The NHL schedule for Sunday features five games with several high-stakes storylines on display. According to a November 1 report, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers will face the New York Rangers as the Oilers look to continue their strong start to the season.
Connor McDavid leads the NHL with 37 points, including eight goals and 29 assists, according to the November 1 report. Of those points, 35 were recorded during October. This performance left him just one point shy of Mario Lemieux's 1992-93 October total of 36 points. The Oilers (10-2-2) enter the matchup following a 4-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday, which extended McDavid's season-opening point streak to 14 games. The Rangers (7-6-1) enter the game having lost three in a row and are playing without injured goaltender Igor Shesterkin.
In other matchups, the Carolina Hurricanes (11-2-2) seek a fourth consecutive win against the Winnipeg Jets (4-7-3) at Lenovo Center. The reigning Stanley Cup champions have gone 11-1-1 in their last 13 games. If Pyotr Kochetkov starts, he will attempt a franchise-record 10th consecutive win to begin the season. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Wild (9-3-3) will play the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena. Minnesota forward Kirill Kaprizov, who leads the NHL with 14 goals in 15 games, is one point away from reaching 500 career points, joining Mikko Koivu as the second player in franchise history to reach that milestone.
The Utah Mammoth (9-5-0) will travel to face the Philadelphia Flyers (3-8-4) at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Utah forward Logan Cooley enters the game with 15 points in 14 games, including a hat trick during a 4-3 overtime win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. Additionally, the Anaheim Ducks (5-7-1) host the Ottawa Senators (9-5-1) at Honda Center. Anaheim's Beckett Sennecke is aiming to extend a five-game home goal streak, a feat tied for the longest by a Ducks player in the last 15 years.
The full Sunday schedule includes matchups between the Winnipeg Jets and Carolina Hurricanes, the Minnesota Wild and Washington Capitals, the Utah Mammoth and Philadelphia Flyers, the Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers, and the Ottawa Senators and Anaheim Ducks.
