A visit from their former coach did little to provide a spark for the reigning Stanley Cup-champion Washington Capitals, who are in the midst of their longest losing streak in nearly two years. Having dropped four in a row to tumble out of first place in the Metropolitan Division, the Capitals will attempt to end their slide when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday afternoon.

The New York Islanders have surged to the top of the Metropolitan Division with four straight victories and a 14-3-2 mark in their last 19 games, and will try to keep the momentum going against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. New York is coming off an emotional 2-0 victory at Washington on Friday in coach Barry Trotz's first game at Capital One Arena since leading Washington to its first Stanley Cup championship in June.

Rookie sensation Elias Pettersson appears poised to return to the lineup when the Vancouver Canucks resume their six-game homestand Sunday afternoon against the Detroit Red Wings. The Canucks have earned points in all four games (2-0-2) of their stretch at Rogers Arena despite the absence of the 20-year-old Pettersson, who has missed the last five contests due to a knee injury.

The Toronto Maple Leafs showed what they are capable of with an impressive win at league-best Tampa Bay on Thursday, only to sputter 24 hours later with a road loss to reeling Florida. Such inconsistency has become the norm for the Maple Leafs, who enter Sunday's matchup against the visiting Arizona Coyotes with only three wins in their last nine games.

The Carolina Hurricanes attempt to avoid a third straight loss when they begin their three-game trek through Western Canada on Sunday by visiting the Edmonton Oilers. Carolina sputtered offensively in Nino Niederreiter's team debut on Friday as the club dropped a 4-1 decision to Ottawa at home.