Hockey Night in Canada Cheat Sheet: Nov. 1

Phil Kessel and the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.

Get ready for another busy Saturday night of hockey. Rogers has six different games airing across the country, including four Canadian teams.

There’s a classic Original Six matchup, a battle of two Atlantic Division foes, and two Canadian teams facing off in the West.

In the Cheat Sheet each week, we’ll provide everything you need to know for Hockey Night in Canada:


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Note: All games below are listed in Eastern time.

The 7:00 p.m. games:

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Channel: CBC
Broadcast crew: Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, Glenn Healy
Game notes: Chicago has won eight of their last nine games against the Maple Leafs…James van Riemsdyk’s brother Trevor is expected to play for the Blackhawks, marking the Leafs’ first matchup with brothers since March 29, 2012 (Luke & Brayden Schenn).

Ottawa Senators vs. Boston Bruins
Channel: City
Broadcast crew: Paul Romanuk, Mike Johnson, Arash Madani
Game notes: Bruins are 15-4-0 in their last 19 games against the Senators…Boston’s Patrice Bergeron has 42 points in 51 career games against Ottawa….Bruins forward Simon Gagne is two shy of his 600th career NHL point.

Winnipeg Jets vs. New York Rangers
Channel: Sportsnet
Broadcast crew: Bob Cole, Greg Millen, Christine Simpson
Game notes: The Jets rank last in the Western Conference with an average of just two goals per game…Both Winnipeg and the Rangers rank in the bottom five in power play percentage.

Also on Rogers: Washington Capitals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (FX)
Buffalo Sabres vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (Sportsnet ONE)

The 10:00 p.m. game:

Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers
Channel: CBC
Broadcast crew: Dave Randorf, Garry Galley
Game notes: Edmonton is 0-5-1 against Western Conference opponents this season…Canucks are 5-2-0 in their last seven games against the Oilers…Canucks forward Henrik Sedin is three goals away from 200 for his career.

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