Welcome to NHL On Tap, a daily look at the games on the NHL schedule. There is a game scheduled for Monday that will be televised nationally in the United States and Canada:

Game of the day

Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs (7:30 p.m. ET; TVAS, Prime, NHLN, BSSUN)

The Lightning (3-1-0) and the Maple Leafs (3-2-0) are alone in the spotlight in the second Prime Monday Night Hockey of the season. Everyone else is off on the eve of Tuesday’s “NHL Frozen Frenzy,” when all 32 NHL teams will be in action. This game will feature a showdown between Lightning striker Nikita Kucherov and Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews. Kucherov led the NHL with 144 points and was tied with Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers for the league lead with 100 assists last season. Matthews led the NHL with 69 goals last season. Kucherov is off to a good start this season, leading the league with seven goals in four games. Matthews has scored in each of the last two games after failing to score in Toronto’s first three games. Tampa Bay lost 5-4 to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, suffering its first loss of the season after winning its first three games. Toronto is coming off a 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday despite bombarding goaltender Igor Shesterkin with 35 shots.