Auston Matthews has 11 points in seven games since his return from an upper-body injury. Michael Finewax previews the week ahead in the NHL.
It's a three-game week for Rickard Rakell and the Penguins. The Pittsburgh winger has been on fire of late with 10 goals and 18 points in his last 14 outings.
The Senators finally play a pair of home games this week at the end of a nine-game road trip.
The NHL schedule gets busy again to start the new year, with eight teams, including the Rangers, playing four games in the next week.
The Christmas break means short schedules for many teams this week, including the Avalanche, who play just once.
Veteran defenseman Cam Fowler will have three games on the schedule in his first week since being traded from the Ducks to the Blues.
New Ducks defenseman Jacob Trouba will hop straight into a four-game week for his new team, with all four coming on the road.
Nathan MacKinnon and the Avalanche will play four games this week, but all four will be on the road.
Brad Marchand and the Bruins will look to get back on track with three home games in a four-game week this week.
Four games for the Oilers next week could help Connor McDavid boost his surprisingly modest power play scoring numbers.
The Kraken have four home games on the schedule next week, with Joey Daccord potentially set to start in three of them.