A battle of the past two Stanley Cup champions, a renewal of one of the league's best rivalries, and several matchups with playoff implications highlight this week's NHL schedule.
• Monday, March 14: Kings at Blackhawks (8:00 PM ET; CSN-CH+, NBCSN)
Two of the NHL's best meet up in a potential preview of the Western Conference Final. But neither team can take a berth in that series for granted. Both the Kings and Hawks are locked in tight divisional races in which they've lost ground over the past two weeks, and both need to find some traction as the season heads into the final month.