The Clarets (3-4-2) have made their bones this season largely by staying in close games as most of their Premier League fixtures have not seen more than two goals scored between both sides. The only exceptions are a 3-2 win over Chelsea to start the season and last week's 3-0 thrashing at the hands of Manchester City.
Burnley were outclassed from the start against City as the Citizens dominated the ball, keeping more than 70 percent of possession while holding Burnley without a shot on target.
Newcastle find themselves one point ahead of Burnley and seeking their second straight Premier League win after last week's narrow 1-0 result over Crystal Palace at home. The Tynesiders are 1-2-0 in the last three.
The Clarets are 1-3-1 over all competitions this season on home soil.
NHL UNVEILS 'THREE STARS OF THE WEEK'
New York Islanders center John Tavares, Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Oscar Dansk and Ottawa Senators center Jean-Gabriel Pageau have been named the NHL's "Three Stars" for the week ending Oct. 29.
Tavares led the NHL with 6-1-7, including a pair of hat tricks, to power the Islanders (6-4-1, 13 points) to two wins in three starts. He posted 3-1-4, including the decisive goal and his 10th career four-point performance, in a 5-3 triumph over the Arizona Coyotes Oct. 24. After being held off the scoresheet in a 6-4 loss to the Minnesota Wild Oct. 26, Tavares added his eighth career hat trick in a 6-2 victory against the Nashville Predators Oct. 28. In doing so, he became the third player in Islanders history to record two hat tricks within a span of three team games - and the first to accomplish the feat since March 3-5, 1996 (Ziggy Palffy). The 27-year-old Mississauga, Ont., native ranks third in the NHL with nine goals in 11 outings this season, pacing the Islanders with 13 points overall.
Dansk went 2-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average, .968 save percentage and one shutout to lead the Golden Knights (8-1-0, 16 points) to a perfect week, continuing the best start by an expansion team in NHL history. He made 29 saves in a 4-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks Oct. 24. Dansk then stopped all 32 shots he faced to earn the first shutout in Golden Knights history in a 7-0 triumph over the Colorado Avalanche Oct. 27. The 23-year-old Stockholm, Sweden, native - who made his NHL debut Oct. 21 - is 3-0-0 with a 1.34 goals-against average, .959 save percentage and one shutout through his first three career appearances.
Pageau collected 1-5-6 as the Senators (5-1-5, 15 points) went 1-0-2 to extend their point streak to five games (2-0-3). He registered one assist in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings Oct. 24, followed by 1-2-3 (his fifth career three-point outing) in a 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Flyers Oct. 26. Pageau capped the week with two more helpers in a 5-4 shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils Oct. 27. The 24-year-old Ottawa native ranks fifth on the Senators with 1-7-8 in 11 contests this season.
HURRICANES SEND F KUOKKANEN TO AHL
The Carolina Hurricanes assigned forward Janne Kuokkanen to the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League on Monday.
Kuokkanen, 19, played in four games with the Hurricanes this season and made his NHL debut on Oct. 7 against Minnesota. He has six shots on goal and is averaging 11:04 time on ice in four games for Carolina.
The Oulunsalo, Finland, native recorded 62 points (26 goals, 36 assists) in 60 games with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League last season and made his pro debut in Game 3 of Charlotte's first-round Calder Cup playoff series.
The 6-1, 188-pound Kuokkanen was drafted by the Hurricanes in the second round (43rd overall) of the 2016 NHL draft.
MICHIGAN QB PETERS 'LIKELY' TO START AGAINST MINNESOTA
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh isn't usually forthcoming about personnel decisions, but he said Monday that redshirt freshman quarterback Brandon Peters is "likely" to make his first start Saturday.
The Wolverines (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) host Minnesota (4-4, 1-4).
Peters entered in the second quarter, replacing struggling John O'Korn last Saturday against Rutgers. Peters immediately led three consecutive touchdown drives in a 35-14 victory, finishing 10 of 14 for 124 yards, with one touchdown and no interceptions.
"We're going in the way we have -- preparing both quarterbacks," Harbaugh said at his weekly press conference. "Not naming a starter today. We'll see how the week progresses. Our system is a meritocracy. The best players play."
Harbaugh said that Peters will play either way, adding that the "51 percent would be on the side of him starting."
"He can do a lot to build on," Harbaugh said. "Now, he's been in game action, so I think that helps a lot."
Peters' only other action was in a mop-up role in a 28-10 win over Purdue on Sept. 23, when he did nothing but hand off. Starting quarterback Wilton Speight suffered a back injury in that game and is not expected to return this season.
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