We creep closer to the Olympic break and there is plenty of action this week, highlighted by Mitch Marner's return to Toronto on Friday -- the first time he will be on the visitor's side of the ice at Scotiabank Arena after playing nine seasons in the Blue and White.
All stats are through Saturday night unless otherwise noted.
Visit RotoWire's NHL Daily Starting Lineups to find out starters for every game on the schedule!
WEEK OF JANUARY 19-25
4 Games - Anaheim, Buffalo, Calgary, Chicago, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ottawa, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, Vegas, Washington, Winnipeg
3 Games –Boston, Carolina, Columbus, Edmonton, Dallas, Detroit, Montreal, Nashville, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, San Jose, St. Louis, Tampa Bay
2 Games – Los Angeles, Utah
Calgary, Seattle, Toronto and Washington play all four games at home.
Buffalo, New Jersey, Pittsburgh and Vancouver play four games on the road.
Anaheim, Detroit, Florida, the New York Rangers, Philadelphia and Vegas play three games on the road.
Chicago, Colorado, Columbus, Edmonton, Nashville and Winnipeg play three games at home.
ANAHEIM
Games this week
vs. New York Rangers, @ Colorado, @ Seattle, @ Calgary
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Ducks have lost Leo Carlsson for the next 3-5 weeks with a thigh injury that required minor surgery. He could miss the Olympics if the recovery time is on the long side... Mason McTavish has taken over Carlsson's spot on the top line and he opened the scoring Saturday with
We creep closer to the Olympic break and there is plenty of action this week, highlighted by Mitch Marner's return to Toronto on Friday -- the first time he will be on the visitor's side of the ice at Scotiabank Arena after playing nine seasons in the Blue and White.
All stats are through Saturday night unless otherwise noted.
Visit RotoWire's NHL Daily Starting Lineups to find out starters for every game on the schedule!
WEEK OF JANUARY 19-25
4 Games - Anaheim, Buffalo, Calgary, Chicago, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ottawa, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, Vegas, Washington, Winnipeg
3 Games –Boston, Carolina, Columbus, Edmonton, Dallas, Detroit, Montreal, Nashville, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, San Jose, St. Louis, Tampa Bay
2 Games – Los Angeles, Utah
Calgary, Seattle, Toronto and Washington play all four games at home.
Buffalo, New Jersey, Pittsburgh and Vancouver play four games on the road.
Anaheim, Detroit, Florida, the New York Rangers, Philadelphia and Vegas play three games on the road.
Chicago, Colorado, Columbus, Edmonton, Nashville and Winnipeg play three games at home.
ANAHEIM
Games this week
vs. New York Rangers, @ Colorado, @ Seattle, @ Calgary
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Ducks have lost Leo Carlsson for the next 3-5 weeks with a thigh injury that required minor surgery. He could miss the Olympics if the recovery time is on the long side... Mason McTavish has taken over Carlsson's spot on the top line and he opened the scoring Saturday with his 12th of the season in a 2-1 overtime win over the Kings.
BOSTON
Games this week
@ Dallas, vs. Vegas, vs. Montreal
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
Hampus Lindholm returned to action Saturday after missing six games with an undisclosed injury... The Bruins scored five unanswered goals after Chicago grabbed a 2-0 lead Saturday... Boston has won six games in a row and have climbed into the first wild card spot in the Eastern Conference... David Pastrnak has five goals and 18 points in his last nine games.
BUFFALO
Games this week
@ Carolina, @ Nashville, @ Montreal, @ New York Islanders
Tired: @ Nashville (Tuesday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Sabres play all four games on the road including three games in four nights, so look for Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Colten Ellis to share the crease... Tage Thompson is on a seven-game scoring streak with five goals and 13 points... Ryan McLeod has also been on a tear with four goals and nine points in his last seven games... The Sabres continue to excel of late, going 15-2-1 in their last 18 games.
