The Pittsburgh Penguins are bidding that the comforts of home will help get both the team - and captain Sidney Crosby - back on track. The two-time reigning Stanley Cup champions look to avert a seventh loss in nine games overall on Tuesday when they host the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena, where the Penguins own a 5-0-1 mark this season.

The Montreal Canadiens got off to a blistering start a year ago before they were rocked in a record-setting loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. That memory likely will be in the minds of the resurgent Canadiens as they prepare to host the Blue Jackets on Tuesday night in this season's first meeting between the teams..

The struggling Florida Panthers hope to begin digging themselves out from the bottom of the Eastern Conference when they host the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night. Florida has dropped six of its last seven contests after a frustrating 2-1 loss at New Jersey on Saturday, in which it had a 33-21 edge in shots and earned four power-play opportunities, to end the road trip 1-2-0.

Center Kyle Turris made quite an impression in his Nashville debut and looks for more of the same when the Predators host the Washington Capitals on Tuesday in a matchup of two teams on the rise. Turris had a goal and an assist in his first game since being acquired from Ottawa as Nashville beat Pittsburgh 5-4 in a shootout Saturday for its fourth consecutive victory.

Jason Zucker is enjoying a scoring binge for the ages by netting each of the Minnesota Wild's last six goals, including the team's lone tally in a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. Named the NHL's First Star of the Week, Zucker bids to tie the league record with seven - initially set by Ottawa's Cy Denneny in 1921 and matched 70 years later - when the Wild host the Flyers to conclude a home-and-home series on Tuesday.

Patrik Laine started November in the midst of the first slump of his brief NHL career and the Winnipeg Jets forward publicly stated to reporters he was struggling to find himself after four consecutive games with no points. But entering Tuesday’s home contest with the Arizona Coyotes, the Finnish sharpshooter has rediscovered his scoring touch, recording goals in five consecutive contests as Winnipeg continues its strong early-season play.

The Edmonton Oilers are trying to solve both their offensive woes as well as an inability to win at Rogers Place as they prepare to host the expansion Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night. Edmonton is returning home following a 2-1-1 road trip, which included winning back-to-back games for the first time this season.

Captain Anze Kopitar is traveling the fast track on the strength of an pair of impressive streaks, however the 30-year-old Slovene seemingly is more interested in putting a halt to another before it picks up steam. Kopitar carries a career-high seven-game assist streak and personal best-tying eight-game point stretch into Tuesday's tilt as the Los Angeles Kings bid to end a modest two-game skid versus the visiting Vancouver Canucks.