There are five games on tap in the NHL on Monday night, with the Colorado Avalanche (4-4-0) and Dallas Stars (3-5-1) headlining the night as the NBC Sports Network's nationally televised game.
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Avalanche and Stars will battle on NBCSN, the centerpiece of a Western Conference-dominated five-game NHL slate for Monday night.
Jonathan Daniel
The schedule is Western Conference-heavy, as the contest between the Carolina Hurricanes (3-4-0) and Toronto Maple Leafs (4-4-0) is the only Eastern Conference matchup of the night.
There will be two division match-ups on Monday, with the Vancouver Canucks (4-2-2) challenging the Edmonton Oilers (4-3-1) and the Anaheim Ducks (5-1-1) hosting the San Jose Sharks (7-0-1). The only other game on Monday will be the Phoenix Coyotes (3-4-2) against the Minnesota Wild (4-3-1).
Here’s a full look at the schedule and tonight’s starting goaltenders:
Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs
7 p.m. ET | TV: FS-CR, SNET-O
Goalies: Cam Ward (expected), James Reimer (confirmed)
Blog coverage: Canes Country, Pension Plan Puppets
Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
9 p.m. ET | TV: NBCSN, TSN
Goalies: Kari Lehtonen (confirmed), Semyon Varlamov (confirmed)
Blog coverage: Defending Big D, Mile High Hockey
Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes
9 p.m. ET | TV: FS-N, FS-WI, FS-A
Goalies: Niklas Backstrom (expected), Mike Smith (confirmed)
Blog coverage: Hockey Wilderness, Five For Howling
Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers
9:30 p.m. ET | TV: RDS2, SNET-P, SNET-W
Goalies: Roberto Luongo (confirmed), Devan Dubnyk (confirmed)
Blog coverage: Nucks Misconduct, Copper & Blue
San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks
10 p.m. ET | TV: CSN-CA, FS-W
Goalies: Thomas Greiss (not confirmed), Viktor Fasth (confirmed)
Blog coverage: Fear the Fin, Anaheim Calling
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