Captain John Tavares has the New York Islanders navigating their way up the Metropolitan Division standings while the expansion Vegas Golden Knights have won five straight to remain hot on the heels of red-hot Los Angeles for supremacy in the Pacific. With two hat tricks in his last three contests, Tavares looks to continue his scoring surge against the visiting Golden Knights on Monday as the Islanders bid for their fifth victory in six outings.

The Philadelphia Flyers have every reason to avoid overlooking the winless Arizona Coyotes after limping out of the gate last season with two quick losses to the desert dwellers. Philadelphia aims to build off the momentum of its latest contest when former Flyer and now coach Rick Tocchet along with his spiraling Coyotes pay a visit on Monday.

The Boston Bruins are looking to overcome the stinging burn of a last-second heartbreak in their last contest while the Columbus Blue Jackets had won six of eight before hitting a sour note against the red-hot St. Louis Blues. The Bruins hit the road for their lone contest away from TD Garden in an eight-game stretch on Monday when they visit Nationwide Arena to face the Blue Jackets.

The Montreal Canadiens are beginning to find their way a bit after two wins in the last three contests and look to build off that when they begin a tough four-game road trip Monday night against the rival Ottawa Senators. The Canadiens took a big lead, coughed it up and found another goal to knock off the New York Rangers 5-4 on Saturday while posting at least 40 shots for the fifth time this season.

The Tampa Bay Lightning suffered one difficult loss last time out and return to the site of their only other setback this season Monday night when they visit the Atlantic Division-rival Florida Panthers. The Lightning, who lost for the fifth straight time at Florida on Oct. 7 in a 5-4 decision, saw their nine-game point streak (8-0-1) come to an end Saturday night with a 4-1 defeat against Anaheim.

The Los Angeles Kings equaled their best 11-game start to a season in franchise history while the St. Louis Blues remain the NHL's lone undefeated team at home in 2017-18. The Pacific and Central Division leaders vie for early Western Conference supremacy on Monday when the Kings conclude their six-game road trip at Scottrade Center against the Blues.

The Dallas Stars hope to translate their solid play, especially on special teams, into more victories as they continue a five-game road trip Monday night against the surprising Vancouver Canucks, who have won four straight. Dallas moved one game over .500 with a 2-1 victory at Calgary on Friday night and was in the top two of the league on both the power play and penalty kill through Saturday’s contests.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are facing their first adversity of the season with two straight losses as they open a four-game road swing Monday night against the improving San Jose Sharks. The Maple Leafs, who opened the season with six wins in seven games, gave up 10 goals combined in losses to Carolina and Philadelphia the last two times out and have dropped nine straight meetings with the Sharks.