NHL On Tap: Eriksson to play 1,000th NHL game when Coyotes visit Stars

Welcome to the NHL On Tap. Three NHL.com writers will share what they are most looking forward to on the schedule each day. Today, their choices from the six games Monday.

Eriksson to reach milestone for Coyotes

Loui Eriksson is expected to play his 1,000th NHL game when the Arizona Coyotes play at his former team, the Dallas Stars, on Monday (8:30 p.m. ET; BSSW, BSAZ+, ESPN+, NHL LIVE). The forward, playing his first season with Arizona after being acquired from the Vancouver Canucks in a trade July 23, has scored 597 points (250 goals, 347 assists) in 999 games with the Stars, Boston Bruins, Canucks and Coyotes. Eriksson will become the 360th player (357 skaters, three goalies) in NHL history to reach the milestone after Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler played his 1,000th game in a 6-3 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. Eriksson has three assists in 22 games with the Coyotes (5-17-2) this season. The Stars (12-7-2) have won eight of their past nine games. -- Jim Cerny, Senior Editor

Kraken's Tanev reunites with Penguins in Seattle

Brandon Tanev spent two seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins before he was claimed in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft by the Seattle Kraken on July 21. Despite a short tenure in Pittsburgh (100 regular-season games), Tanev made quite an impression on fans and teammates alike with his outsized personality and no-quarter-given style of play. Now the Penguins will go against the wrecking-ball forward, who has scored 13 points (eight goals, five assists) in 24 games, in a game against the Kraken at raucous Climate Pledge Arena (10 p.m. ET; ROOT-NW, ATTSN-PT, ESPN+, NHL LIVE). It should be one of the entertaining subplots in the first visit to Seattle for Sidney Crosby and the Penguins (11-8-5). It also doesn't hurt that the Kraken (9-13-2) have found their footing a bit, posting a 5-2-1 record in their past eight games. -- Shawn P. Roarke, Senior Director of Editorial

Canucks play first game after coach, GM changes

The Vancouver Canucks fired coach Travis Green and general manager Jim Benning on Sunday after starting the season 8-15-2, last in the eight-team Pacific Division. Bruce Boudreau, who most recently coached the Minnesota Wild in 2019-20, was hired to replace Green and is expected to make his Vancouver debut behind the bench against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday (10 p.m. ET; SNP, BSW, ESPN+, NHL LIVE). The Canucks could benefit from the Kings (10-9-4) being on the second of a back-to-back set after they defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on Sunday. One player to watch is center Elias Pettersson, who has scored 12 points (four goals, eight assists) in 25 games after scoring 153 points (65 goals, 88 assists) in 165 games in his first three seasons with the Canucks. Boudreau will look to get Pettersson and the Canucks going Monday in an attempt to turn around their season and make a push for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. -- Rob Reese, fantasy editor

Monday schedule

Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils (7 p.m. ET; MSG+, TSN5, RDS2, ESPN+, NHL LIVE)
The Senators (6-15-1) have won consecutive games for the first time this season after forward Brady Tkachuk scored the overtime goal to help defeat the Colorado Avalanche 6-5 on Saturday. The Devils (9-9-4) have lost three straight games since the return of top forward Jack Hughes from injury and have two wins in their past 10 overall (2-6-2).
Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers (7 p.m. ET; SN, TVAS, NBCSP+, ALT, ESPN+, NHL LIVE)
The Avalanche (12-7-2) will have forward Nazem Kadri (lower body) and defenseman Cale Makar (upper body) back in the lineup after each missed the loss to the Senators on Saturday. Colorado forward Gabriel Landeskog has scored 10 points (two goals, eight assists) during a seven-game point streak. The Flyers (8-10-4) fired coach Alain Vigneault and replaced him with Mike Yeo on Monday. They have lost eight straight (0-6-2) after a 7-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday.
Anaheim Ducks at Washington Capitals (7 p.m. ET; NHLN, NBCSWA, BSW, NHL LIVE)
The Capitals (15-4-6) got a lift when forward T.J. Oshie returned from injury Saturday and helped them to a 3-1 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets after losing consecutive games for the second time this season. The Ducks (13-8-4) are seventh in the NHL averaging 3.32 goals per game and third on the power play (27.4 percent), and forward Trevor Zegras has scored 14 points (four goals, 10 assists) in his past 10 games.
Arizona Coyotes at Dallas Stars (8:30 p.m. ET; BSSW, BSAZ+, ESPN+, NHL LIVE)
The Stars have won six straight games, tied with the New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild for the longest active winning streak in the NHL. Dallas forward Jason Robertson has scored eight points (four goals, four assists) during a five-game point streak. The Coyotes have lost four of their past five games (1-4-0).
Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks (10 p.m. ET; SNP, BSW, ESPN+, NHL LIVE)
Drew Doughty scored three points (one goal, two assists) to help the Kings defeat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on Sunday and leads NHL defensemen in points per game (1.57; 11 points in seven games) this season. The Canucks are 3-7-1 at home after a 4-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Seattle Kraken (10 p.m. ET; ROOT-NW, ATTSN-PT, ESPN+, NHL LIVE, ESPN+, NHL LIVE)
Forward Jake Guentzel extended his point streak to 12 games (10 goals, six assists), third longest in the NHL this season behind Oilers center Connor McDavid (17; Oct. 13 to Nov. 20) and Ducks forward Troy Terry (16; Oct. 18 to Nov. 18), to help the Penguins end their three-game losing streak (0-2-1) with a 4-1 win in Vancouver on Saturday. The Kraken are riding their longest home winning streak (three games) of their inaugural season with victories against three of the top teams in the NHL (Capitals on Nov. 21, Carolina Hurricanes on Nov. 24, Oilers on Friday).