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The Anaheim Ducks(8-3-1) head to Dallas to face the Dallas Stars on Thursday night at 8:00 PM ET from American Airlines Center. Anaheim is off to its best start since 2014-15, while Dallas enters with a seven-game point streak. You can review the full NHL previews section for more coverage of tonight’s matchups. The Ducks’ young core continues to impress. Cutter Gauthier’s first career hat trick capped a 7-3 rout of Florida, extending his point streak to seven games. Leo Carlsson matched that streak with three goals and nine assists. Dallas counters with Mikko Rantanen’s leadership and production, as he’s logged five points in his last two outings. According to the latest NHL scores and odds the Stars opened around

The Louisville Cardinals return home on Thursday looking to build on their dominant season debut when they face the Jackson State Tigers at the KFC Yum! Center. Louisville opened the season with a 104–45 rout of South Carolina State, marking the sixth-largest margin of victory in school history. The Cardinals displayed elite defense, holding their opponent to 22.8% shooting and forcing 25 turnovers while showcasing balance with five players scoring in double figures. Jackson State, meanwhile, began its season against a gauntlet of elite competition, suffering a 113–55 road loss to No. 17 Illinois. Head coach Mo Williams continues to schedule aggressively, giving his roster exposure against ranked opponents. Thursday’s game marks another early test for the Tigers as they

The Nashville Predators aim to rebound from an overtime loss when they host the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday at Bridgestone Arena. Nashville (5-8-4) dropped five of its last six, while Philadelphia (7-5-1) looks to carry momentum from a 5-4 shootout win in Montreal. Steven Stamkos tied the Wild game at the horn on Tuesday before Nashville fell in overtime. “I think we deserved that last goal to tie it,” coach Andrew Brunette said. “We hung in there and it was good to get a point.” The Flyers and Predators met last week, with Philadelphia earning a 4-1 home win behind two goals from Trevor Zegras. Thursday’s matchup marks the second meeting in eight days as both sides seek consistency early

The Tampa Bay Lightning aim to close their road trip strong when they visit the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena. The Lightning are 6-5-2 after a 3-2 loss to Colorado that ended a five-game winning streak. Vegas enters 7-2-3 after blanking Detroit 1-0 behind Akira Schmid’s 24-save shutout. The Golden Knights are thriving on defense, ranking third in the league in goals against. Tampa Bay won the first meeting 2-1 in overtime on Oct. 26, when Nikita Kucherov scored the winner. Both teams feature elite scoring depth, but Vegas’ home-ice edge and goaltending rotation could prove decisive. For more NHL matchups, see the latest NHL previews Vegas opened as a -122 favorite and has ticked slightly