How do you stop one of the greatest players of his generation? That’s what the Toronto Maple Leafs need to figure out against Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov on Monday night.

The Lightning right wing scores a highlight-reel goal and becomes the second player in team history to claim 600 assists.

Kucherov scored twice ... He is the fourth skater to reach the 60-point mark in the league this season, and the three-point effort put him ahead of Mikko Rantanen (60) while trailing only Leon ...

Konecny has been on a steady rise. He has led the Flyers in scoring each of the last three seasons and four of the past five. An All-Star last February, he finished the 2023-24 season with a career high in goals (33) and points (68), and he’s on pace to shatter his best numbers with 35 goals, 59 assists and 94 points this year.

Connor Hellebuyck will surely start getting some additional rest later in the season, so the race at the top right now is between Nikita Kucherov ... G2 30. Mark Scheifele, Winnipeg Jets, C10 ...

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck makes a glove save against the Colorado Avalanche during the first period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Friday, April 26, 2024, in Denver. (David Zalubowski/AP) Three months in, we’re starting to get a feel for how the 2024-25 campaign might just shake out in the end.

Columbus (22-17-7) is on a 6-0-1 run, led by Zach Werenski, who is tied with Makar in goals (15) for the lead among NHL defenseman and one behind him in assists (36) and points (51). The Blue Jackets defeated the Islanders 2-0 in Columbus on Oct. 30, but New York (18-20-7) has won six straight against the Blue Jackets at home.

Scheifele scored a power-play goal on two shots in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Kraken. Scheifele's tally came midway through the second period to tie the game at 1-1. He's scored in four straight ...

Scheifele scored a power-play goal on three shots, added an assist and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Canucks. Scheifele extended his point streak to six games (four goals, four assists ...

During the morning skate, coach Jon Cooper jumbled the two units, with power-play catalyst Nikita Kucherov playing on both units but at different spots on the ice. The Lightning power play was the ...

Kucherov danced his way to the right faceoff dot, pulling a Detroit defender toward him before cutting back to the right center hashmark. Kucherov shelved his shot into the top right corner of the Detroit net for his 21 st goal of the season.

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Toronto Maple Leafs in a matchup within the Atlantic Division Monday. Toronto is 29-16-2 overall with a 10-4-1 record against the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs have gone 12-5-1 in games they convert at least one power play.