Here are the top line-stacking options for Monday's five-game slate:
C Bryan Little and W Blake Wheeler, Jets (vs. Avalanche)
Little and Wheeler have combined for three goals, three assists and nine shots on goal in their past two games. Wheeler leads the Jets in points by six over Little, with Little owning an eight-point lead over third-place C Mathieu Perreault.
The Avs have won just one of their past four games and starting goaltender Semyon Varlamov has allowed four goals in each of his past two starts.
Little and Wheeler stick together on the Jets' top power-play unit, providing them with even more opportunity to feed off each others' success. The two have each recorded 44 points at home this season, contributing to the Jets impressive 12-7-1 home record.
C Joe Thornton and C/W Joe Pavelski, Sharks (vs. Senators)
Similarly to Little and Wheeler, Thornton and Pavelski play together on the top line at 5v5 and they remain together on the power play. Pavelski operates one of the point spots, with W Patrick Marleau, C Logan Couture and D Brent Burns filling out the dangerous five-man unit. The two have combined for four goals and eight assists in their past six games.
The biggest draw is the Senators' horrendous penalty kill. It's operating at a putrid 75.8% success rate, second-worst in the league. The Sharks own the league's fifth-best power-play percentage, capitalizing on 21.5% of their opportunities.
C Aleksander Barkov and W Jonathan Huberdeau, Panthers (vs. Oilers)
The Panthers have been among the league's worst possession teams for the past month, while the Oilers are enjoying a rare stretch of above average numbers in terms of unblocked shot attempts for and against. Edmonton has been playing some high-event games since the beginning of January, though they've been outscored 11-4 in that span.
Both the Oilers and Panthers have team save percentages of roughly .930 over their past seven games. The Panthers have a team shooting percentage of 10.3%, with Edmonton coming in at a dismal 4.2%. The Oilers will turn it around and the Panthers will regress, but owners can continue favoring Florida until the results surface for the Oilers.
Barkov and Huberdeau have been held off the score sheet in each of the past two games, but they combined for three goals and two assists in their previous three. Huberdeau registered five SOG on Wednesday, and he remains a scoring threat.
