Welcome to the NHL Buzz. Each day during the regular season, NHL.com has you covered with all the latest news.New Jersey DevilsNico Hischier returned to practice Monday for the first time since sustaining an upper body injury Oct. 27.The center had been skating on his own for the past week."It was good to see him out there, " coach Lindy Ruff said. "It gave the guys a little bit of renewed energy just seeing Nico. We hope to see him again at practice tomorrow but I don't really have a timeline.We'll see how practice goes."Hischier was injured during a 5 4 win against the Buffalo Sabres when he took a high hit from Sabres defenseman Connor Clifton along the boards at 16:00 of the first period. The Devils captain played the second period but did not play in the third.Hischier has missed nine games. Clifton was suspended two games by the NHL Department of Player Safety for an illegal check to the headHischier has scored two goals in seven games this season. The Devils are 4 5 0 without him. They next play at the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday. Mike G. Morreale, staff writer Discussing Hischier's return to practice for Devils Florida PanthersAleksander Barkov was unavailable when the Panthers hosted the Edmonton Oilers on Monday.The center had to be assisted off the ice early in the third period of a 2 1 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday after colliding with defenseman Jackson LaCombe.Florida coach Paul Maurice said Barkov has an apparent knee injury and that there was soft tissue damage.Barkov has not been placed on injured reserve. The Panthers will continue to monitor the injury."We will list him as day to day as we are still looking at him https://www.flyersprostore.com/cam-york-jersey, " Maurice said Sunday. George RichardsNew York RangersAdam Fox took part in the morning skate wearing a no contact jersey, continuing his recovery from a lower body injury sustained Nov. 2.It was the second straight day the defenseman skated.Fox is with the Rangers for their three game road trip, which started at the Dallas Stars on Monday."I think it's just the next step, " coach Peter Laviolette said. "It's a chance to work with him. We're here, so to bring him on the road and get him some extra work off the ice and on the ice, I think that's important in the progression."Though Fox is making progress, Laviolette would not give a timetable for when he could play again. Fox was placed on long term injured reserve Nov. 3, meaning he'd have to be out a minimum of 10 games and 24 days, so the soonest he could play would be at Detroit on Nov. 29."I'd stay away from commenting because I think there's a progression that goes with players, " Laviolette said Sunday. "It's positive that he's gotten some skates, it's positive that he's out there with some players Wade Allison Jersey, and you hope you continue to see him progress. But I'm going to stay away from timetables."The Rangers are 4 0 1 without Fox. Taylor BairdEdmonton OilersCalvin Pickard played an NHL game for the first time in nearly 20 months when he started for the Oilers against the Panthers on Monday.The 31 year old goalie hadn't played in the League since March 27, 2022, when he was with the Red Wings. Pickard was recalled from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League on Nov. 7. Stuart Skinner started the previous six games."You have to take advantage of the practice days and morning skates as well, just in case you are called upon, " Pickard said Sunday. "I have faced a lot of rubber in practice and that is good. I have been up here for 10 days and have a lot of solid practice. I am excited to get in there when the opportunity arises."Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said he had no concerns about Pickard being overwhelmed by the moment. Pickard entered with 116 games of NHL experience with the Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, Arizona Coyotes and Red Wings."It is not like nerves are going to get to him, he is not going to get the jitters, " Knoblauch said Monday. "He has been through this many times before with many teams. We need two solid goaltenders."Pickard was 2 2 0 with a 2.03 goals against average and.939 save percentage in four AHL games this season. George RichardsCarolina HurricanesJaroslav Halak has been released from his professional tryout contract PTO.The 38 year old goalie had been with the Hurricanes since Nov. 6, the same day Carolina announced goalie Frederik Andersen would be out indefinitely because of a blood clotting issue."He went back home, " Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "I think it [the decision] was actually more on his side. It was a mutual kind of thing Cam Atkinson Jersey, but I think it's a tough spot to be for him. It's just tough at the end of the road there to kind of make those type of decisions, family and everything, so he's not here anymore."In the five games without Andersen, Antti Raanta has started three games and Pyotr Kochetkov has started two.Halak was 10 9 5 with a 2.72 GAA and.915 save percentage in 25 games with the Rangers last season.Kochetkov missed practice Monday, but Brind'Amour said it wasn't a concern since Carolina doesn't play again until Wednesday against Edmonton."Just giving [him] another day, " he said. "We've got some time here, and obviously we want to make sure we're taking real good care of the two we have at the moment. Anytime you give a little breather to someone who doesn't feel 100 percent, you want to be like, 'OK, we'll see you tomorrow.'"

