NHL On Tap: Panarin, Rangers face Ovechkin, Capitals for 1st time since playoffs 

Welcome to NHL On Tap, a daily look at the games on the NHL schedule. There are seven games on the schedule Tuesday, two of which will be nationally televised in the United States and Canada.

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Games of the day

New York Rangers at Washington Capitals (7:30 p.m. ET; ESPN)

Artemi Panarin looks to extend his season-opening point streak to nine games (six goals, nine assists) when the Rangers (6-1-1) travel to Capital One Arena to face the Capitals (5-2-0) for the first time since the 2024 Eastern Conference First Round, a four-game sweep by New York in the best-of-7 series. Panarin had points in 15 straight games (10 goals, 16 assists) to begin 2023-24, ended the season on a 13-game run (11 goals, 15 assists), and is four points from 800 in the NHL. Washington had won five straight before a 3-0 loss at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin (855 goals), who has 42 goals in 73 games against the Rangers, needs 39 goals to tie Wayne Gretzky's NHL goal-scoring record of 894.

Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks (10 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN1)

Anze Kopitar needs two assists for 800 and become the sixth Europe-born player in NHL history to reach the milestone when the Kings (5-2-2) play at SAP Center. The 37-year-old Kings captain would join elite company: Jaromir Jagr (1,155), Stan Mikita (926), Nicklas Lidstrom (878), Henrik Sedin (830) and Evgeni Malkin (809). Mikael Granlund looks to extend his point streak to eight games (five goals, seven assists) for the Sharks (1-7-2), who concluded a four-game road trip with a 5-4 overtime win at the Utah Hockey Club on Monday, their first of the season.

Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins (7 p.m. ET; FDSNWI, FDSNNO, SN-PIT)

Marc-Andre Fleury is expected to play for the last time in his NHL career in the city where it all began for him when the Wild visit the Penguins (3-6-1) at PPG Paints Arena, where the Penguins plan to celebrate his return to Pittsburgh. The 39-year-old goalie, who announced in April this season would be his last, was the No. 1 pick in the 2003 NHL Draft and played his first 13 seasons for the Penguins, winning the Stanley Cup three times (2009, 2016, 2017). He ranks first in Penguins goaltending history in games played (691), wins (375), and goals-against average (2.58) among goalies with at least 100 games played. The Wild (5-1-2) lost in regulation for the first time this season, 7-5 at the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, but captain Jared Spurgeon will likely return after the defenseman missed six games because of a lower-body injury. Pittsburgh has lost five straight (0-4-1).

Other Tuesday games

Anaheim Ducks at New York Islanders (7 p.m. ET; Victory+, MSGSN, KCOP-13)

Troy Terry will look to extend his point streak to eight games (four goals, three assists) for the Ducks (3-4-1) at UBS Arena. Defenseman Alexander Romanov (upper body) will miss his second straight game for the Islanders (3-3-2). He remains day to day.

Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins (7 p.m. ET; NBCSP, NESN, SN1)

Brad Marchand needs one goal to pass Rick Middleton (402) for sole possession of fourth place on the all-time goals list for the Bruins (4-4-1) when they host the Flyers at TD Garden. Philadelphia forward Matvei Michkov leads NHL rookies with four goals and his nine points in nine games are tied with Dallas Stars forward Logan Stankoven for the League lead. The Flyers (2-6-1) have lost seven of eight (1-6-1).

Seattle Kraken at Montreal Canadiens (7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, KONG, KHN)

Nick Suzuki can extend his point streak to eight games (three goals, eight assists) for the Canadiens (4-4-1) at Bell Centre. Montreal forward Juraj Slafkovsky will play after missing three games because of an upper-body injury. Jared McCann has a six-game point streak (four goals, six assists) for the Kraken (4-4-1), the third time the forward has had a run of at least six since Seattle selected him in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft.

St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators (7 p.m. ET; RDSI, TSN5, FDSNMW)

Captain Brady Tkachuk has at least one point in all but one game for the Senators (4-4-0), who have lost two in a row by a combined score of 11-8, and leads Ottawa with 11 points (four goals, seven assists). Forward Jake Neighbours has four goals in his past five games for the Blues (5-4-0).