Crosby watch
Sidney Crosby will miss his eighth straight game because of a lower-body injury sustained at the Olympics when the Penguins visit the Carolina Hurricanes (7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, SN-PIT), but he was on the ice for the morning skate. So, will he return soon? This is the start of a brutal, critical trip for Pittsburgh (32-17-14), which is second to Carolina (40-17-6) in the Metropolitan. The Penguins will also visit the Vegas Golden Knights, Mammoth, Avalanche and the Hurricanes again on the trip. Center Evgeni Malkin is two games into a five-game suspension for slashing Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin on March 5.
The schedule
Los Angeles Kings at Boston Bruins (7 p.m. ET; FDSNW, NESN)
San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres (7 p.m. ET; NBCSCA, MSG-B)
Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens (7 p.m. ET; RDS, SNE, SNO, SNP)
Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning (7 p.m. ET; The Spot, FDSNOH)
Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers (7 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, SCRIPPS)
Calgary Flames at New York Rangers (7 p.m. ET; MSG, SNW)
Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes (7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, SN-PIT)
New York Islanders at St. Louis Blues (7:30 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, truTV, TNT)
Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars (8 p.m. ET; FOX4, Victory+, SCRIPPS)
Utah Mammoth at Minnesota Wild (8 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+)
Anaheim Ducks at Winnipeg Jets (8:30 p.m. ET; TSN3, KCOP-13, Victory+)
Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche (10 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS)
Nashville Predators at Seattle Kraken (10 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, KHN/Prime, KONG)
