There are four teams among the six games on Monday that are also playing on Tuesday. This will make projecting the starting goaltender well in advance a difficult task. The Dallas Stars may give Scott Wedgewood a turn against Ottawa on Monday and save Jake Oettinger for the Bruins on Tuesday. The Pittsburgh Penguins will have to decide whether it’s better to roll Tristan Jarry against the Edmonton Oilers on Monday or the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. The New Jersey Devils could give Mackenzie Blackwood the Washington Capitals on Monday, but that would mean saving Vitek Vanecek for the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday — and it’s the Red Wings that tuned up Vanecek for five goals in his one start. Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights will likely use Logan Thompson against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday and Adin Hill against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, but that’s no sure thing as both have been very good.
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Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
7 p.m., Prudential Center, Watch live on ESPN+
The Devils are playing right into the advanced metrics’ wheelhouse this season, but without the results. The Devils are second in Corsi for percentage and first in expected goals percentage this season, but rank 25th in goals for per game. Still, they are throwing a lot at their opponents and the Capitals are both banged up and defensively questionable (Darcy Kuemper sports a rough .907 save percentage at five-on-five). But if Kuemper has a troubling five-on-five save percentage, what do we say about the Devils goalies? Mackenzie Blackwood sits at .897 and Vitek Vanecek is dead last in the NHL for allowing four goals on 15 shots at five-on-five in his one game.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Edmonton Oilers
8 p.m., Rogers Place
It doesn’t look like a long-term injury, as Jake Guentzel was at practice in a non-contact jersey on Sunday, but Monday should offer one more game for Danton Heinen to play on the top line with Sidney Crosby. Rickard Rakell also would be elevated a step to the top power-play…
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