Overview
- Tampa Bay beat Philadelphia 5-1 for a 10th consecutive victory, with Nikita Kucherov posting two points to push his point streak to 10 games and Jon Cooper earning his 600th NHL win.
- Brayden Point scored on the power play before leaving after contact near the crease that buckled his right knee; he did not return and Coach Jon Cooper offered no postgame update.
- The Lightning's run matches the longest in the NHL this season, and a win in Pittsburgh would tie the franchise record of 11 set in 2019–20.
- Pittsburgh hosts Tampa Bay after scoring just one goal over two weekend losses, ending the Penguins' six-game winning streak.
- Montreal routed Vancouver 6-3 on Monday behind Alexandre Carrier's two goals, Juraj Slafkovsky's three-point night, and Ivan Demidov's three assists, then fell 3-2 in overtime at Washington as Samuel Montembeault stopped 40 of 43 shots and Connor McMichael netted the winner; Vancouver's slide continued with Thatcher Demko on injured reserve and Nikita Tolopilo recalled.