The Washington Capitals hope to move closer to clinching a fourth straight Metropolitan Division title and stretch their winning streak to five games when they visit the pesky Florida Panthers on Monday night. Captain Alex Ovechkin reached 50 goals for the eighth time in his career with a pair of tallies in Saturday’s 6-3 win at Tampa Bay as the Capitals remained three points up on the second-place New York Islanders with three games to go.

The New York Rangers attempt to build a three-game winning streak for the first time since mid-January and complete a season-series sweep when they visit the New Jersey Devils on Monday in a battle of non-playoff teams. The Rangers had lost 13-of-15 games before rallying to defeat playoff-bound St. Louis 4-2 on Friday and Alexandar Georgiev made 29 saves two days later to blank Philadelphia 3-0.

The raucous crowd at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum wasn't too welcoming in its reception when former New York Islanders captain John Tavares returned with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Feb. 28. Tavares likely will hear more of the same on Monday night as the visiting Maple Leafs bid to clinch a playoff berth and avert a season sweep against the Islanders.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been the best offensive team in the NHL all season long, but the Presidents’ Trophy winners have some concerns on the other side of the ice with injuries and disjointed play. The Lightning hope to settle some of those issues when they begin a four-game regular season-ending road trip Monday night against the Ottawa Senators, who have the fewest points in the league.

After once languishing with the fewest points in the NHL, the St. Louis Blues have enjoyed a scintillating 27-10-4 run that has them entertaining thoughts of recording the most points in the Central Division. The red-hot Blues look to continue their ascent on Monday night when they host the Colorado Avalanche, who are clinging to the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

The Winnipeg Jets failed to take care of business at home, losing three straight in regulation for the first time in two seasons to find themselves tied atop the Central Division. The Jets look to refuel on the road as they begin a regular season-ending four-game trek against the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night.

The Vegas Golden Knights have three games to get their act together if they hope to have any chance at repeating as Western Conference playoff champions. Vegas looks to halt a franchise-worst five-game slide when it hosts the Edmonton Oilers on Monday.

The Calgary Flames took care of business last time out as they wrapped up their first division title in 13 seasons and clinched the top seed in the Western Conference. The Flames now look to record their third straight victory when they continue a three-game road trip Monday against the Los Angeles Kings.