Interesting matchups
Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens - (Thursday, November 12th)
One of the league's most historic rivals will be on full display earlier in the week. Boston's four-game win streak heading into the matchup is tied with the New Jersey Devils for the best in the NHL. Meanwhile, for Montreal, they are 8-0-2 in their last 10 games.
Dating back to 2025, the Bruins and Canadiens have alternated wins and losses, with the latter winning 3-2 in their latest game on March 17th. Boston currently leads the Atlantic Division with a 13-4-1 record, while the Habs sit right behind them in second at 11-3-3.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Edmonton Oilers - (Saturday, November 14th)
The Oilers are on an absolute tear so far this season. They lead the Western Conference with 27 points, five more than the next (Colorado Avalanche - 22) with a 12-3-3 record. Their +20 point differential is tied with the Minnesota Wild for the best in the conference, while the Maple Leafs look to break out of their slump.
Toronto are currently riding a three-game losing streak heading into the new week. Although that streak might be broken by the time this game is played, history is on their side. The Maple Leafs have won seven of the last 10 meetings against the Oilers, including a dominant 7-2 win on October 26th.
Who's hot?
There's McDavid. Then there's the rest of the league. The Oilers' superstar leads the league with 47, as no other player has more than 35. He has 10 goals this season with a league-leading 37 assists, which is 15 more than Matthew Tkachuk (22) in second.
He's heading into Week 7 coming off back-to-back games with three assists, and has put up double-digit points in 13 of his 18 games played this season. In other words, he's by far the runaway favorite for this season's Hart Trophy.
The Nashville Predators are currently heading into Week 7 riding a four-game win streak. In their previous 13 games to start the season, they didn't even win back-to-back games.
Their previous three wins before the streak were followed by three losses, then two and two, respectively. During their win streak, veteran Steven Stamkos has scored three goals, including an overtime winner against the Colorado Avalanche. Center Ross Colton has scored one goal in the past three straight wins.
This upcoming week, they'll be facing the Los Angeles Kings (10th), Anaheim Ducks (11th), Vegas Golden Knights (13th), and San Jose Sharks (Nov. 15th). They played Vegas and San Jose back-to-back earlier this season and lost both games.
Who's cold?
The greatest goal scorer of all time has gone completely cold. He enters Week 7 of the 2026-27 season having not scored in 10 straight games despite leading the Capitals in power play minutes (43:21). That is now tied with his 10-game drought from the 2016-2017 season, the same one he finished with 50 goals.
However, he's four more goalless games away from breaking his career-worst (13) that he set during his 2023-2024 campaign. Ovi's lone goal this season came during a 5-3 loss to the Seattle Kraken (October 11th).
It can't get any more abysmal than the Chicago Blackhawks right now. They've lost nine of their last 10, including six straight. During their losing streak, they've given up at least five goals in five of the six. Their nine goals given up to the Carolina Hurricanes were tied for the most in a single game this season.
They rank dead last with a -37 point differential and haven't won a single game on the road (0-8-1). Their 39 goals are the second-fewest, falling just one short of the Columbus Blue Jackets' 38.
Milestones
McDavid's point streak
McDavid has the chance to leap Bill Cowley (1943–44) and Marcel Dionne (1979–80) for the longest point streak to start a season. If he can get at least one point against the New York Rangers on Monday, he'll officially have the sixth-longest streak at 19 games.
The next five on that list? Dany Heatley - 22, Wayne Gretzky - 23, Mats Sundin - 30, Gretzky - 30, Gretzky - 51.
Taylor Hall games played
The veteran forward will play in his 1,000th career game this upcoming week and his 122nd as a member of the Hurricanes. Hall spent the first six years of his career with the Edmonton Oilers (381 games), before moving on to New Jersey for three-and-a-half years (211), then Arizona for half a year (35), followed by Buffalo (37), Boston (158), and Chicago (56).
He's just 12 assists shy of reaching 500 and needs seven more points to hit 800 for his career.
Talking points
Global Series in Finland
As part of The Global Series, the Hurricanes will face the Kraken on November 12th (12:00 p.m. ET) and November 14th (1:00 p.m.) in Helsinki, Finland.
This year will mark the fourth time the series returns to Finland (2018, 2022, 2024) and the second time, specifically, in Helsinki. Meanwhile, it'll be the first appearance for both the Canes and the Kraken.
How long can Pyotr Kochetkov keep it going?
The Hurricanes' goaltender became the 11th in NHL history to have 11 wins through 12 appearances in a season. He improved to 11-1-0 on the season with a 1.67 GAA, .927 save percentage, and two shutouts.
He's a year removed from following in teammate Brandon Bussi's footsteps. Last season, Bussi became the first and fastest goaltender in NHL history to earn 10 wins in his first 11 career appearances before becoming the fastest to 18 wins, then the fastest to 24 wins.
Bussi finished last year with a 2.47 GAA and an .895 save percentage. So will Kochetkov keep up his Vezina-like season in Week 7? Or will his hot streak come to a full stop?
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