NHL 2026–27: Upcoming Games and Expected Lineups

The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Calgary Flames in their most recent game.
The Boston Bruins defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in their most recent match. The Chicago Blackhawks suffered a defeat to the Colorado Avalanche. The San Jose Sharks lost to the Calgary Flames in their latest fixture. The Philadelphia Flyers lost to the Minnesota Wild, and the Winnipeg Jets and the Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Vegas Golden Knights. The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Detroit Red Wings in their most recent game.

The Washington Capitals suffered a defeat to the Dallas Stars, while the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Colorado Avalanche, 7-2. The Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Utah Mammoth in their latest fixture. The New York Rangers defeated the St. Louis Blues, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in their most recent game. The Nashville Predators defeated the Carolina Hurricanes, and the Vancouver Canucks lost to the Anaheim Ducks.

Game Broadcast Details: Dates and Times

Seattle Kraken vs New York Rangers	November 7, 2026	06:00 PM	03:00 PM	03:30 AM (Next Day)	Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens	November 7, 2026	08:00 PM	05:00 PM	05:30 AM (Next Day)	Scotiabank Arena, Toronto.
Ottawa Senators vs Utah Mammoth	November 7, 2026	08:00 PM	05:00 PM	05:30 AM (Next Day)	Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa.
New York Islanders vs New Jersey Devils	November 7, 2026	08:00 PM	05:00 PM	05:30 AM (Next Day)	UBS Arena, Elmont.
Dallas Stars vs San Jose Sharks	November 7, 2026	09:00 PM	06:00 PM	06:30 AM (Next Day)	American Airlines Center, Dallas.
Carolina Hurricanes vs Chicago Blackhawks	November 7, 2026	09:00 PM	06:00 PM	06:30 AM (Next Day)	Lenovo Center, Raleigh.
Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning	November 7, 2026	09:00 PM	06:00 PM	06:30 AM (Next Day)	Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul.
Los Angeles Kings vs Pittsburgh Penguins	November 7, 2026	10:00 PM	07:00 PM	07:30 AM (Next Day)	Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.
Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings	November 7, 2026	10:00 PM	07:00 PM	07:30 AM (Next Day)	Ball Arena, Denver.
Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks	November 7, 2026	11:00 PM	08:00 PM	08:30 AM (Next Day)	Rogers Place, Edmonton.
Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers	November 8, 2026	02:00 PM	11:00 AM	11:30 PM	TD Garden, Boston.

Top Contenders and Featured Fixtures

Carolina Hurricanes vs Chicago Blackhawks

Date: November 7, 2026 (Saturday)

Time: 09:00 PM ET| 06:00 PM PT| 06:30 AM IST (Next Day)

Venue: Lenovo Center, Raleigh.

Projected Lineups for the Carolina Hurricanes

Goaltenders	Pyotr Kochetkov and Brandon Bussi
Defensemen	Jaccob Slavin, K’Andre Miller, Shayne Gostisbehere, Jalen Chatfield, Sean Walker, and Juuso Valimaki
Forwards	William Carrier, Nikolaj Ehlers, Jordan Martinook, Eric Robinson, Sebastian Aho, Logan Stankoven, Mark Jankowski, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Andrei Svechnikov, Jackson Blake, Seth Jarvis, and Nicolas Deslauriers

Projected Lineups for the Chicago Blackhawks

Goaltenders	Spencer Knight and Arvid Soderblom
Defensemen	Alex Vlasic, Wyatt Kaiser, Ethan Del Mastro, Ian Cole, Artyom Levshunov, and Sam Rinzel
Forwards	Roman Kantserov, Oliver Moore, Cole Smith, Connor Bedard, Anton Frondell, Frank Nazar, Ryan Greene, Ryan Donato, Andrew Mangiapane, Patrick Kane, Teuvo Teravainen, Dillon Boucher, and Jordan Greenway

Injury Updates for the Carolina Hurricanes

Jordan Staal	Center
Taylor Hall	Left Wing

Injury Updates for the Chicago Blackhawks

Patrick Kane	Right Wing
Bowen Byram	Defenseman

A Closer Look at Team Form

The Carolina Hurricanes faced the Nashville Predators in their most recent game. Roman Josi, Ross Colton, Adam Edström, and Nick Perbix each scored for the Predators. Roman Josi recorded one goal, one assist, two points, and three shots on goal. Ross Colton earned one goal, one assist, two points, and one shot on goal. Jackson Blake scored the Hurricanes’ only goal. Jackson Blake recorded one goal, no assists, one point, and one shot on goal. In the end, the Carolina Hurricanes lost to the Nashville Predators. The Hurricanes will aim to bounce back in the upcoming game. The Carolina Hurricanes currently sit at the top of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference.

