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NHL On Tap: Tavares snaps 6-game point streak for Maple Leafs in St. Louis against Blues
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NHL On Tap: Tavares snaps 6-game point streak for Maple Leafs in St. Louis against Blues

Other Saturday matches

Boston Bruins vs. Philadelphia Flyers (1 p.m. ET; NBCSP, NESN, SN)

The Bruins (4-6-1) are 1-4-1 in their last six games at the end of a two-game road trip against the Flyers. Matvei Michkov was named rookie of the month for October, as the forward had nine points (four goals, five assists) in 11 games for Philadelphia (4-6-1).

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Los Angeles Kings (4 p.m. ET; FDSNW, CHSN, SN)

It’s the fourth of a five-game road trip for the Blackhawks (3-7-1), who are 1-2-0. Chicago forward Ryan Donato has four goals in his last three games. The Kings (6-3-2) are 3-0-0 at Crypto.com Arena. Captain Anze Kopitar recorded his 800th NHL assist in Los Angeles’ 6-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday. He is the 35th NHL player and the sixth born in Europe to reach this milestone.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Washington Capitals (5 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, MNMT)

It was the second half of a back-to-back game for the Blue Jackets (5-4-1), who lost 6-2 to the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. Dmitri Voronkov was minus-3 in 13:24 of ice time. The striker made his season debut after dealing with an upper body injury since October 4. The Capitals (7-2-0) have won five in a row at home. Alex Ovechkin has three goals in his last two games for an NHL total of 858, 37 behind Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record (894). Washington placed defenseman Jakob Chychrun on injured reserve with an upper-body injury and recalled Vincent Iorio from Hershey of the American Hockey League.

Seattle Kraken vs. Ottawa Senators (7 p.m. ET; SN1, KONG, KHN)

It’s the third of a five-game road trip for the Kraken (5-5-1), who are 1-3-1 in their last five games. Seattle captain Jordan Eberle has 147 points (70 goals, 77 assists) in 214 games played on “Hockey Night in Canada” since joining the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers for the 2010-2011 season. The Senators (5-5-0) are playing their second straight game after losing 2-1 to the New York Rangers on Friday. Ottawa forward Adam Gaudette has scored five goals in his last five games.

Buffalo Sabers vs. Detroit Red Wings (7 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, MSG-B)

The Sabers (4-6-1) are playing their second straight game after a 4-3 loss to the New York Islanders on Friday. Tage Thompson had an assist to extend his NHL career-high point streak to eight games (six goals, six assists). The Red Wings (4-5-1) have lost three straight (0-2-1), but Vladimir Tarasenko is expected to play after the forward missed a 6-2 loss to the Jets on Wednesday due to an illness.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, NHLN, SNE, CITY, TVAS)

Cole Caufield is on a four-game goal streak with the Canadiens (4-6-1) and his 10 are tied with Devils captain Nico Hischier for the NHL lead. The Penguins (4-7-1) ended a six-game streak (0-5-1) with a 2-1 overtime victory against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday. Captain Sidney Crosby (three goals, nine assists) has multiple points in consecutive games and had 11 in October, tied for third in NHL history behind Gretzky (15) and Joe Sakic (14) .

Colorado Avalanche vs. Nashville Predators (8 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, ALT2)

The Avalanche (5-6-0) have lost two straight games by a combined score of 10-4 after a five-game winning streak. Cale Makar is on a streak of 11 consecutive games with at least one point (four goals, 15 assists). He is the second defenseman in NHL history with a season-opening streak of at least that many (Bobby Orr had a 15-game streak in 1973-74). Filip Forsberg leads Nashville (3-6-1) with nine points (five goals, four assists) in 10 games. The Predators are 2-5-0 at home.

Utah Hockey Club vs. Vegas Golden Knights (10 p.m. ET; Utah 16, SCRIPPS)

Utah (5-4-2) ended a four-game streak (0-3-1) with a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. Dylan Guenther and Clayton Keller lead Utah with six goals each. The Golden Knights’ four-game winning streak ended Wednesday. Captain Mark Stone leads Vegas (7-3-1) with 19 points (five goals, 14 assists) in 11 games and is on a five-game point streak (three goals, seven assists).