CALGARY
Games this week
vs. New Jersey, vs. Pittsburgh, vs. Washington, vs. Anaheim
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Flames play three games in four nights as part of their four-game week at home... Dustin Wolf should play at least twice and possibly three times with Devin Cooley snapping up the remainder of the start(s)... Rasmus Andersson's name is still in the news and it appears that he could be traded this week. Four teams are reported to be interested in his services, including Boston and Vegas.
CAROLINA
Games this week
vs. Buffalo, vs. Chicago, @ Ottawa
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Hurricanes are atop the Eastern Conference standings with 64 points... Andrei Svechnikov had a hat trick Saturday in a 4-1 win over New Jersey, giving the 25-year-old forward four goals and five points in his last two games... Sebastian Aho assisted on all three of Svechnikov's goals and has eight goals and 16 assists in his last 17 contests... Logan Stankoven has four goals and eight points in his last nine appearances.
CHICAGO
Games this week
vs. Winnipeg, @ Carolina, vs. Tampa Bay, vs. Florida
Tired: vs. Tampa Bay (Friday)
Rested: vs. Florida (Sunday)
Notes
Chicago plays four times this week, including three games in four nights... Spencer Knight should get three starts while Arvid Soderblom will handle the crease on one occasion... Teuvo Teravainen has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury and may not play at all this week... Connor Bedard returned last week after missing 12 games with a shoulder injury and then sat out Monday with the flu before suiting up Wednesday. Bedard has 19 goals and 47 points in 35 outings.
COLORADO
Games this week
vs. Washington, vs. Anaheim, vs. Philadelphia, @ Toronto
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Avalanche had a tough week, losing 4-3 at home in overtime to Toronto on Monday and then dropping a 7-3 decision to Nashville on Friday for their first home regulation loss of the season. The pair of losses drop their home record to 19-1-3... Brock Nelson continues to excel of late. The second-line center has 18 goals and 28 points in 22 appearances since Nov. 29, giving him 24 goals and 40 points in 46 contests.
COLUMBUS
Games this week
vs. Ottawa, vs. Dallas, vs. Tampa Bay
Tired: None
Rested: vs. Tampa Bay (Saturday)
Notes
The Blue Jackets fired head coach Dean Evason on Monday and replaced him with Rick Bowness. It has worked out well thus far, as the Blue Jackets have won all three games under Bowness' tutelage... Denton Mateychuk missed all three games this week with an upper-body injury... Jet Greaves is 14-12-6 with a 2.72 GAA and a .908 save percentage this season, taking over the top job from Elvis Merzlikins.
DALLAS
Games this week
vs. Boston, @ Columbus, vs. St. Louis
Tired: vs. St. Louis (Friday)
Rested: None
Notes
Miro Heiskanen has sat out the last two games for personal reasons. but is expected to return to action Sunday... Thomas Harley has moved up to quarterback the first power play in Heiskanen's absence... Sam Steel has been seeing first-line minutes alongside Mikko Rantanen and Wyatt Johnston, albeit with no power-play time... Mavrik Bourque has three goals and three assists in 22 games since the beginning of December, with all three goals coming at home in eight games and all three assists occurring in 14 road contests.
DETROIT
Games this week
@ Toronto, @ Minnesota, @ Winnipeg
Tired: @ Minnesota (Thursday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Red Wings play three games in four nights... John Gibson should play twice with Cam Talbot playing once... Lucas Raymond had three assists Friday in a 4-2 win over San Jose, boosting his team-leading points total to 52 in 47 games. He is on pace to break his top total of 80 points, set last season... Moritz Seider has just two assists in his last eight games, with both coming on the power play... Alex DeBrincat has five goals and 10 points in his last eight games.
EDMONTON
Games this week
vs. New Jersey, vs. Pittsburgh, vs. Washington
Tired: None
Rested: vs. New Jersey (Tuesday), vs. Pittsburgh (Thursday), vs. Washington (Saturday)
Notes
The Oilers get a huge break this week, playing all three games at home as the rested team in every game... Leon Draisaitl missed Saturday's 6-0 win over Vancouver as he returned home to Germany for a family matter. He is expected to return to the lineup by the end of the week... Jack Roslovic had a pair of goals Saturday, giving him 14 goals in 36 games.
