It's Halloween Eve! As you make your final preparations for parties or trick-or-treaters or anything in between, there are three games on the NHL calendar, with three distinct start times!

Here's a look at what you need to know for each game, including betting info and broadcast details:

Odds are provided by DraftKings and subject to change.

New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights

6 p.m. ET (NHL Network) | VGK -115, O/U: 6.5

A 3 p.m. local time start? It's a Nevada Day celebration at T-Mobile Arena, commemorating the state's admission to the union in 1864.

New Jersey's four-game winning streak was broken with Wednesday's loss to the Avalanche, while the Golden Knights broke a three-game losing streak with Tuesday's win over the Senators.

This is also a reunion of sorts for a pair of 2026 Olympic gold medalists from each team: Jack Hughes and Connor Hellebuyck for the Devils, along with Jack Eichel and Noah Hanifin for Vegas.

And as with any interconference matchup, this is a potential Stanley Cup Final preview; both clubs are in playoff position, so it's a little more legit. How much more? This duo has a 1.81% chance of meeting up in June, per Stathletes (the 19th-highest chances).

Winnipeg Jets at Florida Panthers

7 p.m. ET (ESPN+) | FLA -218, O/U: 6.5

It's rare that interconference opponents face off twice in the same week, but such is the case for these two. The Panthers won 5-1 in the game contested Tuesday in Winnipeg, and it was a big one for fantasy managers who have Florida's usual suspects on their roster.

Brady Tkachuk (one goal, two assists), Carter Verhaeghe (two goals) and Matthew Tkachuk (four assists) all filled the scoresheet, and that was all more than enough for Akira Schmid to earn the W (making 24 saves in the process).

The rematch will be in Sunrise, and puck drop is scheduled for 24 hours after the Jets square off against the Lightning. Will their result be any better on the road in the back half of a back-to-back?

Seattle Kraken at Calgary Flames

8 p.m. ET (ESPN+) | SEA -115, O/U: 6.5

It's also rare that teams play one another three times in one month, but such is the case for these two.

Seattle has won each game in the season series by a score of 6-1 (in Calgary on Oct. 1 and in Seattle on Oct. 4). But, that was before the Flames ... heated up ... winning five of their last seven games, including against the defending Cup champ Canes and Western powerhouse Wild.

So which version of the team shows up in this one? And does it matter when the Kraken themselves are playing so well -- and have apparently figured out how to put up big goal totals against Calgary specifically?

Reminder: Fans can catch all the action in the NHL streaming hub and on the ESPN App.

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Thursday's scoreboard

NHL scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	P
1. Connor McDavid, C, Oilers	13	8	28	36
T-2. Kirill Kaprizov, LW, Wild	15	14	10	24
T-2. Leon Draisaitl, C, Oilers	13	12	12	24
4. Auston Matthews, C, Maple Leafs	15	10	13	23
T-5. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Avalanche	13	8	14	22
T-5. Evan Bouchard, D, Oilers	13	7	15	22
T-7. Jack Eichel, C, Golden Knights	14	7	13	20
T-7. Matthew Tkachuk, LW, Panthers	13	4	16	20
T-7. Quinn Hughes, D, Wild	15	4	16	20
T-10. William Nylander, RW, Maple Leafs	15	9	10	19
T-10. Sebastian Aho, C, Hurricanes	15	8	11	19
T-10. Tim Stutzle, C, Senators	14	8	11	19
Two players tied for tied for 13th with 18 points

NHL goaltending leaders

Player	GP	W	GAA	SV%
1. Linus Ullmark, Senators	8	7	1.33	0.945
2. Jacob Fowler, Canadiens	7	6	1.54	0.942
3. Igor Shesterkin, Rangers	5	3	1.79	0.927
4. Joel Hofer, Blues	9	4	2.24	0.923
5. Pyotr Kochetkov, Hurricanes	9	9	1.66	0.919
6. Jake Oettinger, Stars	10	6	1.69	0.917
7. Jesper Wallstedt, Wild	13	8	2.14	0.916
8. Ilya Sorokin, Islanders	9	6	2.34	0.915
9. Devin Cooley, Flames	7	4	2.69	0.914
10. Jeremy Swayman, Bruins	11	7	2.35	0.912

Today in hockey history

The NHL is famous for familial connections, with a number of siblings and father-son duos having made history together. But, on today's date 18 years ago, something even more unique happened.

On Oct. 30, 2008, two brothers squared off as captains of opposing teams for the first time in league history, with Saku Koivu and the Montreal Canadiens visiting Mikko Koivu and the Minnesota Wild.

Saku's side won 2-1 that night, although the opening goal was scored by Mikko's teammate -- and current Avalanche defenseman -- Brent Burns.