Mitch Marner is making people forget about his slow start to the season and looks to continue an offensive surge when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the NHL-best Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. The 20-year-old Marner has scored seven goals in his last 10 games after managing just five in the first 47 contests this campaign and has been a major factor in Toronto's 7-1-0 burst.

The Florida Panthers have a tall task ahead of them if they hope to qualify for the postseason, and it begins Monday as they kick off a five-game trip through Canada with a matchup against the Edmonton Oilers. Florida is nine points back in the race for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with 30 games remaining.

While there is little doubt the Arizona Coyotes will miss the playoffs, the Chicago Blackhawks are in danger of not qualifying for the first time in 10 seasons. Chicago hopes to begin a mad charge on Monday as it seeks its first win of the month when it visits Arizona for the middle contest of its three-game road trip.