FLORIDA
Games this week
vs. San Jose, @ Winnipeg, @ Minnesota, @ Chicago
Tired: @ Chicago (Sunday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Panthers play four games this week, including three games in four nights... Sergei Bobrovsky will likely play three times with Daniil Tarasov playing once... Florida was embarrassed to the tune of 9-1 in a loss to Carolina on Friday. Bobrovsky gave up all nine goals on 35 shots... Matthew Tkachuk should return this week from offseason groin surgery... Brad Marchand was placed on injured reserve Saturday with an undisclosed injury and he is eligible to return at any time.
LOS ANGELES
Games this week
vs. New York Rangers, @ St. Louis
Tired: None
Rested: @ St. Louis (Saturday)
Notes
The Kings only play twice this week... They are having trouble scoring when Anton Forsberg is between the pipes, finding the back of the net on only eight occasions in his last four games. Saturday was no different as Forsberg gave up two goals on 33 shots in a 2-1 overtime loss to Anaheim... There is no timeline for the return of Anze Kopitar, who has missed the last seven games with a lower-body injury.
MINNESOTA
Games this week
@ Toronto, @ Montreal, vs. Detroit, vs. Florida
Tired: @ Montreal (Tuesday)
Rested: vs. Detroit (Thursday)
Notes
The Wild play three games in four nights as part of their four-game week... Filip Gustavsson and Jesper Wallstedt should share the net... The Wild are without their second line at this time as Matt Boldy (undisclosed), Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body) and Marcus Johansson (lower body) are all out of action heading into this week's games... Mats Zuccarello had the overtime game winner in the Wild's 5-4 victory over Buffalo on Saturday... Vladimir Tarasenko has a goal and two assists in his last two games after picking up only one goal in his previous 11 contests.
MONTREAL
Games this week
vs. Minnesota, vs. Buffalo, @ Boston
Tired: None
Rested: vs. Minnesota (Tuesday)
Notes
The Canadiens sent Jacob Fowler back to AHL Laval on Friday, leaving the goaltending in the hands of Sam Montembeault and Jakub Dobes... Cole Caufield has three goals and two assists in his last two games... Patrik Laine (core muscle surgery) has been practicing with the Canadiens in a non-contact jersey and could return as early as the end of the month... Ivan Demidov seems like the only rookie who could challenge Matthew Schaefer for the Calder Trophy. Demidov has 11 goals and 30 assists in 49 appearances.
NASHVILLE
Games this week
vs. Buffalo, vs. Ottawa, vs. Utah
Tired: None
Rested: vs. Buffalo (Tuesday)
Notes
The Predators became the first team to beat the Avalanche in regulation on their home ice this season, knocking them off 7-3 on Friday... Ryan O'Reilly led the way with three goals and an assist. He is on a four-game point streak and has 16 goals and 44 points in 48 games, including 11 power-play points... Roman Josi is also on fire with four straight multi-point games, tallying three times and adding seven helpers. Josi has eight goals and 28 points in 36 appearances.
NEW JERSEY
Games this week
@ Calgary, @ Edmonton, @ Vancouver, @ Seattle
Tired: @ Edmonton (Tuesday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Devils are in Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest all week, playing all four games on the road... Jacob Markstrom and Jake Allen are expected to share the net... Jack Hughes saw his four-game point streak end Saturday in a 4-1 loss to Carolina. Hughes has only one goal and nine assists in 13 games since returning from a freak knife accident that required hand surgery and cost him 18 games.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Games this week
@ Vancouver, @ Seattle, vs. Buffalo
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Islanders finish up a five-game road trip this week... Ilya Sorokin had a tough outing Tuesday, allowing five goals on 22 shots in a 5-4 loss to Winnipeg, but he more than made up for it Thursday, turning aside all 35 shots in a 1-0 win in Edmonton... Matthew Schaefer continues to show why he is the leading candidate for the Calder Trophy. The 18-year-old defenseman had a pair of helpers Saturday, giving him 13 goals and 32 points in 48 appearances.
