NHL Week 24: Avalanche-Stars Showdown, Bruins-Red Wings

0:00It's March 16th. Here's your NHL News in 2 minutes. Subscribe to Stay Locked in All Season. ESPN and NHL Network Analyst Kevin Weeks has your guide to the nationally televised games in Week 24 of the 2025-26. NHL Season highlights kickoff with the Prime Monday Night hockey double header, including the Pittsburgh Penguins visiting the Colorado Avalanche on March 16th at 9.30pm, Eastern Time. Then on Wednesday, March 18th, the Dallas Stars head to Colorado for another big Western Conference clash at the same time. The Penguins sit at 33 wins, 18 losses, and 15 overtime losses, but they've dropped five of their last seven without captain. Sydney Crosby, Colorado leads with 44 wins, 12 losses, and 9 overtime losses, riding an 8-11 win streak lately. Transman Cale McCarr is one goal shy of 4-20 goal seasons as the first active blue liner to do it.

1:00These Avalanche Stars games carry huge weight, marking their third meeting this year after split shootout thrillers. Dallas boasts a 15-game point streak at 14 wins, 0 losses, and 1 overtime loss, and they've knocked Colorado out of the last two. Playoffs A star's win could vault them past the abs in the standings, setting up a potential cup showdown. Saturday brings playoff implications with the Boston Bruins at Detroit Redwings on ABC at 8pm Eastern, both holding wild card spots with. Identical points after missing last year. Later that night at 10pm, Nikita Kuturov and the Tampa Bay Lightning visit Conor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers, pitting Art Ross winners against each other, as McDavid chases a 114th point. Other key matchups include Utah at Vegas on Thursday, plus games like Winnipeg at Pittsburgh and Toronto at Ottawa on Saturday. Catch them all via ESPN, TNT, ABC, and more with the NHL app offering stats, watch guides,

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