Before the next round of the "Battle of Alberta," the "Battle of Ontario" will take center stage.
While not nearly as contentious as the latest installment of Calgary and Edmonton's rivalry, Toronto and Ottawa tend to provide good, up-tempo hockey whenever they meet. The two Ontario teams enter Saturday with very different outlooks — the Maple Leafs are in a dogfight for playoff positioning in a tight Eastern Conference race while the rebuilding Senators just look to keep improving.
Elsewhere, the Winnipeg Jets host the St. Louis Blues in a Central Division matchup. The Western Conference-leading Blues are 16 points ahead of Winnipeg, which is currently outside the playoff places.
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Of course, the biggest game of the night is the aforementioned intra-provincial contest in Alberta. The Flames and Oilers meet for the second time in four nights, which will surely stoke the already red-hot fires of the rivalry.
Who plays on Hockey Night in Canada tonight?
- Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
- Puck drop: 7 p.m. ET
An all-Atlantic Division clash, 16 points separate the Ontario rivals — who are both on the outside looking in for the postseason.
- St. Louis Blues vs. Winnipeg Jets
- Puck drop: 7 p.m. ET
The Blues are firmly in the race for the Presidents' Trophy while the Jets are just hoping to get themselves within touching distance of a wild card spot.
- Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames
- Puck drop: 10 p.m. ET
Will anyone else drop the gloves or will this one be a tamer affair?
What channel is Hockey Night in Canada on?
- TV channel:
- Ottawa vs. Toronto: CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports (French), Omni 2 Ontario (Punjabi)
- St. Louis vs. Winnipeg: Sportsnet West, Sportsnet 360
- Edmonton vs. Calgary: CBC, Sportsnet, Omni Alberta (Punjabi)
- Livestream:
- Ottawa vs. Toronto: CBC.ca, SN NOW, TVASports.ca (French), omnitv.ca (Punjabi)
- St. Louis vs. Winnipeg: SN NOW
- Edmonton vs. Calgary: CBC.ca, SN NOW, TVASports.ca (French), omnitv.ca (Punjabi)
CBC has been the home of Hockey Night in Canada since its television inception in 1952.
With Rogers Communications becoming the primary Canadian rightsholders for the NHL in 2014, CBC has been joined by Rogers-owned Sportsnet, CityTV and Omni Television as broadcast networks for HNIC games.
Longtime host Ron MacLean is joined by David Amber and play-by-play announcers Jim Hughson, Dave Randorf and Paul Romanuk.
Hockey Night in Canada schedule February 2020
Feb. 1 | 7 p.m. | Ottawa vs. Toronto |
7 p.m. | St. Louis vs. Winnipeg | |
10 p.m. | Edmonton vs. Calgary | |
Feb. 8 | 2 p.m. | Ottawa vs. Winnipeg |
7 p.m. | Toronto vs. Montreal | |
7 p.m. | Nashville vs. Edmonton | |
10 p.m. | Calgary vs. Vancouver | |
Feb. 15 | 7 p.m. | Dallas vs. Montreal |
7 p.m. | Toronto vs. Ottawa | |
8 p.m. | LA vs. Colorado | |
10 p.m. | Chicago vs. Calgary | |
Feb. 22 | 1 p.m. | Winnipeg vs. Philadelphia |
7 p.m. | Carolina vs. Toronto | |
7 p.m. | Montreal vs. Ottawa | |
10 p.m. | Boston vs. Vancouver | |
Feb. 29 | 7 p.m. | Vancouver vs. Toronto |
7 p.m. | Carolina vs. Montreal | |
7 p.m. | Detroit vs. Ottawa | |
10 p.m. | Winnipeg vs. Edmonton |