NHL On Tap: Mangiapane, Flames look to stay hot against Bruins

Welcome to the NHL On Tap. Three NHL.com writers will share what they are most looking forward to on the schedule each day. Today, their choices from the seven games Sunday.

Flames, Bruins look to keep streaks going

The Calgary Flames (10-3-5) and Boston Bruins (9-5-0) each should be feeling pretty good when they hit the ice at TD Garden (7 p.m. ET; SN360, SNE, SNW, NESN, ESPN+, NHL LIVE). The Flames won 5-2 against the New York Islanders on Saturday and have points in five straight games (3-0-2). The Bruins won 5-2 at the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, their third straight victory. Boston has scored 15 goals during its winning streak, with just four coming from their top line of Brad Marchand (two), Patrice Bergeron (one) and David Pastrnak (one), which coach Bruce Cassidy sees as a positive. "Not saying always by committee, you expect your top guys and power play to perform, but the secondary scoring has to come," he said Saturday. Flames forward Andrew Mangiapane scored two goals against the Islanders and has 14 this season, tied with Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin for second in the NHL, behind Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl (18). -- Adam Kimelman, deputy managing editor

Tavares visits Islanders new home

John Tavares will get his first look at the Islanders' new home when he and the Toronto Maple Leafs play at UBS Arena (7:30 p.m. ET; MSG+, SNO, ESPN+, NHL LIVE). Tavares was the No. 1 pick in the 2009 NHL Draft by New York and played there for nine seasons. He was Islanders captain for his final five seasons before signing a seven-year contract with Toronto as an unrestricted free agent July 1, 2018. His former team will be looking to end a five-game losing streak, including its home opener, 5-2 to the Flames on Saturday. The Islanders (5-7-2) were missing six players due to COVID-19 (forwards
Josh Bailey
,
Anders Lee
, Anthony Beauvillier and Ross Johnston, and defensemen Adam Pelech and
Andy Greene
), and are in need of something going their way. The Maple Leafs (12-6-1) had a five-game winning streak end with a 2-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. -- Brian Compton, deputy managing editor

Coyotes hope to continue point streak

The Arizona Coyotes will look to extend their point streak to four games when they visit the Los Angeles Kings (10 p.m. ET; BSW, BSAZ+, ESPN+, NHL LIVE). Arizona (3-13-2) won 2-1 in overtime against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday and is 2-0-1 in its past three games after losing its previous three. Coyotes forward Lawson Crouse has scored six points (three goals, three assists) in his past seven games. The Kings (8-7-2) lost 5-4 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday in the second of a seven-game homestand. Los Angeles center Phillip Danault has scored eight points (two goals, six assists) in his past 11 games. -- Mike G. Morreale, staff writer

Sunday schedule

Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning (5 p.m. ET; BSSUN, BSN, BSWI, ESPN+, NHL LIVE)
The Wild (11-6-0) complete a two-game trip to the Sunshine State following their third loss in five games, 5-4 at the Florida Panthers on Saturday. Minnesota will be without defenseman Jared Spurgeon, who sustained a lower-body injury midway through the first period Saturday. The Lightning (9-4-3) are 7-1-2 in their past 10 games but lost Saturday, 5-3 to the New Jersey Devils.
Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers (6 p.m. ET; TVAS, MSG 2, MSG-B, ESPN+, NHL LIVE)
The Rangers (10-4-3) will try to get back on track after their four-game winning streak ended with a 2-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. The Sabres (7-7-2) are 3-6-1 in their past 10 games, and play the first of five games in the next seven days, including against the Columbus Blue Jackets at home Monday.
Calgary Flames at Boston Bruins (7 p.m. ET; SN360, SNE, SNW, NESN, ESPN+, NHL LIVE)
The Flames wrap up a seven-game road trip; they are 3-1-2 thus far. They have allowed six goals in their past five games and are allowing 2.00 goals per game, tied with the Carolina Hurricanes for the fewest in the NHL. The Bruins are 6-1-0 at home this season and have outscored their opponents 25-16.
Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders (7:30 p.m. ET; MSG+, SNO, ESPN+, NHL LIVE)
Joseph Woll is expected to start in goal for the Maple Leafs in the second of a back to back. The Islanders have scored six goals during their five-game losing streak.
Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks (8 p.m. ET; SNP, NBCSCH+, ESPN+, NHL LIVE)
The Canucks (6-10-2) ended a five-game losing streak (0-4-1) with a 3-2 win against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. Defenseman Quinn Hughes has been driving Vancouver's offense recently, with eight assists in his past nine games. The Blackhawks (5-10-2) had their four-game winning streak end with a 5-2 loss at the Oilers on Saturday. Chicago forward Alex DeBrincat scored twice against Edmonton and has a three-game goal streak and five-game point streak (five goals, two assists).
Washington Capitals at Seattle Kraken (9 p.m. ET; ROOT-NW, NBCSWA, ESPN+, NHL LIVE)
The Capitals (11-2-5) won 4-0 at the San Jose Sharks on Saturday and are 6-0-1 in their past seven games. Forward Alex Ovechkin scored his 272nd power-play goal and is two from tying Dave Andreychuk (274) for the most in NHL history. Jordan Eberle has scored 10 points (seven goals, three assists) during a seven-game point streak for Seattle (4-12-1), which has lost six straight games.
Arizona Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings (10 p.m. ET; BSW, BSAZ+, ESPN+, NHL LIVE)
Los Angeles looks to end a three-game losing streak (0-2-1) following seven straight wins. Kings goalie Jonathan Quick is 4-1-0 with a 1.19 goals-against average, .963 save percentage and one shutout in his past five games. Coyotes forward Phil Kessel has scored four points (one goal, three assists) during a four-game point streak.