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Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward Zach Hyman took part in skating drills Monday, marking the first time he's been on the ice since sustaining an ankle injury on Dec. 18. Hyman, who has seven goals and 15 points in 32 games this season, was given a minimum of a three-week timeline for recovery on Dec. 20. 

Goaltender Frederik Andersen also skated Monday morning on his own before the team session with goalie coach Stever Briere. Andersen is day-to-day with a groin injury. 

The Maple Leafs also recalled forward Trevor Moore from the Toronto Marlies on an emergency basis Monday. Moore has skated in each of the Maple Leafs' past three games, posting two assists.

The team used the following lines during Monday's gameday skate:

Brown-Tavares-Marner
Johnsson-Matthews-Nylander
Marleau-Kadri-Kapanen
Lindholm-Gauthier-Moore

Rielly-Hainsey
Gardiner-Zaitsev
Dermott-Ozhiganiv
Marincin-Holl

Sparks
Fotino

Edmonton Oilers

Newcomers Brandon Manning and Alex Petrovic will both make their Oiler debuts on Monday against the Winnipeg Jets. Forward Joe Gambardella will also make his NHL debut on Monday night, while Kailer Yamamoto is out with a minor ailment. Defenceman Kris Russel remains sidelined. 
 

Calgary Flames

Projected lines vs. Sharks:

Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm
Tkachuk-Backlund-Frolik
Bennett-Jankowski-Neal
Dube-Ryan-Hathaway

Giordano-Brodie
Hanifin-Hamonic
Kylington-Andersson

Rittich 
Smith

Ottawa Senators

Marcus Hogberg will start against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.

Winnipeg Jets

Defenceman Sami Niku was recalled from the AHL on Monday.

Washington Capitals

Defenceman Brooks Orpik will play Monday against the Nashville Predators for the first time since Oct. 27. Orpik, 38, has one goal and two points in 10 games this season.

Buffalo Sabres

Centre Jack Eichel is a game-time decision for Monday's contest against the New York Islanders.

Columbus Blue Jackets

The Blue Jackets recalled forward Eric Robinson for the AHL's Cleveland Monsters on Monday. Robinson has 10 goals and 19 points in 33 AHL games this season. 

TSN Game Notes

Zero Regulation Losses in a Calendar Month

(08-09 to Present, Min 10GP)

PIT      March 2013     15-0-0

CBJ     Dec 2016         14-0-0

BOS    Nov 2011        12-0-1

CHI     Feb 2013         11-0-2

PHX    Feb 2012         11-0-1

(TB 12-0-1 in Dec)

 

Penguins Career GP Leaders

Lemieux          915

Crosby 899

Malkin 822

Jagr                  806

Pronovost        753

 

Teams Without a 3 Game (+) Winless Streak This Season

WPG   Lost 2 straight

TB       (1, 2 game losing streak)

CBJ     (4, 2 game losing streaks)

WSH   (4, 2 game losing streaks)

TOR    (5, 2 game losing streaks)

 

Calendar Year 2018 Leaders (reg season)

Goals

Ovechkin         54

Laine               48

McDavid         48

MacKinnon     46

Pastrnak          43

 

Points

McDavid         119

Rantanen         112

MacKinnon     109

Kucherov        107

Malkin 102

 

Wins

Fleury              44

Hellebuyck      39

Andersen         38

Rinne               37

Bobrovsky       35

Dubnyk           35

 

Shutouts

Fleury              8

Rinne               7

7 Tied with      4

 

 

 

Predators (46P) at Capitals (51P) - 1230PM (Dec 31)

NSH 2-0-0 vs WSH in 17-18. NSH 4 straight wins vs WSH

WSH: (24-10-3)

Won 4 straight, 4GA, PK 11/11

Ovechkin (2A) last 5GP

NSH: (22-15-2)

0-5-1 last 6GP, 10GF, PP 4/23 (lost 5 straight in regulation)

Johansen (1G) last 4GP

Canucks (42P) at Devils (35P) - 1PM (Dec 31)

NJ 2-0-0 vs VAN in 17-18, 2GA. NJ 7 straight wins vs VAN, 4 of the wins at home.

NJ: (14-16-7)

Won 2 straight, 2GA, PK 7/7

Hall (3G, 3A) last 4GP

VAN: (19-18-4)

5-0-1 last 6GP on road, 13GA, PK 16/19

Pettersson (2G, 1A) last 2GP

Penguins (46P) at Wild (39P) - 6PM (Dec 31)

PIT 1-0-0 vs MIN in 18-19, 2-1 win at home. MIN 2 straight home wins vs PIT

MIN: (18-16-3)

1-4-1 last 6GP, 8GF, PP 0/12 (won last)

Parise (1G, 2A) last 2GP

PIT: (20-12-6)

Won 5 straight, outscoring opponent 18-5, PP 7/16

Crosby career GP 900 tonight. He has (1G, 7A) last 3GP

Islanders (44P) at Sabres (48P) - 6PM (Dec 31)

