1. Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers (7 p.m. ET; BSSO, MSG)
CAR moneyline: +100
NYR moneyline: -120
The Rangers had a 2-1 home win against the Hurricanes on Nov. 2, and the teams rank first and second in the Metropolitan Division standings entering this matchup. New York leads the NHL in point percentage (.729) and has won six of its past eight games, including a 5-1 win at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. The Rangers have won eight of the past 10 matchups against the Hurricanes dating to the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Hurricanes have won three straight games, allowing a total of seven goals during that winning streak; Carolina is 6-for-13 (46.2 percent) on the power play over that span.
Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho has 11 points (two goals, nine assists) in his past three games and has had a hand on 11 of their 13 goals in the span. Carolina forward Andrei Svechnikov has had multiple points in four straight games with nine points (four goals, five assists) in the span. Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin has a four-game goal streak, including a hat trick on Saturday, giving him 23 goals in 35 games; he scored 29 goals in 82 games last season.
2. Tampa Bay Lightning at Winnipeg Jets (8 p.m. ET; TSN3, BSSUN)
Over 6.5 total goals: +110
Under 6.5 total goals: -130
Since Nov. 4, the Jets lead the NHL in point percentage (.760, 18-5-0) and goal differential (plus-34). Winnipeg swept a home-and-home set with the Minnesota Wild this past weekend, extending its point streak to eight games (6-0-2). The Jets have allowed 16 goals over their past eight games and are allowing the fewest even-strength goals per game (1.69) in the NHL. The Jets had a 3-2 overtime win at home against the Lightning on Nov. 22 and have won three straight against them. The Lightning won 4-3 at home against the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday but are 7-10-2 on the road this season.
Jets forward Nino Niederreiter has scored five goals over his past seven games and quietly has 18 goals in 57 games since joining the Jets last season, and forward Gabriel Vilardi has gone three straight games without a point but still has 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) in 17 games. Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov has scored goals in three straight games and has 17 points (nine goals, eight assists) in his past 13 games against the Jets.
3. Toronto Maple Leafs at Los Angeles Kings (10:30 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SNO)
TOR puckline (+1.5 goals): -218
LAK puckline (-1.5 goals): +180
The Maple Leafs are 1-4-1 in their past six games after a 3-2 home loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday. Toronto has allowed six power-play goals on 18 times shorthanded over its past six games, while Los Angeles leads the NHL in penalty kill percentage (86.5 percent). The Kings are 2-0-1 in their past three home games with each win coming by multiple goals. Toronto is 7-2-2 against the Western Conference this season.
Center Auston Matthews leads the NHL with 29 goals in 33 games and could reach 30 for the eighth straight time to start his career. Kings center Anze Kopitar has 13 points (four goals, nine assists) in his past 11 games, and forward Adrian Kempe has six points (three goals, three assists) in his past four games.
