ST. LOUIS -- Vladimir Tarasenko scored with 1:36 remaining in overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 4-3 win against the Dallas Stars at Scottrade Center on Monday.

Tarasenko took a pass to the low slot from Jori Lehtera and beat goalie Antti Niemi for his 10th goal.

David Perron, Robby Fabbri and Alex Pietrangelo also scored for the Blues (13-7-3), who have earned at least a point in 10 straight home games (8-0-2) and are 10-1-2 overall at Scottrade Center.

NEW YORK -- Thomas Hickey scored with 3:07 left in overtime to give the New York Islanders a 2-1 win against the Calgary Flames at Barclays Center on Monday.

Hickey, a Calgary native, redirected John Tavares' backhand flip past Flames goalie Brian Elliott to help the Islanders avoid a three-game losing streak. It was Hickey's second goal of the season.

Tavares scored in the first period and Thomas Greiss made 25 saves for New York (7-10-4), which showed resiliency despite giving up a 1-0 lead in the third period.

CHICAGO -- If you're going to fire a coach like Gerard Gallant -- a bold, surprising, unpopular move -- you better have a good reason. You'd better make an upgrade.

Now that we've heard the Florida Panthers' rationale for removing Gallant on Sunday, it appears they did have a good reason: The front office and coach had philosophical differences. When general manager Tom Rowe takes over as interim coach against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday (8:30 p.m. ET; CSN-CH, FS-F, NHL.TV), the front office and coach will be aligned.

But will Rowe be an upgrade?

High expectations and an inconsistent first quarter led to a coaching change for the Florida Panthers.

Tom Rowe, the Panthers' first-year general manager, officially was named interim coach for the remainder of the season on Monday after Gerard Gallant was fired following a 3-2 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. Assistant coach Mike Kelly also was fired.

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Tom Rowe relinquished his duties as general manager of the Florida Panthers on Sunday to become interim coach for the rest of this season, but behind the bench is familiar territory.

Rowe, who replaces Gerard Gallant, who was fired on Sunday following a 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, has plenty of coaching experience in the American Hockey League and the Kontinental Hockey League, but this will be a first for him in the NHL.

Winnipeg Jets rookie right wing Patrik Laine might have been on to something when he made the bold assertion that he should be considered for the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NHL Draft last June.

In a season when many young and extremely talented rookies are making their mark in the NHL, the 18-year-old Laine could turn out to be the best of the bunch.

Tom Rowe's job until Sunday was to give former coach Gerard Gallant the pieces he needed to get the Florida Panthers back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Unsatisfied with how things were going, it's now Rowe's job to coach the team he helped build.

About a quarter into the season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have been, perhaps, the biggest surprise in the NHL.

Through their first 20 games, the Blue Jackets are 11-5-4 with 26 points, which is good for the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference. It's also the second-best record through 20 games in Blue Jackets history, behind their 14-6-0 start in 2010-11.

The last time the Toronto Maple Leafs played the Edmonton Oilers, their shutdown center hounded Connor McDavid. He kept getting in the way so McDavid couldn't rev up to his racetrack speed. He kept bumping McDavid, hitting McDavid, bothering McDavid, drawing an exasperated smile after one nudge along the boards. He held McDavid without a point.

Oh, and he scored twice himself, including the overtime goal in a 3-2 victory at Air Canada Centre on Nov. 12.

And so a storyline entering Toronto's game against Edmonton at Rogers Place on Tuesday (9 p.m. ET; NBCSN, SNW, TSN4, NHL.TV) is how coach Mike Babcock might not be able to match his shutdown center against McDavid, the NHL's leading scorer, because he's on the road and doesn't have the last change.

But think about that for a minute: The shutdown center McDavid might avoid is Nazem Kadri.

NHL.com's Q&A feature called "Five Questions With …" runs every Tuesday. We talk to key figures in the game and ask them questions to gain insight into their lives, careers and the latest news.

