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NHL Tonight: What to watch in Sunday's five showdowns

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ESPN staffNov 15, 2026, 08:00 AM ET

A little dessert for hockey fans Sunday following Saturday's 14-game feast, as there are just five games on the schedule.

But that includes another possible Stanley Cup Final preview, along with one of the biggest moneylines we've seen on a game thus far in 2026-27.

Read on for a look at what you need to know for each game, including betting info and broadcast details.

Odds are provided by DraftKings and subject to change.

Edmonton Oilers at Philadelphia Flyers

7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+) | EDM -155, O/U: 6.5

It may be hard to believe now, but the Flyers lasted longer in the 2026 playoffs than the Oilers did.

Things have seemingly gone sideways for Philly in the time since, with 16 points putting them in seventh place in the Metro Division and reports this past week that leading scorer Matvei Michkov is ready for a change of scenery.

Edmonton needs very little introduction here, with Connor McDavid leading the league in scoring (with Leon Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard close behind), and 31 points in the standings to top the Pacific.

These two teams just played in Edmonton on Wednesday, with the Oilers winning 3-2 in OT. Will the rematch be just as close?

Florida Panthers at Dallas Stars

8 p.m. ET (NHL Network) | DAL -130, O/U: 5.5

This is clearly the top matchup Sunday, and a potential Stanley Cup Final pairing that would drive the "teams with no state income tax have an unfair advantage" crowd into a complete meltdown.

As it stands, both clubs reside in wild-card spots as the action begins today.

Florida is both scoring and allowing more goals per game than Dallas, thanks to offense from Brady and Matthew Tkachuk, and the absence of two-way center Aleksander Barkov.

The Stars have been without star defenseman Miro Heiskanen recently, though there is hope he'll be back within the next several days.

Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks

8 p.m. ET (ESPN+) | ANA -155, O/U: 6.5

This will be the fourth and final regular-season game between these teams in 2026-27. The road team has won each of the previous three (4-2 Ducks on Oct. 10, 4-2 Flames on Oct. 13 and 5-3 Ducks on Nov. 6).

Anaheim is looking to start a new streak, having had a five-game winning streak broken with a 4-2 loss to Nashville on Nov. 11. Calgary has not been able to string the W's together like it did during a four-game streak in mid-October.

The Flames limited Cutter Gauthier to just one goal in the game on Nov. 6; that's pretty impressive, given that he's scored 11 goals combined in the other five games this month.

Vancouver Canucks at Vegas Golden Knights

9 p.m. ET (ESPN+) | VGK -410, O/U: 6.5

It's been a minute since we've seen a moneyline of this size, but it's not entirely surprising given this matchup.

The Canucks gave the Knights a scare in their first game this season, a 3-2 Vegas win on Oct. 4. But there have been a lot of lopsided L's for Vancouver since then; after a 10-game winless streak in October, the Canucks are currently riding a seven-game losing streak heading into this game.

On the other side, Vegas has at least a point in six straight games (four wins along with two shootout losses), and will want to earn the full two points here before back-to-back matchups with the Stars on Tuesday and Thursday.

William Karlsson leads all Golden Knights in career points vs. Vancouver (23 in 24 games), with Shea Theodore (22 in 20) and Jack Eichel (17 in 18) next on the list among players who are on this season's roster. There's one former Knight who has more points than Theodore and Eichel...

Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks

9 p.m. ET (ESPN+) | NSH -170, O/U: 6.5

And it's current Predator Jonathan Marchessault. He scored 22 points in 20 games against the Canucks during his Vegas tenure, and he has 39 points in 42 career regular-season games against the Sharks (during stints with the Lightning, Panthers, Knights and Predators).

Marchessault is listed as day-to-day, so keep your eyes on the injury report to see if he'll be playing in this one. However, the Preds' offensive engine of Roman Josi, Steven Stamkos and Filip Forsberg should be running smoothly for this contest. They'll need to be, as the Sharks defeated them 3-2 (SO) back on Oct. 15 in Nashville.

The game-winning goal in that shootout came off Macklin Celebrini's stick, and he leads the Sharks across the board in goals (eight), assists (15) and points obviously (23).

Nashville brings a seven-game winning streak to the table here, while San Jose has just one win in its past seven games. Do both trends continue?

Reminder: Fans can catch all the action in the NHL streaming hub and on the ESPN App.

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Saturday's scoreboard

Carolina Hurricanes 5, Seattle Kraken 1
Winnipeg Jets 5, Chicago Blackhawks 4 (SO)
Minnesota Wild 6, Boston Bruins 2
Edmonton Oilers 1, Toronto Maple Leafs 0
Colorado Avalanche 4, Montreal Canadiens 1
Detroit Red Wings 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 0
Ottawa Senators 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 1
New Jersey Devils 7, Washington Capitals 4
Philadelphia Flyers 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Florida Panthers 4, St. Louis Blues 1
Dallas Stars 2, Buffalo Sabres 0
San Jose Sharks 6, Utah Mammoth 5 (SO)
New York Islanders 6, Anaheim Ducks 2
Calgary Flames 3, Los Angeles Kings 2

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Today in hockey history

Go to any hockey arena, and there's a better than 50% chance you'll see someone wearing Hartford Whalers merch. Those chances have increased in recent years as the NHL and the Carolina Hurricanes have leaned into the old branding from the Canes' former home.

This day 40 years ago was an important milestone in franchise history. On Nov. 15, 1986, Ron Francis set a record for games played for the Whalers franchise (358).

He'd go on to play a few more for Hartford/Carolina, and is the current leader in career games played, with 1,186. Second, fifth and sixth on the list are active players, so it's possible this record could be broken; that group is Jordan Staal (978), Jaccob Slavin (804) and Sebastian Aho (776).

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