The Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars are clawing their way back from disastrous starts to the season, one that saw the former win just once in their first seven games (1-6-0) and the latter lose eight of nine (1-7-1). The resurgent Wild will carry an eight-game point streak (5-0-3) into Sunday afternoon's matchup against the visiting Stars.

The Boston Bruins have earned points in 10 straight games (7-0-3) - the league's longest active stretch - and are the only team that has yet to lose in regulation at home. Those are just two of the streaks on the line for the red-hot Bruins, who also will vie for their seventh consecutive win when they host the reeling Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night.

On the first night of a home-and-home against the Edmonton Oilers, the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday earned a much needed 5-2 victory to finish off their season-high six-game road trip. The scene will shift to Vancouver on Sunday as the Canucks look for back-to-back wins against the Pacific Division-leading Oilers.