No Blue Jays to watch, no big deal.
The first Hockey Night in Canada of the season provides a smorgasbord of action, including four different nationally-televised games featuring six Canadian teams.
In our weekly Cheat Sheet, we’ll provide everything you need to know for Hockey Night in Canada:
The 7 p.m. games:
(All games listed in Eastern time)
Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins
Channel: Sportsnet
Broadcast crew: Dave Randorf, Garry Galley, David Amber
Game notes: Montreal swept their regular-season series 4-0 against Boston last season…Canadiens goalie Carey Price has 21 wins with a .923 save percentage in 33 career games against the Bruins…Boston forward Patrice Bergeron has 17 goals and 43 points in 55 career games against the Canadiens.
Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Channel: CBC
Broadcast crew: Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, Glenn Healy, Scott Oake
Game notes: James Reimer is expected to start in net for the Maple Leafs. He has a career .931 save percentage against Ottawa…Sens captain Erik Karlsson has 17 points in 24 career games against the Maple Leafs…Toronto went 3-2 against the Senators last year, with one win coming in a shootout.
Edmonton Oilers vs. Nashville Predators
Channel: City
Broadcast crew: Kevin Quinn, Drew Remenda, Gene Principe
Game notes: Oilers No. 1 overall pick Connor McDavid is making his Hockey Night in Canada debut…Nashville defenceman Shea Weber has 10 goals and 24 points in 32 games against the Oilers…Predators goalie Pekka Rinne has just a .902 save percentage in 22 career games vs. Edmonton.
The 10 p.m. game:
Calgary Flames vs. Vancouver Canucks
Channel: CBC
Broadcast crew: Paul Romanuk, Mike Johnson, Cassie Campbell-Pascal
Game notes: Vancouver beat Calgary 5-1 on Wednesday night in their season debut after the two met in the post-season last year…Canucks goalie Ryan Miller has five wins with a .914 SV% in eight career games vs. Calgary…Canucks forward Daniel Sedin is averaging more than one point per game in his career against the Flames (82 points in 80 games).