The NHL schedule features four games on Monday, highlighted by Brad Marchand's seven-game point streak as the Florida Panthers visit the Vegas Golden Knights. Other matchups include the Edmonton Oilers hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets, with Connor McDavid eyeing more points against Columbus. The New York Islanders face the New Jersey Devils, while the Nashville Predators take on the struggling New York Rangers at home.
With injuries plaguing the Florida Panthers, veteran forward Brad Marchand has stepped up as their leader. The 37-year-old has 16 points, including 10 goals and six assists, in 14 games this season. He enters the game against the Vegas Golden Knights on a personal seven-game point streak with seven goals and three assists. The Panthers, with a 7-7-1 record, are without key players Aleksander Barkov (knee), Matthew Tkachuk (groin), Tomas Nosek (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), and Dmitry Kulikov (shoulder). Marchand missed a 3-2 overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks on October 28 due to a family death, as noted by coach Paul Maurice. The game is set for 10 p.m. ET at T-Mobile Arena.
In Edmonton, captain Connor McDavid has dominated the Columbus Blue Jackets, recording 34 points (nine goals, 25 assists) in 18 games against them—his 1.89 points per game is the highest in NHL history against a single opponent (minimum 15 games). The Oilers (6-6-4) seek to end a three-game slide (0-2-1) after a 9-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche, hosting Columbus (7-7-0), who have also lost three straight (0-3-0), at 8:30 p.m. ET at Rogers Place. Blue Jackets forward Adam Fantilli needs one point to reach 90 in his NHL career (145 games), potentially joining Pierre-Luc Dubois, Nikolay Zherdev, and Rick Nash as the fourth Blue Jacket to hit the mark in fewer than 150 games.
Rookie defenseman Matthew Schaefer is shining for the New York Islanders (7-6-2), the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NHL Draft with 11 points (five goals, six assists) in 15 games. He leads the team in ice time at 22:16 per game and ties Anaheim's Beckett Sennecke for third in rookie scoring, behind Montreal's Ivan Demidov (13 points). The Islanders visit the strong New Jersey Devils (11-4-0) at 7 p.m. ET at Prudential Center.
Meanwhile, the Nashville Predators (5-8-4) aim to capitalize on the New York Rangers' home woes. The Rangers (7-7-2) are 0-6-1 at Madison Square Garden—the longest such skid to start a season in team history—and have been shut out five times, including twice consecutively, despite a solid 7-1-1 road record. Filip Forsberg leads Nashville with 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in 17 games as they try to snap a four-game slide (0-2-2) at 7 p.m. ET. Vegas forward Mitch Marner has 18 points (four goals, 14 assists) in 14 games with the Golden Knights (7-3-4), including eight multi-point games, while Jack Eichel leads with 22 points and Pavel Dorofeyev has a team-high 10 goals.