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The Florida Panthers head to Enterprise Center to face the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, January 29, 2026. Puck drop is set for 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+. Florida is 28-21-3 and living out of a suitcase right now, with this game marking the 10th road date in a 12-game span. St. Louis is 19-25-9, sliding hard, and now dealing with a pile of injuries that’s starting to change the way they can even deploy lines. Florida’s road form is the main angle. They’ve won six of their last seven away games and have quietly turned into a team that travels well, even with limited practice time. The Blues, meanwhile, are winless in five (0-4-1) and have been losing games

The Washington Capitals head to Little Caesars Arena to face the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, January 29, 2026, with puck drop set for 7:30 PM ET on ESPN+. Washington comes in at 25-22-7 and is trying to stop a slide that’s gotten uncomfortable. Detroit is 32-17-5, sitting near the top of the Atlantic, and this feels like a get-right spot after a flat 3-1 loss to the Kings. There’s also a milestone angle that’s hard to ignore. Patrick Kane is sitting on 1,374 career points, tied with Mike Modano for the most by a U.S.-born player. Detroit didn’t give him much to celebrate last game, but you can tell the team wants a cleaner performance at home. Washington is

The Chicago Blackhawks visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at PPG Paints Arena with puck drop set for 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. Chicago is 21-24-9 and searching for answers after letting a big lead slip in its last game. Pittsburgh is 26-14-11 and has been rolling since the break, but it’s not a clean setup with a couple key pieces missing. The Penguins are chasing a fifth straight win, yet they’ll have to do it without Bryan Rust, who starts a three-game suspension, and without Jack St. Ivany, who is expected to miss time after surgery. There’s also some uncertainty around Evgeni Malkin’s status after he was limited in practice work. That’s a lot of production

The Winnipeg Jets head to Benchmark International Arena to face the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. Winnipeg is 21-24-7 and trying to build something off a 4-3 win in New Jersey that at least looked like a team playing with some structure again. Tampa Bay is 33-14-4, sitting on top of the East, and it’s not a fluke. They’re getting elite goaltending, they’re finishing, and they’ve been closing games like a top seed should. The Jets are still in that awkward place where the effort is fine, but the results don’t stack consistently. They’ve got two wins in their last six (2-2-2), and that’s why this feels like a tall order.