Two potential playoff contenders will collide in late November and late January.
Even though the Pittsburgh Penguins are two years removed from the second-longest playoff streak in league history at 16 years, they are still a threat.
Of course, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin still grab most of the headlines, and likely will throughout the season.
It's the youth movement below them that should be more intriguing.
Only 11 players are over 30 years old, and only four remain from the teams that won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017.
That would include Ian Cole, who has now signed with the Utah Hockey Club off of his stint with the Vancouver Canucks.
But don't let that fool you from how well they use their speed -- which is exactly what head coach Mike Sullivan prides himself on.
It was how he injected new life into the Penguins prior to the playoffs in 2016, leading to a surprising Stanley Cup run, and a second one the year after.
Whether it's in transition or in the zone itself, Pittsburgh is adept at wearing teams down with fast players upon fast players, and the scary part is they don't need much physicality.
And the fact they've added some, like Noel Acciari and Michael Bunting, may give them another dimension this season, even as they try to start over in winning meaningful games again.
While Pittsburgh may not be like the quick-transition attack of Colorado and Vegas or the bruising styles of Los Angeles and Dallas, they still have plenty of firepower that can progressively wear you down.
Thus, it goes without saying that discipline will be key in all zones.