Calgary have recovered well from recently missing out on a franchise-record 12th straight home win and get the nod to overcome Washington. The red-hot Flames are a fantastic 14-1-1 overall since the end of January and have been doing the business at both ends of the rink.
Toronto got back on track with an important win at Columbus last night and can build on that by seeing off Seattle at Scotiabank Arena. The Maple Leafs are involved in a fierce battle for a top-three finish in the Atlantic Division and need to capitalise on fixtures like this.
St Louis will hope to put a patchy road trip behind them when entertaining struggling Ottawa at Enterprise Center. The Blues have a fine home record of 19-6-2 this season, helping them to be second in the Central Division, and can inflict a sixth straight defeat on the Senators.
Columbus and Toronto have already had a couple of close encounters this season, including last month’s 4-3 overtime win for the Blue Jackets. Both teams will be looking to steady the ship following two straight defeats and another tight tussle is expected at Nationwide Arena.
Ottawa are on a worrying run of four straight defeats and face another tough test when visiting Vegas at T-Mobile Arena. The Golden Knights are going along nicely with two wins out of three this month and have already thumped the Senators 5-1 in Canada earlier this season.
Toronto will be looking to make a statement and respond to their disappointing 5-1 home defeat by Buffalo when entertaining in-form Vancouver. The Maple Leafs are in a tough battle with Florida and Tampa Bay for top spot in the Atlantic Division and need points.
Edmonton battled hard for points during a five-match road trip and will be keen to mark this homecoming with a win over Montreal. The Canadiens can’t be taken lightly after being rejuvenated by a change of leadership, but the Oilers are desperate to boost their play-off prospects.
Winnipeg will look to build on Tuesday night’s 8-4 win over Montreal and go in search of a third straight victory when entertaining Dallas. However, the Stars are also chasing a hat-trick after overcoming Los Angeles Kings 4-3 and are on the edge of the wild card spots in the west.
Calgary have been unstoppable on home ice of late and will be chasing a 12th straight win at Scotiabank Saddledome when entertaining Montreal. The Canadiens saw their resurgence halted at Winnipeg on Tuesday and are again expected to find their hosts just too powerful here.
Chicago and Edmonton have been going in different directions over the last couple of months and the Oilers get a confident vote on current form. They are 7-3-0 through the past 10 games and chasing a wild card spot, whereas the Blackhawks are 3-6-1 and out of playoffs contention.
New York Islanders and Vancouver both need to step it up if they are to become wild card contenders and a tight tussle is expected at UBS Arena. The Big Apple outfit won 6-3 when these teams met in Canada last month, but the Canucks have produced the stronger form since then.
Edmonton have lost three of their last four matches but they were all against teams heading for the playoffs and Philadelphia represent a drop in class. The Flyers are third from bottom in the Eastern Conference and 23 points adrift of a wild card spot, so this is the kind of game the Oilers should win.
Tampa Bay lead Ottawa 2-1 in this season’s meetings and look worthy favourites to increase that advantage at Amalie Arena on current form. The back-to-back Stanley Cup victors are on a four-match winning run and sit 31 points clear of the Senators in the Atlantic Division.
New York Rangers and Vancouver have both been in fine form of late and a close encounter looks on the cards at Madison Square Garden. That was the case when these teams met in Canada at the start of November, with the Canucks just shading a 3-2 victory in overtime.