NYI 2-1-0 vs BUF in 17-18, 0-1-0 in BUF. BUF 3-1-1 last 5GP in BUF (lost last)

BUF: (21-12-6)

1-3-1 last 5GP, 9GF, PP 2/16

Skinner (1G, 1A) last 4GP

NYI: (20-13-4)

Won 3 straight, 13GF, PP 2/7

Barzal (6G, 2A) last 4GP

Flyers (35P) at Hurricanes (35P) - 6PM (Dec 31)

PHI 3-1-0 vs CAR in 17-18, 2-0-0 in CAR. PHI has won 3 of past 4GP in CAR

CAR: (15-17-5)

1-4-0 last 5GP, 7GF, PP 0/18 (shutout twice)

Aho (3G, 2A) last 3GP

PHI: (15-17-5)

1-2-1 last 4GP, 14GA, PK 7/10

Giroux (1G, 1A) last 3GP

Rangers (39P) at Blues (34P) - 7PM (Dec 31)

STL 2-0-0 vs NYR in 17-18. STL has won 2 straight at home vs NYR

STL: (15-17-4)

5-3-0 last 8GP, 27GA, PK 18/29

O'Reilly (2G, 3A) last 7GP

NYR: (16-14-7)

2-2-4 last 8GP, 29GA, PK 21/28

Hayes (5G, 11A) 9 game PT streak

Senators (34P) at Jackets (47P) - 7PM (Dec 31)

CLS 2-1-0 vs OTT in 17-18, 2-0-0 at home. CLS won 3 of past 4GP at home vs OTT

CLS: (22-13-3)

6-1-1 last 8GP, 14GA, PK 14/17

Panarin (3G, 4A) last 4GP

OTT: (15-20-4)

lost 4 straight, outscored 18-7, PP 2/10

Stone (2G, 1A) last 2GP

Panthers (38P) at Wings (36P) - 730PM (Dec 31)

FLA 1-0-1 vs DET in 18-19, 1-0-0 in DET. FLA has won 4 of their past 5GP in DET

DET: (15-19-6)

0-3-1 last 4GP, 17GA, PK 5/9

Larkin (7G, 9A) 13 game PT streak

FLA: (16-15-6)

5-2-0 last 7GP, 23GF, PP 8/21

Huberdeau (1G, 3A) last 5GP

Kings (33P) at Avalanche (45P) - 8PM (Dec 31)

COL 1-0-0 vs LAK in 18-19, 7-3 win in LA. LAK 2 straight wins in COL, 1GA in each game.

COL: (19-13-7)

0-3-1 last 4GP, 8GF, PP 3/16

Rantanen (1G, 2A) last 3GP

LAK: (15-21-3)

Won 2 straight on road, 7GF, PP 2/3

Kopitar (1G, 4A) last 6GP. 1G shy of 300 career

Lightning (62P) at Ducks (44P) - 8PM (Dec 31)

ANA 1-0-0 vs TB in 18-19, 3-1 win in TB. ANA 3-1-1 last 5GP vs TB, 1-1-0 at home.

ANA: (19-15-6)

0-4-1 last 5GP, 8GF, PP 2/21

Getzlaf (0P) last 4GP

TB: (30-7-2)

13-0-1 last 14GP, 5.1GF/G, PP 16/44

Kucherov (6G, 15A) 10 game PT streak

Canadiens (45P) at Stars (43P) - 830PM (Dec 31)

DAL 1-0-0 vs MTL in 18-19, 4-1 win in MTL. DAL 3-0-1 last 4GP at home vs MTL

DAL: (20-16-3)

Won 2 straight, 1GA, PK 6/7

Seguin (1A) last 4GP

MTL: (20-14-5)

3-2-0 on road trip, 17GF, PP 4/15

Tatar (2G, 4A) last 3GP

Sharks (49P) at Flames (50P) - 9PM (Dec 31)

SJ 1-0-0 vs CGY in 18-19, 3-1 win at home. SJ 6 straight wins vs CGY, 2 of the wins in CGY

CGY: (23-12-4)

1-2-2 last 5GP, 11GF, PP 1/18

Gaudreau (4G, 2A) last 4GP

SJ: (21-12-7)

Won 2 straight, 11GF, PP 0/6

Burns (1G, 3A) last 4GP

Jets (50P) at Oilers (39P) - 9PM (Dec 31)

Both teams 1-0-1 in season series, both games 5-4 in OT, in WPG. WPG won 2 straight in EDM, 10GF

EDM: (18-17-3)

Lost 5 straight, outscored 25-12, PP 4/13

McDavid (2G, 5A) last 3GP

WPG: (24-12-2)

Lost 2 straight, 1GF in each game, PP 1/4 (have not lost 3 straight this season)

Scheifele (0P) last 2GP, 3 shots on net