2023-10-26 20:45:00
On an 11-game Thursday across the Atlantic, all games will be played simultaneously for a brief period, with the first puck drop of the evening taking place at 7 p.m. ET and the final drops at 9 p.m. ET.
The Bruins will look to remain undefeated this season when the Ducks make their only appearance in the TD Garden. Anaheim is coming off an overtime victory that saw the club overcome two deficits en route to victory. Boston (6-0-0) can set a franchise record for longest early-season winning streak with a win on Thursday — the only other time the club started a campaign 6-0-0 was in 1937 -38. The Wild and Flyers, two teams with identical 3-2-1 records to start the season, will be the center of attention. Ryan Hartman is coming off a 3-2-5 performance on Tuesday and with two points on Thursday, he would tie the Wild franchise record for most points in a two-game span, a feat last achieved by Kevin Fiala from April 22 to 24, 2022 (1-6-7 in 2 GP). His teammate Mats Zuccarello starts the game with a series of six points and might tie Andrew Brunette (7 GP in 2009-10) for the longest early season points streak in Wild history. In Edmonton’s final game before heading away for a historic “Battle of Alberta” clash, the club will host the Rangers at Rogers Place. New York is playing the third of a five-game Western Conference road trip and has recorded a win in each of the first two games. Artemi Panarin will enter the game with a six-point streak to start the season (3-5-8 in 6 games) and might become the third Rangers player in the last 30 years to extend this streak to seven games if he finds the sheet pointing. The only players to have done so: Marian Gabori (8 GP en 2009-10) et Mark Messier (7 GP in 1993-94).
JOLI DUEL COLORADO vs PITTSBURGH
Colorado will put its perfect 6-0-0 record on the line when Sidney Crosby et Nathan MacKinnon, both from Nova Scotia, will face each other for the first time this season and the 16th time overall. Colorado can start a season with seven straight wins for only the second time in franchise history, following the Quebec Nordiques did it in 1985/86.
THE RED WINGS WANT TO CONTINUE THEIR GOOD START TO THE SEASON
Dylan Larkin (4-10-4 in 7 matches) and Alex DeBrincat (9-4-13 in 7 games) will both look to achieve notable feats and help the Red Wings (5-1-1, 11 points) continue their strong start to the season when Detroit hosts Winnipeg at Little Caesars Arena.
Larkin enters Thursday’s game with four straight multi-point outings and can become the first Red Wings skater to extend that streak to five since Johan Franzen in 2008/09. DeBrincat, who enters Thursday’s game as the league leader in goals, can tie the franchise mark for fewest 10-goal games in a season – a pace set by Mud Bruneteau (12-3-15 in 8 GPs in 1943/44). DeBrincat might also become the sixth player in the last 30 years to score 10 goals in the first eight games of a campaign, with Auston Matthews (2018/19 with TOR), Alex Ovechkin (2017/18 with WSH), Ilya Kovalchuk (2003/04 with ATL), Mario Lemieux (1995/96 with PIT) and Cam Neely (1993/94 with BOS).
Matches of the night
Boston – Anaheim: 01h
Carolina – Seattle: 01h
Detroit – Winnipeg: 01h
Montreal – Columbus: 01h
Pittssburgh – Colorado: 01h
Tampa Bay – San Jose: 01h
NY Islanders – Ottawa: 01h30
Philadelphia – Minnesota: 01h30
Dallas – Toronto: 02h
Calgary – St. Louis: 03h
Edmonton – NY Rangers: 03h
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