Vancouver at NY Islanders (131, 5)
The Vancouver Canucks have had little trouble winning on their home ice, and they'll try and carry that success to the road.
The Canucks head out on the road for the first time this month on Monday when they open a four-game trip against the New York Islanders, who are looking to win three straight games for the first time all season.
Vancouver (10-6-1) defeated Toronto 4-2 on Saturday to wrap up its six-game homestand 4-1-1. The Canucks are tied atop the Northwest Division with Minnesota, but Vancouver now plays 11 of its next 13 on the road.
The Canucks have won their last two road games, but they have not played away from GM Place since a 7-6 shootout win over Anaheim on Oct. 31.
In Saturday's victory, Vancouver got a big lift from Pavol Demitra, who returned after missing 10 games with a rib injury and had a season-high three assists.
Ottawa at NY Rangers (-155, 5)
The New York Rangers started November slowly, but they now seem to be gaining a head of steam.
The Atlantic Division-leading Rangers look for their third straight win on Monday when they host the Ottawa Senators, who try to avoid their first five-game losing streak in nearly a year.
New York (13-5-2) rallied for two goals in the closing minutes of Saturday's third period against Boston to force overtime. Nigel Dawes brought the Rangers within a goal with 6:05 to play and Markus Naslund tied it with 52.9 seconds remaining in regulation. After a scoreless overtime, captain Chris Drury scored the lone goal in the shootout to give New York a 3-2 victory.
"It shows a lot of character,'' said Drury, who has five goals and one assist in his last five games.
It was the second straight win for New York after a 1-3-1 start to November. The Rangers, who went 10-2-1 in October, own a four-point lead over Pittsburgh in the Atlantic.
Boston at Toronto (120, 5.5)
After a late stumble brought an end to their five-game winning streak, the Boston Bruins are out to prove it was just a hiccup during their surprisingly strong start.
The Bruins will look to begin a new run on the road on Monday, when they'll play their fourth straight game against a different Original Six rival and their third this season versus the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Boston was perhaps the NHL's hottest team entering its game at the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers on Saturday night, having won five straight games and eight of its last nine.
With a 2-0 lead more than halfway through the final period, the Bruins (10-3-4) looked primed for another victory, but the Rangers responded with a pair of late tallies and beat Boston 3-2 in a shootout.
Coach Claude Julien's club has still allowed two or fewer goals in six consecutive contests, and behind strong play from goaltenders Tim Thomas and Manny Fernandez, has the best team goals-against average (2.06) in the East. Boston's previous two games had been victories against Chicago and Montreal, Original Six clubs with a combined 17-8-7 record this season.
Edmonton at Detroit (-210, 5.5)
The Detroit Red Wings are leaving little doubt that they're the league's best road team, and a pair of victories in their two most recent games have only helped drive that message home.
They've been pretty good at Joe Louis Arena, too - but that's where they have something to prove.
The Red Wings will try to erase the memory of blowing a three-goal, third-period lead last week when they return home Monday night to face the Edmonton Oilers.
Detroit (11-2-3) is 8-1-1 on the road, and even though a majority of those games have been tight, that's where Mike Babcock's club has thrived. The Red Wings have won all five of their one-goal, regulation road games this season, including a pair of recent victories in Florida.
They fell behind 2-0 at Tampa Bay on Thursday before scoring the next four goals in a 4-3 win, then got a goal from Johan Franzen for the fourth straight game Friday in Florida, the difference-making tally in a 3-2 victory.
"That's what we do with this team, we find a way to win," said Franzen, who has six goals in his last seven games. "We haven't played great, far from great defensively, but we're finding a way to win."
San Jose at Nashville (122, 5.5)
The San Jose Sharks' lone blemish at home came against the Nashville Predators.
The NHL's top team looks to avenge that loss when they conclude their brief two-game road swing against the surging Predators on Monday night.
San Jose (15-3-1) has suffered few setbacks this season, but its most recent came 4-3 in overtime to Nashville on Tuesday, snapping its nine-game winning streak at home where the Sharks are 10-0-1.
The loss to the Predators (9-7-1) also ended San Jose's four-game winning streak against them, but the Sharks have won two in a row at Nashville.
San Jose has regrouped following its most recent loss. After going 4-for-9 on the power play in a 6-1 victory over Calgary on Thursday, San Jose went 4-for-6 with the man advantage in a 6-5 win at Chicago on Sunday. The Sharks are converting on 40.7 percent of their power-play chances in the last four contests.