Welcome to NHL On Tap, a daily look at the games on the NHL schedule. There are six games on the schedule Wednesday, one of which will be nationally televised in the United States.
Games of the day
Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings (10 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT)
The Golden Knights (7-2-1) bring a four-game winning streak into Crypto.com Arena. Mark Stone (three goals, six assists), Alex Pietrangelo (one goal, eight assists) and Jack Eichel (one goal, five assists) each have a four-game point streak. Stone and Pietrangelo scored and Eichel had an assist in the Golden Knights' 5-0 win against the Calgary Flames on Monday. Vegas defeated Los Angeles 6-1 during "Frozen Frenzy" on Oct. 22, led by Tomas Hertl's four points (two goals, two assists). The Kings (5-3-2) have won their first two games at home and will try to rebound from a 4-2 loss at the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. Anze Kopitar is two assists shy of 800 for his NHL career. He has 36 points (14 goals, 22 assists) in 33 games against the Golden Knights, the most points any player has against the team that joined the League for the 2017-18 season.
New Jersey Devils at Vancouver Canucks (10:30 p.m. ET; SN1, MSGSN)
It'll be a family reunion night when Quinn Hughes of the Canucks (4-1-3) faces brothers Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes of the Devils (6-4-2). Quinn, 25, and Jack, 23, have played against each other seven times in the NHL, and New Jersey is 6-1-0 in those games. Luke, 21, a rookie last season, is 1-1-0 against Vancouver. Quinn had a goal and assist in Vancouver's 4-3 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday, which ended a four-game winning streak. Jack had a goal in New Jersey's 6-2 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. Nico Hischier, who shares the NHL lead in goals (nine) with Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield, also scored to extend a three-game goal streak.
Winnipeg Jets at Detroit Red Wings (7:30 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, SN1)
The Jets (8-1-0) look to remain undefeated on the road (4-0-0) after their season-opening eight-game winning streak ended with a 6-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. Winnipeg forward Kyle Connor had two goals and two assists and has 14 points (eight goals, six assists) on a season-opening nine-game point streak. Lucas Raymond leads Detroit (4-4-1) with eight points (one goal, seven assists) and Alex DeBrincat, Andrew Copp and Dylan Larkin are tied for the team lead with four goals.