NHL NEWS NOV 15  – BACK TO WORK, 13-GAME SLATE

The League-leading Canadiens (13-2-1, 27 points) host the Panthers (7-7-1, 15 points) at Bell Centre looking to join the 1963-64 Blackhawks (11-0-0) as the only teams in NHL history to win each of their first 11 home games to start a season.

The top two teams in the Central Division meet when the Blackhawks (11-3-2, 24 points) visit the Jets (8-7-2, 18 points). Chicago is 9-0-2 in its past 11 games, while Winnipeg has a point in four straight (3-0-1).

The Metropolitan Division-leading Rangers (12-4-0, 24 points) aim to maintain their hot start to the season when they continue a four-game road trip in Vancouver. New York has won 12 of its first 16 games for the second time in their 90-year history and for the second straight campaign, following a 14-2-2 start in 2015-16.

NHL MUSINGS

• Maple Leafs Alumni and Red Wings Alumni will face-off outdoors in Toronto on New Year’s Eve in the 2017 Rogers NHL Centennial Classic Alumni Game. A limited number of tickets for the event go on sale today at 10 a.m. ET
• The Coyotes announced plans for a new arena in Tempe, Arizona
• Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask, Jets forward Mark Scheifele and Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne were named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Nov. 13.

MONDAY’S NHL RESULT
Home Team in Caps
Tampa Bay 4, NY ISLANDERS 0

TUESDAY Nov 15 NHL ACTION
All Times Eastern
Ottawa @ Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
San Jose @ Carolina, 7 p.m.
Washington @ Columbus, 7 p.m.
Nashville @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Florida @ Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay @ Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Buffalo @ St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Calgary @ Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Chicago @ Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
New Jersey @ Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Los Angeles @ Colorado, 9 p.m.
NY Rangers @ Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Edmonton @ Anaheim, 10 p.m.