National Hockey

Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs came into the NHL's pandemic-shortened campaign desperately looking to change the narrative.

Pittsburgh Penguins (16-9-1, third in the East Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (6-15-4, eighth in the East Division) Buffalo, New York; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Buffalo aims to stop its nine-game skid with a victory over Pittsburgh.

Winnipeg Jets (16-8-2, second in the North Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (19-7-2, first in the North Division) Toronto; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Mitchell Marner leads Toronto into a matchup with Winnipeg.

Montreal Canadiens (12-7-7, fourth in the North Division) vs. Calgary Flames (12-12-3, fifth in the North Division) Calgary, Alberta; Saturday, 7 p.m.

New York Islanders (17-6-4, first in the East Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (8-12-3, seventh in the East Division) Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 7 p.m.

Chicago Blackhawks (14-9-5, fourth in the Central Division) vs. Florida Panthers (17-5-4, third in the Central Division) Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jonathan Huberdeau leads Florida into a matchup against Chicago.

Dallas Stars (8-9-5, seventh in the Central Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (10-12-6, fifth in the Central Division) Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 5 p.m.

New York Rangers (10-12-3, sixth in the East Division) vs. Boston Bruins (14-6-4, fourth in the East Division) Boston; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New York looks to end its three-game slide when the Rangers take on Boston.

Nashville Predators (11-15-1, sixth in the Central Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (18-5-2, second in the Central Division) Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m.

Washington Capitals (16-6-4, second in the East Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (13-8-3, fifth in the East Division) Philadelphia; Saturday, 7 p.m.