The Toronto Maple Leafs hope to avoid a letdown just 24 hours after a confidence-building road victory when they host the improving Detroit Red Wings in an Atlantic Division tussle on Wednesday. Veteran forward Patrick Marleau, who has recorded three goals and five points with his new team, is slated to play the 1,500th game of his career as Toronto completes its first back-to-back set of the campaign.

A trip to the Sunshine State cast a dark cloud on began as a positive start to the season for the St. Louis Blues. The potential return of Alex Steen could provide just the jolt needed to shock the Blues from their doldrums on Wednesday when they return for a brief pit stop at home against the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Montreal Canadiens seek their first victory since the season opener when they continue their California trip Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings. Montreal began 2017-18 with a shootout victory in Buffalo but is 0-4-1 since, including a 5-2 setback at San Jose in the first contest of its three-game trek.