22 games to be nationally televised this week

Each Monday throughout the 2023-24 NHL season, NHL.com will provide fans with a guide of games that will be nationally televised that week. Today, a look at games for the fifth week of the season.

In total, 22 games will be carried nationally by ESPN, TNT, SN, NHLN and/or TVAS this week, a busy one for the Turner family of networks with back-to-back doubleheaders Tuesday and Wednesday, the latter telecast part of Navy Federal Credit Union Veterans Appreciation Night.

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TUESDAY, NOV. 7

Detroit Red Wings at New York Rangers (7:30 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT, SNP, SNO, SNE): An Original Six matchup, the Red Wings (7-4-1) will go for their 100th road win against the Rangers (99-140-62) since Dec. 19, 1926. The Rangers (8-2-1) will look to extend their point streak to eight games (6-0-1), and forward Artemi Panarin will look to extend his 11-game point streak (six goals, 12 assists), which is tied with Darren Turcotte (11 in 1990-91) for the second-longest season-opening run in Rangers history, behind Rod Gilbert (14 games in 1972-73).

New Jersey Devils at Colorado Avalanche (10 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT, SNP, SNO, SNE, SN1): The Devils (7-3-1) won 4-2 at the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, their first game of the season without center Jack Hughes (upper body). Mikko Rantanen played his 500th NHL game for the Avalanche (7-3-0) on Saturday, a 7-0 loss at the Vegas Golden Knights. The forward leads them with 14 points (six goals, eight assists) one season after scoring an NHL career-high 55 goals. Nathan MacKinnon, chosen by Colorado with the No. 1 pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, is third with nine points (four goals, five assists).

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8

Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals (7:30 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT): Matthew Tkachuk got his 500th point (194 goals, 306 assists) in his 520th game when he scored for the Panthers (6-4-1) in a 5-2 loss at the Blackhawks on Saturday. The 25-year-old's father, Keith Tkachuk, got his 500th point in his 519th game on March 30, 1999, when Matthew was 15 months old. Capitals (5-4-1) captain Alexander Ovechkin has scored just two goals on 43 shots this season (4.7 percent), and one of those was into an empty net.

Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights (10 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT, SN360, TVAS): The Kings (7-2-2) have won three in a row overall and six straight on the road, the longest run away from home from the start of a season since 2018-19, when the Toronto Maple Leafs (Oct. 7-Nov. 13) and Nashville Predators (Oct. 4-Nov. 10) each won six in a row. Kings captain Anze Kopitar has scored in two straight games and is one goal away from 400 in the NHL. The Golden Knights (11-1-1) are coming off their first loss in regulation this season, 4-2 at the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.

THURSDAY, NOV. 9

Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks (10:30 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SNW): The Oilers (2-8-1) are currently seventh in the Pacific Division, 18 points behind the first-place Golden Knights. Connor McDavid, who scored 64 goals last season, has not scored in his past five games. The Sharks (0-10-1) have allowed 10 goals in each of their past two games and are off to the second-worst start in NHL history (the 1943-44 Rangers started 0-14 with one tie).

SATURDAY, NOV. 11

Vancouver Canucks at Toronto Maple Leafs (7 p.m. ET; SN): The Canucks (9-2-1) are on an eight-game point streak (7-0-1), their longest run since April 3-19, 2022 (6-0-2). Vancouver captain Quinn Hughes has gotten a point in six straight against the Maple Leafs (one goal, eight assists), and he is two assists away from tying Mattias Ohlund (232) for fifth in Canucks history among defensemen. Canucks forward Elias Pettersson leads the NHL with 21 points (six goals, 15 assists) this season. Auston Matthews has at least one point in all 11 home games he has played for the Maple Leafs (6-4-2) against the Canucks dating to Nov. 5, 2016 (14 goals, three assists). He has three hat tricks this season, and his 10 NHL hat tricks are tied with Rick Vaive for fourth in Maple Leafs history.

Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens (7 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, CITY, NESN, NHLN): Boston's (10-1-1) season-opening point streak ended at 10 with a 5-4 loss to the Red Wings on Saturday. David Pastrnak leads the Bruins and is tied for second in the NHL with nine goals this season. Montreal's (5-4-2) line of Tanner Pearson, Sean Monahan and Brendan Gallagher have combined for seven points (three goals, four assists) in the past two games.

Calgary Flames at Ottawa Senators (7 p.m. ET; SN1): Martin Pospisil scored on his first NHL shot to help the Flames (3-7-1) end a six-game losing streak with a 6-3 win against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. Connor Zary did the same on Wednesday. Jake Sanderson has 40 points in 87 NHL games. Among defensemen to debut with the Senators (4-6-0), only Thomas Chabot required fewer (76) to reach the mark.

Edmonton Oilers at Seattle Kraken (10 p.m. ET; ROOT-NW, TVAS2, CITY, SN, CBC): McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each has 15 points against the Kraken, which is tied for the Oilers lead since Seattle joined the NHL in 2021-22. Jaden Schwartz leads the Kraken (4-6-2) with six points (three goals, three assists) against the Oilers.

OTHER NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAMES

MONDAY, NOV. 6

Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs (7 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN, NHLN, BSSUN)

Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks (10 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN)

TUESDAY, NOV. 7

Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens (7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, BSSUN)

Pittsburgh Penguins at Anaheim Ducks (10 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, BSSD, BSSC, TVAS)

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8

Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs (7 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN)

THURSDAY, NOV. 9

New York Islanders at Boston Bruins (7 p.m. ET; MSGSN, NESN, SNW, SNO, SNE, SN360)

Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings (7 p.m. ET; BSDET, TSN2, RDS)

Dallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets (7:30 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+)

FRIDAY, NOV. 10

Calgary Flames at Toronto Maple Leafs (7 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNW, TSN4)

San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights (10 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, NBCSCA, SN, TVAS)

SATURDAY, NOV. 11

Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings (1 p.m. ET; BSDET, BSOH, NHLN, SN1)

SUNDAY, NOV. 12

Chicago Blackhawks at Florida Panthers (1 p.m. ET; BSFL, NHLN, NBCSCH, SN1, TVAS)

Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild (6 p.m. ET; BSSWX, BSWI, BSN, NHLN, SNW, SNO, SNE)