National Hockey

Montreal Canadiens (7-21-3, eighth in the Atlantic) vs. New York Islanders (8-12-6, eighth in the Metropolitan) Elmont; Monday, 7 p.m.

Vancouver Canucks (14-15-2, sixth in the Pacific) vs. San Jose Sharks (15-14-1, fifth in the Pacific) San Jose, California; Tuesday, 10:30 p.m.

Arizona Coyotes (6-21-2, eighth in the Central) vs. Seattle Kraken (10-17-3, seventh in the Pacific) Seattle; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arizona visits the Seattle Kraken after the Coyotes defeated Anaheim 6-5 in overtime.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Vegas Golden Knights Paradise, Nevada; Tuesday, 10 p.m.

Washington Capitals (18-6-7, second in the Metropolitan) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (12-12-5, sixth in the Metropolitan) Philadelphia; Tuesday, 7 p.m.

New Jersey Devils (10-15-5, seventh in the Metropolitan) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (17-8-5, fourth in the Metropolitan) Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Jersey travels to Pittsburgh looking to end its six-game road skid.

St. Louis Blues (17-9-5, fourth in the Central) vs. Ottawa Senators (9-17-2, seventh in the Atlantic) Ottawa, Ontario; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Ottawa and St. Louis meet in an out-of-conference matchup. The Senators are 5-9-0 at home.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL and its players association temporarily clamped down on teams crossing the Canadian border and shut down operations of two more teams on Sunday for a total of seven in hopes of salvaging the season as COVID-19 outbreaks spread

The NHL has postponed any cross-border games through the Dec. 23 start of the holiday break amid the crush of COVID-19 cases in the league, and the chance of the NHL's presence at the Beijing Olympics appears to be dwindling.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Adrian Kempe scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period to give the Los Angeles Kings a 3-2 win over the undermanned Washington Capitals on Sunday night.