The Carolina Hurricanes need a big surge to climb back into playoff contention and may be building one as they go for a season high-matching fourth straight win Sunday afternoon against the host Ottawa Senators. The Hurricanes swept a home-and-home set with Philadelphia before taking a three-goal lead and holding on for a 4-2 victory over Columbus on Friday.

The Vegas Golden Knights have vaulted up the standings in the Pacific Division and will look to run their winning streak to a season-high six games when they host the New Jersey Devils on Sunday afternoon. Not only have the red-hot Golden Knights won five in a row, but they are riding an eight-game point streak (6-0-2) overall and have points in 10 straight at home (8-0-2).

The one constant for the New York Rangers for more than the past decade has been their goaltending, primarily due to the sustained excellence of Henrik Lundqvist since he joined the club in 2005-06. The Rangers are in need of a strong performance from Lundqvist when they continue a three-game road trip Sunday afternoon at the Arizona Coyotes.

The Winnipeg Jets have hit a rough patch in their schedule, and now injury concerns are mounting entering Sunday’s home matchup with the Dallas Stars. Already missing defenseman Dustin Byduglien to an ankle injury, forward Nikolaj Ehlers suffered a shoulder injury in Friday’s loss at Pittsburgh that will sideline him for at least a month.

The Washington Capitals look to match their effort in the final 40 minutes of regulation last time out and snap a three-game losing streak when they visit the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. The Capitals outshot Dallas 29-10 in the final two periods before dropping a 2-1 road decision in overtime Friday after surrendering 11 goals combined in setbacks against Nashville and St. Louis.

The Anaheim Ducks are in the midst of their second seven-game losing streak of the season, but help may be on the way. Rickard Rakell and defenseman Cam Fowler could return from lengthy absences when the Ducks continue their six-game homestand Sunday against the Edmonton Oilers.

The Pittsburgh Penguins were having trouble buying a win just over a month into the season and were looking nothing like the team that had hoisted the Stanley Cup twice in the previous three seasons. That seems like a distant memory for the white-hot Penguins, who are seeking their ninth consecutive victory when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night.