The Chicago Blackhawks faced the Colorado Avalanche in their latest match. Roman Kantserov and Wyatt Kaiser scored for the Blackhawks. Roman Kantserov earned one goal, no assists, one point, and one shot on goal. Wyatt Kaiser recorded one goal, no assists, one point, and one shot on goal. Devon Toews scored once, while Jaden Schwartz and Nazem Kadri each scored twice for the Avalanche. Jaden Schwartz recorded two goals, no assists, two points, and four shots on goal. Nazem Kadri earned two goals, no assists, two points, and four shots on goal. The Chicago Blackhawks lost to the Colorado Avalanche.

The Pick: Carolina Hurricanes

Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: November 7, 2026 (Saturday)

Time: 09:00 PM ET| 06:00 PM PT| 06:30 AM IST (Next Day)

Venue: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul.

Projected Lineups for the Minnesota Wild

Goaltenders	Jesper Wallstedt and Calvin Pickard
Defensemen	Quinn Hughes, Olli Maatta, Matt Kiersted, Jonas Brodin, Zach Bogosian, and David Spacek
Forwards	Kirill Kaprizov, Blake Coleman, Max Shabanov, Nico Sturm, Joel Eriksson Ek, Michael McCarron, Danila Yurov, Ryan Hartman, Matt Boldy, Bobby Brink, Yakov Trenin, and Tyler Pitlick

Projected Lineups for the Tampa Bay Lightning

Goaltenders	Andrei Vasilevskiy and Dennis Hildeby
Defensemen	J.J. Moser, Ryan McDonagh, Victor Hedman, Charle-Edouard D’Astous, Maxwell Crozier, Erik Cernak, and John Carlson
Forwards	Jake Guentzel, Brandon Hagel, Ilya Mikheyev, Jeffrey Viel, Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli, Dominic James, Conor Geekie, Nikita Kucherov, Gage Goncalves, and Pontus Holmberg

Injury Updates for the Minnesota Wild

Brock Faber	Defenseman
Filip Gustavsson	Goalie
Nick Foligno	Left Wing
Marcus Foligno	Left Wing
Jared Spurgeon	Defenseman

Injury Updates for the Tampa Bay Lightning

Yanni Gourde	Center
Zemgus Girgensons	Center

A Closer Look at Team Form

The Minnesota Wild played against the Philadelphia Flyers in their latest game. The Philadelphia Flyers failed to score in the first period. Ultimately, the Minnesota Wild defeated the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Tampa Bay Lightning faced the Detroit Red Wings in their NHL fixture. The Lightning scored consistently throughout all periods. The Detroit Red Wings failed to score in the first period, while the Lightning scored consistently throughout the match. In the end, the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Detroit Red Wings. The Lightning currently sit fourth in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

The Pick: Minnesota Wild

Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks

Date: November 7, 2026 (Saturday)

Time: 11:00 PM ET| 08:00 PM PT| 08:30 AM IST (Next Day)

Venue: Rogers Place, Edmonton.

Projected Lineups for the Edmonton Oilers

Goaltenders	Tristan Jarry and Matt Tomkins
Defensemen	Mattias Ekholm, Ryan Shea, Shakir Mukhamadullin, Evan Bouchard, Connor Murphy, and Jake Walman
Forwards	Vasily Podkolzin, Colton Dach, Alex Formenton, Max Jones, Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Jason Dickinson, Owen Michaels, Leon Draisaitl, Kasperi Kapanen, Mathieu Joseph, and Filip Hallander

Projected Lineups for the Vancouver Canucks

Goaltenders	Kevin Lankinen and Leevi Merilainen
Defensemen	Elias Pettersson, Jamie Oleksiak, Zeev Buium, Filip Hronek, Guillaume Brisebois, and Victor Mancini
Forwards	Jake DeBrusk, Liam Ohgren, Drew O’Connor, Paul Cotter, Elias Pettersson, Marco Rossi, Jacob Quillan, Max Sasson, Brock Boeser, Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Linus Karlsson, and Brendan Gallagher

