The Florida Panthers begin life on the road Tuesday when they play the first of five games away from home against the New York Rangers. The Panthers will remain in the Metropolitan area with stops versus the New York Islanders (Wednesday) and New Jersey (Saturday) before heading to Finland to face Winnipeg as part of the 2018 NHL Global Series.

The Columbus Blue Jackets go after their seventh straight victory in the series when they host the struggling Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night to complete a three-game homestand. The Blue Jackets rolled to a 6-3 victory over Philadelphia on Thursday before registering 38 shots in a 4-1 loss to Chicago two nights later to start their run at Nationwide Arena.

The Montreal Canadiens have been one of the biggest surprises in the early going this season, but they must rebound from a disappointing loss when the Calgary Flames pay a visit Tuesday night. The Canadiens posted 15 shots and took a two-goal lead in the first period Saturday before managing 12 shots the rest of the way to suffer a 4-3 overtime loss at Ottawa, ending a three-game win streak.

The Boston Bruins are battling injury problems and a mini-scoring drought as they prepare to face the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night in the finale of a four-game trip through Canada. The Bruins have managed five goals while going 0-1-2 on the first three legs of their journey and could be without as many as four regulars when they take on the surging Senators.

The Nashville Predators will be challenged to continue their NHL-best 7-1-0 start without reigning Vezina Trophy winner Pekka Rinne, but will still be in good hands when they host the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. Juuse Saros, Nashville's No. 2 goaltender, is 4-0-0 with a 1.54 goals-against average and .945 save percentage this season and 25-14-10, 2.36, .925 in 52 career games as Rinne's backup.

The Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks are 1-2 in the NHL in most shots allowed, so Tuesday's encounter in the Windy City could be an exercise in each team trying to take pressure off its goaltender. Chicago is coming off a 6-3 loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday in which the Lightning set a franchise standard with 55 shots, including 33 in the middle stanza - an NHL record since shots by period became an official statistic in 1997-98.

The Los Angeles Kings are banking that a closed-door meeting will lead to opening the doors to success on Tuesday when they begin a two-game road trip against the Dallas Stars. The Kings have been outscored 21-5 during their four-game losing skid, including 12-3 on a homestand that saw lopsided setbacks to the New York Islanders and Buffalo.

After shutting down one high-scoring forward in their last outing, the Pittsburgh Penguins bid to repeat the feat on Tuesday when they begin a three-game road trip through Western Canada with a visit to captain Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers. Defenseman Kris Letang and company kept Auston Matthews and Toronto off the scoresheet as the Penguins posted a 3-0 triumph on Thursday.