NEW YORK RANGERS
Games this week
@ Anaheim, @ Los Angeles, @ San Jose
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Rangers make their yearly trip to California this week... Artemi Panarin was informed this past week that the Rangers will not be offering the pending UFA a new contract and will look to trade him before the deadline... It took 34 NHL games, but Brennan Othmann finally scored his first NHL goal Saturday... Mika Zibanejad has been on fire of late, tallying nine goals and 17 points in an eight-game scoring streak. The streak includes a pair of hat tricks.
OTTAWA
Games this week
@ Columbus, @ Nashville, vs. Carolina, vs. Vegas
Tired: vs. Vegas (Sunday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Senators play four games this week, including three contests in four nights... Linus Ullmark (personal) returned to practice Friday and could play twice this week with Leevi Merilainen and/or James Reimer starting in the remainder of the contests... Jake Sanderson has at least a point in nine of his last 10 games, including two goals and six points in his last two outings... Fabian Zetterlund has not excelled on the top line with only two goals and two assists in his last 12 games.
PHILADELPHIA
Games this week
@ Vegas, @ Utah, @ Colorado
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Flyers have missed Dan Vladar this week after he suffered an undisclosed injury during Wednesday's clash versus Buffalo... Samuel Ersson and Aleksei Kolosov will handle the goaltending chores in the interim, but that did not work out too well Saturday as Kolosov gave up three goals on three shots before he was pulled in a 6-3 loss to the Rangers... Bobby Brink has missed the last six games with an upper-body injury.
PITTSBURGH
Games this week
@ Seattle, @ Calgary, @ Edmonton, @ Vancouver
Tired: @ Edmonton (Thursday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Penguins play all four games on the road this week, including three games in four nights... Stuart Skinner will get at least two starts and possibly three (and likely the game in Edmonton, where he played for the last five-plus seasons before he was dealt to the Penguins five weeks ago), while Arturs Silovs picks up the remaining start(s)... Yegor Chinakhov has three goals and an assist in nine games since his trade from Columbus. He managed only three goals and three helpers in 29 matchups with the Blue Jackets prior to the trade.
SAN JOSE
Games this week
@ Florida, @ Tampa Bay, vs. New York Rangers
Tired: @ Tampa Bay (Tuesday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Sharks got Will Smith back Friday after he missed 13 games with an upper-body injury. The talented winger potted his 14th goal of the season in just 34 games in a 4-2 loss in Detroit. He should have plenty of fantasy value playing alongside Macklin Celebrini... Celebrini has 24 goals and 72 points in only 47 games this season. He was a minus-31 last season and has improved substantially this year, as he is a plus-14 to date.
SEATTLE
Games this week
vs. Pittsburgh. vs. New York Islanders, vs. Anaheim, vs. New Jersey
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Kraken play four home games this week... Look for Joey Daccord and Philipp Grubauer to share the net this week... Matty Beniers had a goal and an assist Saturday in a 6-3 loss to Utah. Beniers has six goals and seven helpers in his last 14 games and is starting to once again look like a player who was taken second overall in the 2021 Draft, rather than a good third-round selection... Brandon Montour returned to action Monday after missing 14 games with a hand injury. He has an assist in two games since returning.
ST. LOUIS
Games this week
@ Winnipeg, @ Dallas, vs. Los Angeles
Tired: vs. Los Angeles (Saturday)
Rested: @ Winnipeg (Tuesday), @ Dallas (Friday)
Notes
The Blues lost Robert Thomas to a lower-body injury and he will be re-evaluated in two weeks... Nick Bjugstad returned this week after missing a month of action with an upper-body injury. He has a goal in each of his two games this week... Joel Hofer has won his last two starts, allowing two goals on 69 shots in victories over Carolina and Tampa Bay.
