The second-place Detroit Red Wings are hosting the first-place Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, Jan. 31, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

With both teams currently going through a slump, Saturday’s game will be a crucial opportunity for the Red Wings and Avalanche to respond.

The first-place Colorado Avalanche kick off Sunday’s NHL schedule with an afternoon puck drop against the Maple Leafs in Toronto. The game is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. ET with TV coverage on NHL Network and streaming on-demand.

On Monday night, hockey fans are in for a thrilling matchup as the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Colorado Avalanche. With superstar talents like Auston Matthews and Nathan MacKinnon on the ice, this game promises to be a spectacle worth watching.

The Avalanche continue to chug along as the best team in the NHL. While they might not be as dominant as they were earlier in the season, Colorado remains atop the league standings, nine points ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the best record in the NHL.

The NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche (31-2-7, 69 points) ride a 10-game winning streak into the back end of a road back-to-back when they face the Florida Panthers (21-16-3, 45 points) at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida, on Sunday night. Brock Nelson ...

The Washington Capitals are off to the Mile High City on Monday to take a swing at the Colorado Avalanche, who own the NHL’s best record. The game is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. ET (2 p.m. MT) with TV coverage on TNT and streaming on-demand.

Nick Suzuki scored a pair of special-team goals in the first period in a three-point outing to lead the host Montreal Canadiens to a 7-3 beatdown of the struggling Colorado Avalanche on Thursday.