The Vancouver Canucks make another attempt at their first road victory since the end of November when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. Vancouver has gone 0-4-2 away from home since winning in Nashville on Nov. 30 and fell to 0-2-1 on its seven-game road trip with Tuesday's 3-1 setback at Washington.

Aleksander Barkov looks to extend his goal-scoring streak two days after being selected for his first All-Star Game as the Florida Panthers host the red-hot Calgary Flames on Friday. Barkov has netted a tally in three straight games and notched four assists in his last four contests after posting three points in Florida's 7-4 victory over St. Louis on Tuesday, while Calgary is riding a season-high five-game winning streak.

Less than 24 hours after having their 10-game home winning streak halted, the Washington Capitals attempt to exact revenge when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday. Washington, which hadn't lost at Capital One Arena since Nov. 30 against Los Angeles, dropped a 3-1 decision to Carolina on Thursday in the opener of their home-and-home series.

The tables have turned in the ultra-competitive Central Division, with perennial power Chicago fighting to stay out of the basement and surprising Winnipeg sitting atop the pack. The red-hot Jets can become the third team in the NHL to hit the 60-point mark when they continue their four-game road trip with a visit to the Blackhawks on Friday night.

The free-falling Edmonton Oilers have lost seven of their last eight games (1-6-1) to plummet toward the deeper waters of the Pacific Division. The Oilers look to reverse course on Friday when they play the fourth contest of a five-game road trip against the longtime residents of that ocean floor: the Arizona Coyotes.