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December 01, 2018

San Jose at Ottawa 1:00 PM ET

Two-time Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson plays his first game in Ottawa since a blockbuster trade to San Jose during the offseason when the struggling Sharks visit the surging Senators on Saturday afternoon. San Jose dropped the first three contests of its five-game road trip as Karlsson was kept off the scoresheet while a combined minus-3 in those contests, making him a minus-9 this season - second-worst on the club to No. 2 defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic (minus-10).

Dallas at Vancouver 4:00 PM ET

Brock Boeser’s first two goals since returning from an injury that cost him nearly a month wasn’t enough for the reeling Vancouver Canucks as they lost 4-3 to Vegas on Thursday - their 10th defeat in 11 games. The Canucks will look to turn the page on a terrible November when the Dallas Stars finish up a four game road trip in Vancouver on Saturday afternoon.

Toronto at Minnesota 7:00 PM ET

The Toronto Maple Leafs have made themselves at home on the road by winning nine of their first 10 contests away from Scotiabank Arena before falling short in each of their last two. The Maple Leafs hope to end that modest road skid when they begin a stretch of seven of their next eight games away from home on Saturday against the Minnesota Wild.

Detroit at Boston 7:00 PM ET

The Detroit Red Wings stumbled out of the gate with seven straight losses to open the season and the most lopsided defeat was an 8-2 beating at the hands of the Boston Bruins. The Red Wings earned a measure of revenge for that drubbing with a 3-2 overtime win on Nov. 21, but they will look to end a nine-game losing streak in Boston on Saturday night.

NY Rangers at Montreal 7:00 PM ET

The New York Rangers are at a loss for their struggles away from home and they will seek their first regulation road victory of the season when they visit the skidding Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. The Rangers opened the two-game road trip with a 3-0 loss in Ottawa on Thursday night -- their ninth defeat in 12 games (3-7-2) away from Madison Square Garden.

Tampa Bay at Florida 7:00 PM ET

The Tampa Bay Lightning look to build off a successful homestand when they start a three-game road trip against teams out of playoff position Saturday night against the Sunshine State-rival Florida Panthers. The Lightning won four of five games on their homestand after edging Buffalo 5-4 on Thursday, but have some injury concerns as they head out on the road, where they are 7-3-1 on the season.

Winnipeg at New Jersey 7:00 PM ET

Patrik Laine ended one of the best months for any player in NHL history with a flourish and hopes to continue producing when December begins as his Winnipeg Jets visit the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night. Laine scored twice in Thursday’s 6-5 victory at Chicago to finish with the most goals (18) in a calendar month in almost 25 years and became the fourth-youngest player to reach 100 goals in his career.

Columbus at NY Islanders 7:00 PM ET

The New York Islanders return "home" to face the surging Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday as Nassau Coliseum opens its doors to an NHL regular-season game for the first time since 2015. New York, which has called Brooklyn's Barclays Center home since the start of the 2015-16 season, will play 20 of its remaining 30 home games this year on Long Island - where they won four Stanley Cups (1980-83) - with more to come as its new arena at Belmont Park is scheduled for a 2021 opening.

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh 7:00 PM ET

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers find themselves far removed from last season's respective second- and third-place finishes, as the former sits in sixth in the Metropolitan Division while the latter's last-place standing resulted in an organizational purge this week. The Keystone State rivals meet for the first time this season in Pittsburgh on Saturday since the clubs' high-scoring first-round playoff series in the spring.

St. Louis at Arizona 8:00 PM ET

The Arizona Coyotes look to ride the wave of momentum after an impressive two-game road trip when they come home to play the struggling St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. The Coyotes edged Minnesota 4-3 on Tuesday to open the trek before rookie Adin Hill, forced into the net with the top two goalies injured, turned aside 29 shots for his first NHL shutout in a 3-0 victory at Nashville on Thursday.

Chicago at Nashville 8:00 PM ET

The Nashville Predators have struggled to put the puck in the net of late while the Chicago Blackhawks generously have been allowing opponents to do precisely that at an alarming rate. The Central Division rivals will look to change the narrative at the other's expense on Saturday when they meet at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

Vegas at Edmonton 10:00 PM ET

The Vegas Golden Knights are surging up the Pacific Division standings and have a chance for the second-longest winning streak in franchise history when they cap off a three-game road trip with a visit to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night. Since absorbing their worst defeat of the season in a 7-2 loss at Calgary on Nov. 19, Vegas has ripped off five straight victories.