There are 10 games on the NHL schedule for Monday, two of which are nationally televised. Here are five things to watch today, along with the complete game schedule.<\/p>\n
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There may be an NHL debut coming on Monday, as the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Detroit Red Wings at Scotiabank Arena (2 p.m. ET; Prime, FDSNDET) in a rematch of the Red Wings\u2019 6-3 win on Saturday. Maple Leafs top prospect Easton Cowan<\/a>, a first-round pick (No. 28) in the 2023 NHL Draft, practiced with Matthew Knies<\/a> and Auston Matthews<\/a> on the team\u2019s top line on Sunday, indicating he\u2019ll get the nod. That the 20-year-old from Mount Brydges, Ontario, is set to get his first game at home is not lost on Cowan, who told reporters that makes it all the more special.<\/p>\n Howdy, Neighbours<\/p>\n Jake Neighbours<\/a> is coming off a two-goal night as he looks to improve on a career season in 2024-25, in which he had 46 points (22 goals, 24 assists) in 82 games. He\u2019ll get a chance to add to the pair of goals he scored in an emotional return to Calgary, not far from his native Airdrie, Alberta, on Saturday when the St. Louis Blues head to Rogers Arena to face the Vancouver Canucks (7:30 p.m. ET; Prime, FDSNMW).<\/p>\n Schaefer has arrived<\/p>\n The Matthew Schaefer<\/a> era is upon us, with the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NHL Draft scoring the first goal of his NHL career on Saturday against the Washington Capitals. It was his second straight game with a point, after he got his first assist on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He\u2019s the third Islanders defenseman to record a point in each of his first two career games and he\u2019ll get a chance to score in a third straight when the Islanders face the Winnipeg Jets at UBS Arena on Monday (1 p.m. ET; MSGSN, TSN3).<\/p>\n Panthers continue to roll<\/p>\n No Aleksander Barkov<\/a>? No Matthew Tkachuk<\/a>? No Dmitry Kulikov<\/a>? No problem so far for the two-time reigning champion Florida Panthers, who are one of two teams at 3-0-0 to start the season, along with the Boston Bruins. They\u2019re only the second Stanley Cup-winning team in the past 25 years to win their first three games of the season, along with the 2023-24 Vegas Golden Knights (seven wins) and the 2020-21 Tampa Bay Lightning (three). The Panthers will try to push that to 4-0-0 when they meet the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday at Xfinity Mobile Arena (7 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, NBCSP, TVAS).<\/p>\n Kaprizov\u2019s killing it<\/p>\n There hasn\u2019t been a letdown since Kirill Kaprizov<\/a> earned an eight year, $136 million contract signed on Sept. 30 — as the Minnesota Wild winger has jumped out to a hot start. He has six points (two goals, four assists) in his first two games of the season, tied with the Wild\u2019s Matt Boldy<\/a> and the Colorado Avalanche\u2019s Nathan MacKinnon<\/a> and Martin Necas<\/a> and behind only Vegas Golden Knights forward Jack Eichel<\/a> (seven). Kaprizov and the Wild next play host to the Los Angeles Kings at Grand Casino Arena (8 p.m. ET; FDSNWI, FDSNNO, FDSNW).<\/p>\n The schedule<\/p>\n Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres (12:30 p.m. ET; MSG-B, ALT)<\/p>\n Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins (1 p.m. ET; The Spot, NHLN, NESN, TVAS)<\/p>\n Nashville Predators at Ottawa Senators (1 p.m. ET; RDS2, TSN5, FDSNSO)<\/p>\n Winnipeg Jets at New York Islanders (1 p.m. ET; MSGSN, TSN3)<\/p>\n Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs (2 p.m. ET; Prime, FDSNDET)<\/p>\n Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers (7 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, NBCSP, TVAS)<\/p>\n New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets (7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, MSGSN)<\/p>\n St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks (7:30 p.m. ET; Prime, FDSNMW)<\/p>\n Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild (8 p.m. ET; FDSNWI, FDSNNO, FDSNW)<\/p>\n Utah Mammoth at Chicago Blackhawks (8:30 p.m. ET; Utah16, CHSN)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There are 10 games on the NHL schedule for Monday, two of which are nationally televised. 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