SHARKS vs KINGS Season series — San Jose leads 2-1 after Antti Niemi outdueled Jonathan Quick 1-0 on New Year’s Day at Staples Center. The Pacific Division rivals split the opening pair at HP Pavilion. Big story — Taking the bottom two places in the Pacific doesn’t mean much, as the ongoing story all...

HURRICANES vs ISLANDERS Season series — The teams are meeting for the second time this season. They haven’t seen each other since the Islanders were beaten 7-2 at the RBC Center in Raleigh on Nov. 3 Big story — The Hurricanes have been playing catch-up all season, but they could welcome the NHL for the first...

PANTHERS vs BRUINS Season series — It’s the fourth and final meeting, and the Bruins are going for a sweep. Boston won 4-0 at home on Nov. 18, then beat the Panthers 3-1 and 3-2 in a shootout at the BankAtlantic Center. Big story — The Panthers are trying to make this a successful road trip — after...

BLUES vs FLAMES Season series — This is the first meeting of the season for the Blues and Flames. St. Louis took the 2009-10 series 3-0-1, including a 2-0 victory at the Saddledome the last time these two faced off on Jan. 25, 2010. Big story — Having not yet faced off this season, Calgary and St. Louis can deal a...

COYOTES vs AVALANCHE Season Series: This is the second of four meetings between the teams. Phoenix earned a 2-0 victory against Colorado on Jan. 6 at the Pepsi Center behind a 34-save performance by Jason LaBarbera. Big Story: Home cooking isn’t available in the desert these days. In an eight-day span, the Coyotes have...

PREDATORS vs CANUCKS Season series — This is the first of four meetings between the teams this season. They split four meetings last season, with each team winning once at home and once on the road. Big Story — The Predators are looking to rebound after the Flames snapped their three-game win streak Monday....

OILERS vs STARS Season Series: This is the third of four meetings between the teams. Dallas is seeking its third straight win against the Oilers following a pair of victories earlier this month. Big Story: Prior to the start of the 2010-11 season, few imagined the Dallas Stars would be atop the Pacific Division at the All-Star...

DEVILS vs RED WINGS Season series: This is the second and final meeting of the 2010-11 season between these teams. Tomas Holmstrom and Danny Cleary scored before the Dec. 11 game in New Jersey was two minutes old and Detroit cruised to a 4-1 victory. Big story: Holmstrom and Cleary will both miss the rematch with injuries, as...

ISLANDERS vs PENGUINS Season series — The two Atlantic Division foes meet for the third of six times this season. Earlier in the season, Pittsburgh got the better of the Islanders, but required overtime to do so. Off the stick of Alex Goligoski in the overtime period, the Penguins earned their first win at newly constructed...

CANADIENS vs FLYERS Season series — The teams are meeting for the fourth and final time this season. The Flyers have won the last two matchups, most recently Dec. 15, when the line of James van Riemsdyk, Jeff Carter and Nikolay Zherdev combined for seven points in a 5-3 victory at the Bell Centre. Van Riemsdyk scored 2...

OILERS vs COYOTES Season series – This is the third of four contests between the teams. Phoenix won the first two meetings with a 4-3 shootout decision on Nov. 19 and 5-0 shutout victory on Nov. 23. Following Tuesday night’s tilt in Phoenix, the teams will meet one more time this season on Mar. 17. Big story —...

WILD vs BLACKHAWKS Season series — It’s the second of four meetings this season between two teams jockeying for position in the Western-Conference standings. It’s been almost three months since their only other matchup of the 2010-11 campaign, a 3-1 Blackhawks’ win on Oct. 30th in which Duncan Keith scored...