NEW YORK -- A pair of teams off decidedly different yet equally unprecedented victories will square off Sunday afternoon, when the New York Islanders host the Dallas Stars at Barclays Center.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes want their record to better reflect their performance and that will take winning more games.

CHICAGO -- As rough of a start to the season as the Chicago Blackhawks have experienced, a lack of scoring wasn't always a concern.

Nobody has been able to establish a comfortable lead in the two divisions that comprise the Western Conference, leaving struggling teams such as the Anaheim Ducks and Colorado Avalanche well within striking distance if they can get a on a roll.

Look for the Anaheim Ducks and Toronto Maple to stick with their strengths Friday night at Honda Center.

St. Louis is singing the blues coming into Las Vegas on Friday night to face the Golden Knights off a 1-0 loss to a Chicago Blackhawks team that had lost eight straight games while Vegas looked golden again in a 5-0 rout of Anaheim.

DALLAS -- On Nov. 5, the Boston Bruins hosted the Dallas Stars and edged them 2-1 in overtime.

Nov. 15 (UPI) -- The Nashville Predators have placed defenseman P.K. Subban on injured reserve.

Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Washington Capitals left wing Jakub Vrana had a nasty wrist shot for his team's only goal in a 3-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.

NEW YORK -- Neither the New York Islanders nor New York Rangers seemed to be candidates to liven up a bleak-looking fall and winter for Big Apple sports. But now Islanders-Rangers games might be the only compelling theater in New York until baseball season starts.

At 39 years old, Joe Thornton can still produce for the San Jose Sharks -- especially when facing the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Nov. 15 (UPI) -- St. Louis Blues Right wing Vladimir Tarasenko left a tooth on the ice after being hit with a hockey stick during a 1-0 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Nashville Predators grew so accustomed to winning, losing on successive nights proved quite the disappointment to them.

CALGARY, Alberta -- The Calgary Flames hope to get back on track when they kick off a four-game homestand against the Montreal Canadiens at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday.

The New Jersey Devils polished off the Pittsburgh Penguins to boost their home record to 6-1-1.

The status of Pittsburgh Penguins captain and star center Sidney Crosby is uncertain going into a game Thursday against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning at PPG Paints Arena.