NHL Schedule: Metro Division Visits Pacific Coast
Three games are scheduled for Monday, November 9, featuring cross-divisional matchups between the Metro and Pacific divisions.
By Oliver Bennett ·
Three National Hockey League games are scheduled for Monday, November 9. The lineup features a unique cross-divisional slate with three Metro Division teams traveling to the Pacific Division. All three contests will be available for streaming.
The New York Rangers open the slate at 8 p.m. ET against the Edmonton Oilers. The Rangers hold the third position in the Metro Division, while the Oilers lead the Pacific Division. These teams met earlier in the season on November 1 in New York, where the Oilers won 4-1. Connor McDavid recorded one goal and one assist in that game. His current pace is 2.61 points per game. The Rangers have won their last three games but possess a 1-5-1 record on the road. Alexis Lafreniere leads the team with nine goals. Three other players are tied for second with six goals each.
The Philadelphia Flyers face the Vancouver Canucks at 9:30 p.m. ET. Both teams currently occupy the bottom spot in their respective divisions. Rick Tocchet serves as the Flyers head coach. He previously held the same position with the Canucks until the end of the 2024-25 season. Vancouver fans reacted negatively when Tocchet returned to the arena last season. Flyers players Trevor Zegras and Matvei Michkov will play against Vancouver players Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser. The over/under for the game is set at 6.5 goals.
The New York Islanders play the San Jose Sharks at 10 p.m. ET. The Islanders rank fifth in the Metro Division, and the Sharks rank sixth in the Pacific Division. The matchup centers on two recent first overall draft picks. Macklin Celebrini, selected first in 2024, leads the Sharks. He has 21 points in 17 games. This totals a 1.24 points per game average. Last season, Celebrini finished with 115 points at a pace of 1.40 per game. Matthew Schaefer, selected first in 2025, plays for the Islanders. He has 16 points in 16 games. Schaefer is on pace to exceed his rookie season total of 59 points. He recently engaged in a fight with Luke Hughes of the New Jersey Devils.
DraftKings lists the Oilers as 155-to-100 favorites against the Rangers. The Flyers are 122-to-100 favorites against the Canucks. The Islanders are 130-to-100 favorites against the Sharks. The total goals line for all three games is 6.5. Fans can view the games on the ESPN+ streaming platform.
On Sunday, November 8, the Boston Bruins defeated the Florida Panthers 4-1. The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1. The Winnipeg Jets defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3. The New Jersey Devils beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0. The Calgary Flames defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime. The Anaheim Ducks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2.
Historical records note that the last player to play in an NHL game without a helmet was Craig MacTavish. On November 9, 1996, MacTavish scored the final goal of his career for the St. Louis Blues. The Blues won that game 3-2. That goal marked the last one scored by a helmetless player in league history.
