There are 11 games on the NHL schedule on Thursday, including two nationally televised games in the United States. Thursday also marks week four of “NHL Coast to Coast,” a weekly studio show on Prime Video in Canada offering viewers live preview, highlights and analysis of every game. Here are five things to watch today, plus the full game schedule.
The strange Toews are here
Jonathan Toews will always be remembered as the captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, a player who brought the franchise back to prominence by helping them win the Stanley Cup three times. On Thursday, he will do something he has never done: play against them. Toews is now a member of the Winnipeg Jets (7-3-0), who will host Chicago at the Canada Life Center (8 p.m. ET; TSN3, CHSN). Toews has five points (two goals, three assists) in 10 games, averaging 15:54 of ice time per game. Not bad for a 37-year-old playing in the NHL for the first time since the end of the 2022-23 season. And while Blackhawks fans will see their former captain in another uniform, Toews will get a glimpse of the team’s future in Connor Bedard, who scored his first NHL hat trick on Tuesday and has Chicago (5-3-2) on a 5-1-1 streak. The past meets the future in Winnipeg.
Series of duels
Winning streaks are on the line when the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Dallas Stars at Benchmark International Arena (7 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, truTV, TNT). Tampa Bay (4-4-2) has won three straight after a four-game losing streak, led by Nikita Kucherov, who has eight points (two goals, six assists) during a five-game point streak, including a goal and an assist in a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. The Stars (6-3-1) have also won three straight after a four-game losing streak. Mikko Rantanen had an assist in the Stars’ 1-0 win over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, giving him five points (one goal, four assists) during a four-game point streak.
