NHL nationally televised games for week of Nov. 18

Each Monday throughout the 2024-25 NHL season, ESPN and NHL Network analyst Kevin Weekes will provide fans with a guide of games that will be nationally televised. Today, a look at games for the sixth week of the season.

Highlights include the Edmonton Oilers visiting the Montreal Canadiens on "Prime Monday Night Hockey," a Wednesday doubleheader on TNT, and the season reaching the first-quarter mark with a 15-game Saturday, including the Vancouver Canucks at the Ottawa Senators and the New York Rangers visiting the Oilers on "Hockey Night in Canada."

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18

Edmonton Oilers at Montreal Canadiens (7:30 p.m. ET; RDS, Prime)

Oilers captain Connor McDavid became the fourth fastest player in NHL history to reach 1,000 points when he scored in the second period of a 3-2 overtime win against the Nashville Predators at Rogers Place on Thursday. The Oilers are starting to turn the corner a little bit with points in six of their past eight (5-2-1), which is key after a poor start and then McDavid's ankle injury. Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki, a 25-year-old center, had two goals and two assists to reach 300 NHL points in a 7-5 win at the Buffalo Sabres on Nov. 11. Cole Caufield, 23, has scored 12 goals and rookie defenseman Lane Hutson, 20, has been very impressive. Having played with Martin St. Louis, he's doing a great job to facilitate the development of these young players, but we're also in a results-driven league. Montreal is getting a little bit loose in terms of how it defends. The games are hard enough, but you can't facilitate offense for the other team.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20

Vegas Golden Knights at Toronto Maple Leafs (7:30 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN, SCRIPPS)

Golden Knights forward Jack Eichel and Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews, who's missed six games with an upper-body injury, will play for the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off, a round-robin tournament with teams of NHL players from Finland, Sweden and Canada at Bell Centre in Montreal and TD Garden in Boston from Feb. 12-20. Eichel and Matthews were teammates at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship and played for Team North America at the World Cup of Hockey 2016. Vegas captain Mark Stone has 33 points (11 goals, 22 assists) in 26 games against Toronto, the most against any team in the NHL.

Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers (7:30 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT, NBCSP)

Matvei Michkov, the NHL Rookie of the Month for October, has responded after he was scratched for two games, which is good news for him, the Flyers and coach John Tortorella. The one thing you can do, one thing anybody can do, is if they work hard enough, they can defend. Having played for ‘Torts,’ that's an area of growth that their team needs as well. I know from speaking to people in the Hurricanes organization they were excited about Jackson Blake. He played his way onto the team. I played against his dad (Jason Blake) for a long time. He had an engine on him, he just kept going and going and skating and skating. Jackson so far has impressed the Hurricanes, and it's equally more impressive when you're able to earn a spot on a really good team. He's got NHL pedigree, so he's not awed by the bright lights of the NHL. Carolina has won six consecutive games in Philadelphia since Nov. 26, 2021, its second-longest active run against an opponent behind seven in a row against the New York Islanders from 2018-19.

Nashville Predators at Seattle Kraken (10 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, TVAS)

Predators forward Filip Forsberg is five goals from 300 in the NHL and was named to Team Sweden for the 4 Nations Face Off. I'm still bullish on Nashville's stock. Having spoken with general manager Barry Trotz and coach Andrew Brunette, they know it's going to take time. Goalie Juuse Saros is starting to look like himself, which is huge because he can steal games and can keep you in games, especially when your team hasn't yet found its rhythm. The Kraken are 6-3-1 against the Predators and have scored four goals in a period four times this season. They've kind of exceeded my expectations so far. Jared McCann has been a really good fit, and I love the addition of Brandon Montour because I've always been a Brandon Montour guy. I still don't know what their identity is per se, but they've been a scrappy team and they're not an easy out.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23

Vancouver Canucks at Ottawa Senators (7 p.m. ET; CBC, SN1, SNP, TVAS2)

Captains Quinn Hughes and Brady Tkachuk lead the Canucks and Senators into Canadian Tire Centre and will face off for the 18th time in the NHL. Hughes (one goal, 17 assists) and Vancouver are 12-4-1 against Tkachuk (two goals, nine assists) and Ottawa (5-10-2). The Senators selected Tkachuk with the No. 4 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft and Hughes went to the Canucks at No. 7. Vancouver has won four in a row against Ottawa, sweeping the season series in 2022-23 and 2023-24.

New York Rangers at Edmonton Oilers (10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, CITY, MSG)

Adam Fox of the Rangers (73) and Evan Bouchard of the Oilers (82) are two of seven defensemen who had at least 70 points last season. Fox has 13 points (all assists) to lead New York at his position. He's one of four U.S.-born players to win the Norris Trophy (2021) (Quinn Hughes, 2024; Chris Chelios, 1989, 1993, 1996; Brian Leetch (1992, '97). Bouchard's 20 points (five goals, 15 assists) in the first 12 games of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs were the most by a defenseman through the first two rounds of a single postseason in NHL history. He finished with 32 to lead defensemen and helped the Oilers to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, a 2-1 loss to the Florida Panthers.

OTHER NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAMES

Monday

Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers (7 p.m. ET; NHLN, NBCSP+, ALT)

Tuesday

Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins (7 p.m. ET; FDSNSUN, SN-PIT, SNP, SNO, SNE, TVAS)

Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues (8 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+)

New York Islanders at Calgary Flames (9 p.m. ET; SN1, MSGSN)

Wednesday

Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings (10:30 p.m. ET; FDSNW, MSG-B, SN)

Thursday

Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals (7 p.m. ET; KUSA, MNMT, ALT, SNP, SNO, SNE)

Florida Panthers at Chicago Blackhawks (8:30 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, TVAS-D)

New York Rangers at Calgary Flames (9 p.m. ET; SN1, MSG)

Friday

Winnipeg Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins (7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, NHLN, TSN3, TVAS)

Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks (10 p.m. ET; Victory+, KCOP-13, MSG-B, SN, TVAS)

Saturday

Chicago Blackhawks at Philadelphia Flyers (1 p.m. ET; CHSN, NHLN, NBCSP, SN)

Vegas Golden Knights at Montreal Canadiens (7 p.m. ET; TVAS, CITY, SNE, SNO, NHLN, SCRIPPS)

Winnipeg Jets at Nashville Predators (7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, SNW, SN360)

Sunday

Utah Hockey Club at Toronto Maple Leafs (7 p.m. ET; TVAS, TSN4, NHLN, Utah16)