4-0. Kirill Kaprizov is scoring at a ridiculous clip with 14 goals and 24 points to lead Minnesota in both categories, while Quinn Hughes drives play from the blue line with a team-high 16 assists. That production looks even better given how thin the Wild are on defense, with Brock Faber (skull surgery) and Jared Spurgeon (undisclosed) on Injured Reserve alongside goaltender Filip Gustavsson (hip surgery). Washington answers with Alex Tuch, whose 10 goals lead the club, and Dylan Strome, who paces the Capitals with nine assists. The Caps are also without defenseman Rasmus Sandin (right knee surgery), and if Kaprizov keeps this pace, Minnesota is the more dangerous team on paper.

Utah Mammoth at Philadelphia Flyers — 4:00 PM — ESPN Unlimited, NHL® CENTER ICE®

The Utah Mammoth bring a 9-5-0 record to Xfinity Mobile Arena for a Sunday afternoon NHL game against the Philadelphia Flyers, who are scuffling at 3-8-4. Clayton Keller drives Utah’s attack with 16 points on four goals and 12 assists, Logan Cooley leads the club with seven goals and defenseman Mikhail Sergachev matches Keller with 12 assists. Philadelphia leans on Matvei Michkov, whose nine goals include five on the power play, and Trevor Zegras, who paces the Flyers with 13 points. That pair carries a heavy load with Travis Konecny (lower body) and Owen Tippett (upper body) both on Injured Reserve, so a Utah team that stays out of the penalty box has the clear edge here. The Mammoth are missing defenseman John Marino, who is out with an upper-body injury.

Edmonton Oilers at New York Rangers — 6:00 PM — NHL Network, NHL® CENTER ICE®

The Edmonton Oilers carry a 9-2-2 record into Madison Square Garden on Sunday evening, and Connor McDavid makes this NHL stop feel like an event with 36 points built on 28 assists and eight goals. Leon Draisaitl leads Edmonton with 12 goals, six of them on the power play, even as the Oilers play without Zach Hyman, who is on Injured Reserve with a neck injury. The New York Rangers sit at 7-6-1 and lean on Alexis Lafreniere, whose nine goals pace the club, and defenseman Adam Fox, who leads the team with 16 assists and 17 points. Goaltending is the real worry at home, where Igor Shesterkin is on Injured Reserve after right knee surgery and James Reimer is day-to-day with an upper body injury. That Edmonton power play against a patched-together Rangers crease is the matchup to watch.

Ottawa Senators at Anaheim Ducks — 8:00 PM — Prime Video, NHL Network, ESPN Unlimited, NHL® CENTER ICE®

The Ottawa Senators carry an 8-5-1 record into Honda Center on Sunday night to face the Anaheim Ducks, who sit at 5-7-1 and badly need home ice to start paying off. Tim Stutzle drives the Ottawa attack with 8 goals and 11 assists for a team-high 19 points. Anaheim’s best answer is its power play, where Leo Carlsson has piled up 11 of his 14 assists and Beckett Sennecke has scored 4 of his team-leading 8 goals. That makes discipline the quiet key to this NHL meeting, because the Senators can’t afford to hand the Ducks extra chances with the man advantage. Both rosters are thinned, with goaltender Linus Ullmark on Injured Reserve for Ottawa (lower body strain) and Troy Terry on Injured Reserve for Anaheim (hip surgery).

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How to Watch NHL on TV

There are plenty of places to make sure you don’t miss a moment of your favorite NHL team’s season. Here’s where to watch NHL hockey games on TV today and all season long:

• REGIONAL SPORTS LINEUP (only available in some areas)
• TNT – 245
• ESPN – 206
• ABC –Check local listings
• NHL Network
• NHL® CENTER ICE®*

*currently available for satellite customers

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