SHARKS 0 5 1 at LIGHTNING 3 2 2 7 p. m. ET; BSSUN, NBCSCASharks projected lineupFabian Zetterlund Tomas Hertl Anthony DuclairWilliam Eklund Jacob Peterson Kevin LabancGivani Smith Nico Sturm Mike HoffmanFilip Zadina Thomas Bordeleau Luke KuninMario Ferraro Kyle BurroughsNikolai Knyzhov Jan RuttaTy Emberson Matt BenningMackenzie BlackwoodKaapo KahkonenScratched: Marc Edouard VlasicInjured: Logan Couture lower body , Alexander Barabanov broken finger Jacob MacDonald undisclosed , Mikael Granlund lower body Lightning projected lineupAlex Barre Boulet Brayden Point Nikita KucherovSteven Stamkos Nicholas Paul Brandon HagelTanner Jeannot Anthony Cirelli Waltteri MerelaConor Sheary Luke Glendening Michael EyssimontVictor Hedman Erik CernakMikhail Sergachev Nick PerbixCalvin de Haan Darren RaddyshJonas JohanssonMatt TomkinsScratched: Haydn Fleury, Austin WatsonInjured: Andrei Vasilevskiy back surgery , Tyler Motte hand Status reportBarabanov, a forward, is week to week after taking a shot off his hand during a 3 1 loss at the Florida Panthers. Blackwood will start and Kahkonen will start at the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, Sharks coach David Quinn said Cade Webber Jersey. Johansson is expected to make his fifth straight start. Vasilevskiy, a goalie, has begun some light skating and is on track to return in the final week of November Cory Conacher Jersey.

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 seventh week of the season. In total, 22 games will be carried nationally by ESPN, TNT, SN and or TVAS this week including the 2023 NHL Thanksgiving Showdown on Friday, a TNT doubleheader featuring the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Buffalo Sabres and the Colorado Avalanche at the Minnesota Wild. RELATED: How to watch and stream NHL gamesWEDNESDAY, NOV. 22Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers 7 p. m. ET; MAX, TNT, TVAS : The Bruins will play their 100th regular season game of the calendar year dating back to last season. They're 78 13 7 for an NHL best 163 points and. 832 points percentage, with forward David Pastrnak's 72 goals leading all skaters in that span. Boston has won 50 games in consecutive calendar years for the third time in team history 2018 19; 1971 73. The Panthers defeated the Anaheim Ducks 2 1 on Friday for their 1,000th win 1,000 925 223 with 142 ties since joining the NHL in the 1993 94 season. Matthew Tkachuk's 40 multipoint games since the start of 2022 23 trail only Connor McDavid 48 , Leon Draisaitl 43 , Nathan MacKinnon 42 and Pastrnak 42. Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars 9:30 p. m. ET; SCRIPPS, MAX, TNT : The Stars play the finale of consecutive games against three of the NHL elite as part of a five game homestand. The Golden Knights visit American Airlines Center two days after the New York Rangers, following Dallas blowing a 3 0 lead and allowing six unanswered goals in a 6 3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. Vegas is 2 4 1 after going undefeated in regulation through its first 12 games 11 0 1. Forward Jack Eichel has 48 goals and 110 points in 120 games since debuting with the Golden Knights on Feb. 16, 2022, each the most among Vegas skaters during that span. FRIDAY, NOV. 24Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres 6 p. m. ET; MAX, TNT, SNP, SNO, SNE, TVAS : The 2023 NHL Thanksgiving Showdown commences with the Penguins 1,998 1,798 173 with 383 ties two victories from becoming the ninth team to win 2,000 games Jason Demers Jersey. Captain Sidney Crosby has 22 points 12 goals, 10 assists in 17 games and is on pace for 107 this season. Two players in NHL history have reached 100 at age 36 or older: Gordie Howe 103 in 1968 69 and Joe Sakic 100 in 2006 07. Rasmus Dahlin leads Sabres defensemen with 15 points four goals, 11 assists and is sixth 248 points in team history at the position. Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild 8:30 p. m. ET; MAX, TNT, TVAS : The Wild play their first game since getting swept by the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs at the 2023 NHL Global Series Sweden presented by Fastenal and return home on a five game losing streak 0 3 2. Cale Makar is the fastest defenseman in NHL history to reach the 200 assist milestone, doing so in 254 games for the Avalanche to break the mark set by Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes 263. Kirill Kaprizov's 119 goals are tied with Andrew Brunette for fifth most in Wild history. His 10 goals in 14 regular season games against the Avalanche are his most against one opponent, and his five game goal streak against Colorado since Jan. 17, 2022 seven goals trails two players since Minnesota joined the NHL in 2000 01: Brian Rolston six against the Los Angeles Kings and Marian Gaborik six against the Phoenix Arizona Coyotes. SATURDAY NOV. 25Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 p. m. ET; SN PIT, NHLN, CITY, SN, TVAS, CBC : The Maple Leafs and Penguins play for the first time this season, with No. 1 NHL Draft picks Auston Matthews 2016 and Crosby 2005 facing off for the 15th time since Matthews joined the League. Toronto's forward is expected to play his 500th NHL game, and his 14 goals are tied with Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor for the NHL lead. He has 13 points five goals, eight assists in 16 games against Crosby and the Penguins. Crosby has 14 points six goals, eight assists going head to head with Matthews. William Nylander's 17 game point streak is tied with McDavid 2021 22 for the longest season opening run by an active NHL player. He also has a point in 19 consecutive regular season games, the third longest stretch in Maple Leafs history behind Mitchell Marner 23 games in 2022 23 and Babe Dye 20 from 1921 22 to 1922 23. Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche 10 p. m. ET; ALT, SNW, TVAS, CBC : Mikael Backlund 187 goals, 312 assists in 925 games enters the week one point shy from becoming the 11th player in Calgary Atlanta Flames history with 500. Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks 10 p. m. ET; NBCSCA, SNP, SNO, SNE, CITY : Elias Pettersson is the third player in Canucks history and second this season with 20 assists in 18 or fewer games, joining Hughes 16 games in 2023 24 and 17 in 2022 23 and Henrik Sedin 17 in 2010 11 https://www.edmontonoilersstoreonline.com/glen-sather-jersey. Sharks goalie Kaapo Kahkonen made 45 saves in a 5 1 win against the St. Louis Blues at SAP Center on Nov. 16. It was his third game with at least 40 in his NHL career 44 on Dec. 3, 2019, at the Florida Panthers; 40 on Jan. 30, 2022, at the New York Islanders. OTHER NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAMESMONDAY NOV. 20Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers 7 p. m. ET; BSFL, TVAS D, SN Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning 7 p. m. ET; BSSUN, NESN, TVAS Calgary Flames at Seattle Kraken 10 p. m. ET; ROOT NW, SNW, SNO, SNE, SN1 San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks 10 p. m. ET; TVAS, SNP, NBCSCA WEDNESDAY, NOV. 22Edmonton Oilers at Carolina Hurricanes 7 p. m. ET; BSSO, SN Winnipeg Jets at Tampa Bay Lightning 7 p. m. ET; BSSUN, SN1 Lightning captain Steven Stamkos had 30 goals in 42 games against the Jets Atlanta Thrashers. Only Alex Ovechkin 53 in 71 games and Vincent Lecavalier 34 in 79 have scored more. Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators 9 p. m. ET; BSSO, SN360 FRIDAY, NOV Eddie Mio Jersey. 24Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins 1 p. m. ET; BSDET, NESN, SNP, SNO, SNE, SN1 New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers 1 p. m. ET; NHLN, NBCSP, MSG The Rangers are home for the first time since Nov. 12, a 4 3 shootout win against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Chris Kreider has scored 160 goals regular season and playoffs combined at the current Madison Square Garden, which is tied with Brian Leetch for the second most in NHL history behind Rod Gilbert 165. Artemi Panarin scored twice in a 5 3 win against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday to extend his season opening point streak to 15 games and break Gilbert's Rangers record of 14 set in 1972 73. Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks 3:30 p. m. ET; BSSD, BSW, BSSC, SNP, SNO, SNE, SN1 Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars 8:30 p. m. ET; BSSW, SNW, SNO, SNE SATURDAY NOV. 25Boston Bruins at New York Rangers 1 p. m. ET; NHLN, NESN, MSG, SN SUNDAY NOV. 26St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks 2 p. m. ET; BSMW, NHLN, NBCSCH, SN, TVAS Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes 5 p. m. ET; BSSO, BSOH, NHLN, SN, TVAS Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers 9 p. m. ET; SN, BSSC, BSSD McDavid has a point in nine straight games against the Ducks eight goals, 13 assists since Nov. 10, 2019. One more and the Ducks will be the fourth NHL team he's had an active streak of at least 10 games against New Jersey Devils, 13; Predators, 12.