Jordan Martinook notched the game-winning goal at 13:53 of double overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 victory, and a 2-0 series lead, over the Ottawa Senators at Lenovo Center on Monday.
Dan Vladar made 27 saves and rookie Porter Martone scored for the second straight game for the Philadelphia Flyers, who defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 in Game 2 at PPG Paints Arena to take a two-game lead over the Sidney Crosby and company.
Wyatt Johnston scored twice and Jake Oettinger made 28 saves in the Dallas Stars 4-2 win over Minnesota Wild in Game 2 at American Airlines Center on Monday that evened the series.
Jason Dickinson and Kasperi Kapanen each scored twice as the Edmonton Oilers took Game 1 against the Anaheim Ducks by a 4-3 count as Rogers Place.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING vs. MONTREAL CANADIENS
- WHEN: 7 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Benchmark International Arena – Tampa, FL
- SERIES: Montreal leads 1-0
- ON THE TUBE: ESPN 2
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Lightning: Vasilevskiy (0-1 .789 / 3.91 0SO) Canadiens: Dobes (1-0 .870 / 2.94 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Tampa Bay / Montreal
BUFFALO SABRES vs. BOSTON BRUINS
- WHEN: 7:30 p.m. ET
- WHERE: KeyBank Center – Buffalo, NY
- SERIES: Buffalo leads 1-0
- ON THE TUBE: ESPN
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Sabres: Luukkonen (1-0 .850 / 3.01 0SO) Bruins: Swayman 0-1 .919 / 3.06 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Buffalo / Boston
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS vs. UTAH MAMMOTH
- WHEN: 9:30 p.m. ET
- WHERE: T-Mobile Arena – Paradise, NV
- SERIES: Vegas leads 1-0
- ON THE TUBE: ESPN 2
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Golden Knights: Hart (1-0 .939 / 2.01 0SO) Mammoth: Vejmelka (0-1 .900 / 3.07 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Vegas / Utah
COLORADO AVALANCHE vs. LOS ANGELES KINGS
- WHEN: 10 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Ball Arena – Denver, CO
- SERIES: Colorado leads 1-0
- ON THE TUBE: TNT
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Avalanche: Wedgewood (1-0 .960 / 1.00 0SO) Kings: Forsberg (0-1 .933 / 2.04 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Colorado / Los Angeles