The Carolina Hurricanes were closing in on their sixth consecutive victory last time out before letting it slip away. Carolina attempts to bounce back when it hosts the Buffalo Sabres on Friday.

The Winnipeg Jets aim for their third consecutive home victory when they host the Detroit Red Wings on Friday. Winnipeg scored a total of 12 goals in winning its last two contests at Bell MTS Place but managed only a pair in Thursday's 3-2 loss at Minnesota.

The Calgary Flames have reached 60 points this season in the second-least amount of games in franchise history and look to continue adding to their impressive story when they host the Florida Panthers on Friday night. The only Calgary team to get to 60 points in fewer games was the 1988-89 Stanley Cup champion (41) and the Flames made it to 60 in 45 contests after outlasting Colorado 5-3 on Wednesday.

The Pittsburgh Penguins begin a season-high five-game road trip Friday against the Anaheim Ducks, who are mired in a franchise-worst nine-game losing streak (0-6-3). Ottawa snapped an eight-game slide Wednesday with a 2-1 overtime victory over Anaheim, which has scored 12 goals during its skid, while Pittsburgh has no such offensive woes - recording 40 goals in winning nine of its last 10 contests.