Ducks-Rangers on NHL Net highlights busy Thursday

The Anaheim Ducks' traveling road show hits the Big Apple on Thursday, and the NHL Network will be there.

The Ducks continue their seven-game road trip with a visit to Madison Square Garden on Thursday night, one of 10 games on the NHL schedule. They'll be hoping for a better result than they got in Tuesday's trip to Washington, where they saw a 3-0 second-period lead turn into a 5-4 overtime loss. The Rangers, playing the fourth of a six-game homestand, are coming off a 5-2 win against San Jose on Monday.

Fans in the United States can watch the game on the NHL Network, beginning at 7 p.m. ET.

The Ducks-Rangers game is one of four that start at 7. The Winnipeg Jets, who like the Ducks are on a seven-game trip, come to Long Island for the start of three games in four nights in the New York area. Winnipeg won its last game by beating Florida 4-3 in a shootout on Monday, while the Isles have been off since Saturday's 3-2 OT loss to San Jose.

The Devils travel down the New Jersey Turnpike to Philadelphia after losing 5-3 to Toronto at home Wednesday -- a game that ended a few minutes before the Flyers finished holding off Buffalo 3-2. The Leafs move on to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets have had a couple of days to savor Sunday's 3-1 win against Anaheim.

Two more games start at 7:30 p.m. ET. Chicago, a 5-4 overtime winner against Nashville on Monday, visits Florida, while Calgary tries to bounce back from Tuesday's 5-1 home loss to Vancouver with a visit to Detroit. The Wings have dropped five in a row, including Tuesday's 2-1 OT loss to Minnesota. The Wild are back home for an 8 p.m. ET start against Vancouver.

At 10 p.m. ET, Nashville continues its road trip with a stop in Phoenix. A half-hour later, San Jose hosts Pittsburgh in its first game back after going 5-1-0 on a six-game trip, and the surprising Edmonton Oilers bring their 7-2-2 record to Los Angeles. Both teams have been off since Sunday, when the Oilers beat St. Louis 4-2 while the Kings lost 3-2 at Colorado.