2025 Frozen Frenzy: The most intriguing matchups to watch - ESPN

The NHL's Frozen Frenzy has become one of those «Hockey Christmas» days on the calendar — all 32 teams are in action, with staggered start times so that fans can easily get a sample of each game.

Tuesday's third edition brings with it an air of familiarity, and also the right amount of unpredictability on the ice and blistering pace that hockey fans crave — especially those with a short attention span.

The night includes a tripleheader on ESPN — Pittsburgh Penguins-Philadelphia Flyers (6 p.m. ET), Washington Capitals-Dallas Stars (8:30 p.m. ET) and Los Angeles Kings-San Jose Sharks (11 p.m. ET) — every other game on NHL Power Play on the ESPN App, along with a Red Zone-style whip-around show hosted by John Buccigross and Kevin Weekes.

In honor of Tuesday's festivities, here are the five games I'm looking forward to most on Frozen Frenzy night. Get ready for an amazing evening, hockey fans.

8:30 p.m. ET | ESPN

Alex Ovechkin has 899 career goals heading into this game; he could absolutely hit 900 on Frenzy night. That would be awesome. Amid all the chaos, all the action going on, all the counting of goals across the league, everything would stop for a moment to celebrate another surreal milestone for the greatest goal scorer hockey has ever seen.

Not to mention the fact that the Caps are off to a great start (6-3-0). On the Stars' side, Jake Oettinger hasn't been his absolute best (with an .899 save percentage through seven games), but Mikko Rantanen is chugging along, leading the team with 11 points through nine games.

9 p.m. ET | ESPN+

Two of the teams off to the hottest starts in the league go head to head in a rematch from Sunday's 4-3 OT win for New Jersey. The Devils have the league's best record at 8-1-0, while