The Montreal Canadiens look to strengthen their hold on first place in the Atlantic Division when they visit the New Jersey Devils on Monday. The Canadiens have seen their lead cut to two points over Ottawa thanks to a month during which they've gone 3-7-1 - and needed extra time to record the three victories, which all have come on the road.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have quite a hill to climb if they are to reach the playoffs for the fourth straight season, and that became clear Sunday after impending unrestricted free-agent goaltender Ben Bishop was traded to Los Angeles. The Lightning continue their quest to get back in the race Monday with Andrei Vasilevskiy in the crease as they host the Atlantic Division-rival Ottawa Senators.

The Minnesota Wild return from their bye week Monday to conclude an eight-game homestand and try to close the gap in the race for the Presidents' Trophy as they host the Los Angeles Kings. Minnesota, which is 4-2-1 on its stretch at Xcel Energy Center, trails Washington by five points for the top spot in the NHL despite recording its last victory on Feb. 18.