TAMPA BAY
Games this week
vs. San Jose, @ Chicago, @ Columbus
Tired: @ Columbus (Saturday)
Rested: vs. San Jose (Tuesday), @ Chicago (Friday)
Notes
The Lightning saw their 11-game winning streak come to an end in St. Louis with a 3-2 shootout loss Friday... Darren Raddysh saw his six-game point streak come to an end Tuesday but he was right back at it Friday with a pair of assists, giving him 12 goals and 29 assists in 40 games... It's going to be hard to give Victor Hedman (elbow) his spot back on the first power-play when he returns in a couple of weeks. Hedman has resumed skating... Brayden Point was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury and is week-to-week.
TORONTO
Games this week
vs. Minnesota, vs. Detroit, vs. Vegas, vs. Colorado
Tired: None
Rested: vs. Vegas (Friday)
Notes
The Maple Leafs at home for all four games this week, including three games in four nights... Joseph Woll will get at least two starts and likely three, with Dennis Hildeby starting the remainder... William Nylander (lower body) was injured celebrating his goal in Vegas on Thursday and is doubtful for Monday's clash with Minnesota. There is no word at this time on his status for the remainder of the week.
UTAH
Games this week
vs. Philadelphia, @ Nashville
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Mammoth end a six-game homestand and travel to Philadelphia, playing only twice this week... Nate Schmidt had a goal and three assists in his last 25 games heading into action Saturday. He exploded for a pair of goals and two assists in a 6-3 win over Seattle... Karel Vejmelka is 23-11-2 with a 2.55 GAA and a .902 save percentage and leads the NHL in wins.
VANCOUVER
Games this week
vs. New York Islanders, vs. Washington, vs. New Jersey, vs. Pittsburgh
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Canucks play all four games at home this week, including three games in four nights... Thatcher Demko (lower body) could play this week, but it's more likely that Kevin Lankinen will play three times with Nikita Tolopilo playing once... Brock Boeser scored Thursday, snapping a 21-game goal scoring drought... Vancouver is in the midst of an eight-game homestand and dropped the opening game Saturday 6-0 to the Maple Leafs... Kiefer Sherwood could be traded this week as the pending UFA is unlikely to re-sign with Vancouver.
VEGAS
Games this week
vs. Philadelphia, @ Boston, @ Toronto, @ Ottawa
Tired: @ Toronto (Friday)
Rested: @ Ottawa (Sunday)
Notes
The Golden Knights play three games in four nights as part of their four-game week... Adin Hill returned to action after missing almost three months with a lower-body injury and gave up five goals in a 6-5 overtime win over Toronto... Hill and Akira Schmid should share the net as the Golden Knights likely don't want to give Hill too much work too soon after his long absence... Mitch Marner will face his ex-Maple Leaf teammates Friday in Toronto for the first time since leaving as an unrestricted free agent in the offseason. Expect plenty of booing.
WASHINGTON
Games this week
@ Colorado, @ Vancouver, @ Calgary, @ Edmonton
Tired: @ Edmonton (Saturday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Capitals play all four games on the road this week, including three games in four nights... Logan Thompson will play at least twice and possibly three times with Charlie Lindgren getting the remainder of the starts... Tom Wilson remains on the shelf with a lower-body injury that has cost him seven games. He could return as early as Monday in Colorado, and the Capitals need him as they have only won three of seven games with him missing from the lineup.
WINNIPEG
Games this week
@ Chicago, vs. St. Louis, vs. Florida, vs. Detroit
Tired: vs. St. Louis (Tuesday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Jets play four games this week, including three times in four nights... Connor Hellebuyck should get three starts as the Jets are trying to climb back into playoff contention, while Eric Comrie should get one start... The Jets strung four wins together before losing 4-3 in overtime to Toronto on Saturday... Josh Morrissey has four goals and seven assists in his last 13 appearances.