Injury Updates for the Edmonton Oilers

Alec Regula	Defenseman
Frederik Andersen and Devon Levi	Goalies
Mattias Janmark and Matt Savoie	Centers
Zach Hyman and Isaac Howard	Left Wings

Injury Updates for the Vancouver Canucks

Thatcher Demko	Goalie
Filip Chytil	Center

A Closer Look at Team Form

The Edmonton Oilers defeated the New York Rangers in their NHL game. Evan Bouchard and Connor McDavid each scored once, while Colton Dach scored twice for the Oilers. Evan Bouchard recorded one goal, two assists, three points, and three shots on goal. Colton Dach recorded two goals, no assists, two points, and four shots on goal. Pavel Dorofeyev scored the New York Rangers’ only goal. Pavel Dorofeyev recorded one goal, no assists, one point, and one shot on goal.

The Vancouver Canucks lost to the Anaheim Ducks in their latest game. Jake DeBrusk netted two goals, while Liam Öhgren and Linus Karlsson each scored once for the Canucks. Jake DeBrusk recorded two goals, no assists, and two points. Cutter Gauthier scored a hat trick, while Mikael Granlund and Leo Carlsson each scored once for the Ducks. Cutter Gauthier earned three goals, three points, and six shots on goal.

The Pick: Edmonton Oilers

Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers

Date: November 8, 2026 (Sunday)

Time: 02:00 PM ET| 11:00 AM PT| 11:30 PM IST

Venue: TD Garden, Boston.

Projected Lineups for the Boston Bruins

Goaltenders	Jeremy Swayman and Michael DiPietro
Defensemen	Hampus Lindholm, Nikita Zadorov, Frederic Brunet, Charlie McAvoy, Will Borgen, and Mason Lohrei
Forwards	JJ Peterka, Marat Khusnutdinov, Casey Mittelstadt, Tanner Jeannot, Pavel Zacha, Fraser Minten, Elias Lindholm, Sean Kuraly, David Pastrnak, Morgan Geekie, James Hagens, and Mark Kastelic

Projected Lineups for the Florida Panthers

Goaltenders	Jacob Markstrom and Akira Schmid
Defensemen	Gustav Forsling, Niko Mikkola, Dmitry Kulikov, Aaron Ekblad, Seth Jones, and Uvis Balinskis
Forwards	Brady Tkachuk, Carter Verhaeghe, Eetu Luostarinen, Bokondji Imama, Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell, Cole Schwindt, Matthew Tkachuk, Sandis Vilmanis, Lars Eller, and Garnet Hathaway

Injury Updates for the Boston Bruins

Players	Position
No Injuries	–

Injury Updates for the Florida Panthers

Aleksander Barkov	Center
Jonah Gadjovich	Left Wing
Brad Marchand	Left Wing

A Closer Look at Team Form

The Boston Bruins faced the Vegas Golden Knights in their latest game. The Boston Bruins failed to score in the third period. The Golden Knights failed to find the net in the first period. The Boston Bruins defeated the Vegas Golden Knights. The Boston Bruins currently lead the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. In 16 games, they have recorded 11 wins, four losses, and one overtime loss.

The Florida Panthers faced the Detroit Red Wings in their most recent fixture. Both teams scored in every period. In the end, the Florida Panthers lost to the Detroit Red Wings. The Florida Panthers currently sit fifth in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Across 16 games played, they recorded nine wins, five losses, and two overtime losses.

The Pick: Boston Bruins

Assessing the Match Outcome

The Seattle Kraken will host the New York Rangers on November 7. Which side will emerge victorious? The Toronto Maple Leafs will host the Montreal Canadiens on November 7. Which team could have the edge? The Toronto Maple Leafs will aim to avoid the bottom of the NHL standings. The Ottawa Senators will host the Utah Mammoth on November 7. Which team will take a win?

The Dallas Stars will host the San Jose Sharks on November 7. The Carolina Hurricanes will host the Chicago Blackhawks on November 7. Which team will gain the upper hand? The Los Angeles Kings will host the Pittsburgh Penguins on November 7. Which team will come out on top? The Colorado Avalanche will host the Detroit Red Wings on November 7. The Detroit Red Wings will aim to avoid the bottom of the NHL standings.