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Each Monday throughout the 2023-24 NHL season, NHL.com will provide fans with a guide of games that will be nationally televised that week. Today, a look at games for the fourth week of the season.

In total, 16 games will be carried nationally by ESPN, TNT, Sportsnet and/or TVA Sports this week. The Toronto Maple Leafs are showcased three times with home games against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday and the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday and on the road against the Boston Bruins on Thursday. TNT has a Wednesday doubleheader with the Sabres traveling to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers and the Colorado Avalanche hosting the St. Louis Blues.

TUESDAY, OCT. 31

Los Angeles Kings at Toronto Maple Leafs (8 p.m. ET; TVAS2, TSN4, ESPN): William Nylander will look to set a new Maple Leafs point record of nine consecutive games to begin a season. He has 12 points (six goals, six assists) in eight games and shares the mark with Frank Mahovlich, Lanny McDonald and John Anderson. Kings captain Anze Kopitar is three goals from 400 in the NHL coming off his 1,300th game in the League on Saturday.

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1

Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers (7 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT, MSG-B): The Sabres and Flyers begin a home-and-home set that concludes in Buffalo on Friday. Tage Thompson has points in three straight games (three goals, two assists). Rasmus Dahlin's nine points (two goals, seven assists) share the team lead with Jeff Skinner (five goals, four assists). Dahlin’s eight-game point streak is the longest by a Sabres defenseman since Phil Housley's franchise record of 14 set in 1989-90. Travis Konecny's eight goals in eight games lead Philadelphia.

St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche (9:30 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT, ALT2): Mikko Rantanen leads the Avalanche in goals (five), assists (seven) and points (12), and has a six-game point streak (six goals, five assists) against the Blues since April 14, 2021. Nathan MacKinnon has points in 12 straight (six goals, 14 assists), the longest run of his NHL career against one team.

THURSDAY, NOV. 2

Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins (7:30 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SNO, TVAS): Boston forward David Pastrnak has 24 assists and 48 points in 38 games against Toronto, including the Stanley Cup Playoffs, each the most he’s had against one NHL team. He's scored 24 goals against the Maple Leafs and Flyers, respectively.

SATURDAY, NOV. 4

Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs (7 p.m. ET; CBC, MSG-B, NHLN): Dahlin, the No. 1 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, has 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in 13 games against the Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews, chosen No. 1 by Toronto in the 2016 Draft, has 16 points (eight goals, eight assists) in 15 games against Buffalo since Dahlin joined the League for the 2018-19 season.

OTHER NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAMES

MONDAY, OCT. 30

New York Rangers at Winnipeg Jets (7:30 p.m. ET; SN1, MSG)

Rangers forward Blake Wheeler returns to Winnipeg for the first time after playing 13 seasons for the Jets/Atlanta Thrashers, serving as captain for six. He is the franchise leader in games played (897), assists (550) and points (812).

Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights (10 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, TSN2, RDS)

TUESDAY, OCT. 31

Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks (10 p.m. ET; SN1, BSSO)

Predators forward Ryan O'Reilly is expected to become the first player this season to reach the 1,000-game milestone in the NHL.

THURSDAY, NOV. 2

Montreal Canadiens at Arizona Coyotes (10 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, TSN2, RDS)

FRIDAY, NOV. 3

Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres (7 p.m. ET; NHLN, NBCSP, MSG-B, SN1)

SATURDAY, NOV. 4

Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers (3 p.m. ET; SN, NHLN, BSSO)

Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators (7 p.m. ET; SN1, BSSUN)

Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues (7 p.m. ET; BSMW, CITY, TVAS)

Calgary Flames at Seattle Kraken (10 p.m. ET; ROOT-NW, CITY, SN1)

Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks (10 p.m. ET; CBC, BSSW)

SUNDAY, NOV. 5

New Jersey Devils at Chicago Blackhawks (7 p.m. ET; MSGSN, NHLN, NBCSCH, SN, TVAS)