The latest edition features Minnesota Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk:

Minnesota Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk won't do it even if his statistics this season give him the freedom to compare himself to Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price.

Mark Howe has spent his life in hockey and considers it the best possible life to have lived. 

His contributions to the game will be rewarded when he receives the Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States.

"I have a passion for the game, a love for the game," Howe said. "I'm 61 years old. I'm very fortunate to have been with some great organizations and to be involved in a sport, and to receive an award like this is very, very special."

Growing up in Crowland, Ontario, Pat Kelly's dream simply was to play for the town's bantam hockey team.

After helping Crowland win the Bantam B Championship of Ontario in 1949, Kelly turned to his father and said, "Dad, I've got to be a hockey player."

Kelly began his playing career in 1952 with the St. Catherine Tee Pees of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and has been involved in the game in almost every aspect during the 64 years since then as a player, player-coach, coach, general manager, commissioner and one of the co-founders of the ECHL.

NEW YORK - Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson, New Jersey Devils left wing Michael Cammalleri and San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns have been named the NHL's "Three Stars" for the week ending Nov. 27.

FIRST STAR - CRAIG ANDERSON, G, OTTAWA SENATORS

The New York Rangers were in transition during the summer following an early exit from the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They became younger, faster and deeper, and that has translated into a first-place standing in the Metropolitan Division.

Leading the charge is Alain Vigneault, the favorite among NHL.com's 13-voter panel to win the Jack Adams Award at the first quarter of the 2016-17 season.

Center Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs and forward Patrik Laine of the Winnipeg Jets have certainly proven their maturity in what might be considered times of frustration as NHL rookies.

Matthews, the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, recently ended a streak of 13 straight games without a goal after scoring six in his first six games. Matthews has three goals and four points in his past two games. 

Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel could make his season debut at the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday (7:30 p.m. ET; MSG-B, RDS2, TSN5, NHL.TV).

Eichel, who has been out because of a high ankle sprain sustained during practice Oct. 12, will travel with the Sabres to Ottawa and see how he feels Tuesday. Coach Dan Bylsma said he is considered day to day.

Some fantasy owners are fine having penalty minutes in their league, and others are adamantly against it. If PIMs are something you must endure throughout a season, it's important not to ignore the category when considering who to pick up off the waiver wire. If you can find a player to give you a boost in PIMs as well as chipping in a few points here and there, all the better for you against the opposition.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Some of the Washington Capitals already had begun filing off the ice, each trying to catch his breath following a grueling conditioning skate to end practice Monday. But Alex Ovechkin wasn't done working.

The Capitals captain positioned himself in front of the net while some of his teammates fired shots from the point that he attempted to deflect in. Eventually it was just Ovechkin, defenseman Taylor Chorney and assistant coach Todd Reirden.

The Florida Panthers fired coach Gerard Gallant on Sunday. 

"I've been let go," Gallant told NHL.com prior to leaving PNC Arena in a taxi following a 3-2 loss against the Carolina Hurricanes. 

General manager Tom Rowe was named interim coach for the remainder of the 2016-17 season.

Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Staal sustained a concussion against the Florida Panthers on Sunday and has been placed on injured reserve.

There is no timetable for Staal's return, general manager Ron Francis told the News & Observer on Monday.

VANCOUVER -- Defenseman Alexander Edler will miss 4-6 weeks because of a fractured index finger on his left hand, leaving the Vancouver Canucks without either player from their top defense pair.

Edler, who is scheduled to have surgery Monday, was injured early in the first period when he attempted to block a shot by Colorado Avalanche forward Carl Soderberg in a 3-2 shootout win on Saturday. His regular playing partner, Christopher Tanev, hasn't resumed skating because of a lower-body injury that has kept him out of the lineup since Nov. 2.

For someone making his first NHL start in almost four years, Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Michael Leighton was the picture of calm during pregame warmup Sunday. 

When Leighton's teammates peppered him with the usual shots prior to facing the Florida Panthers, he wasted little energy, keeping his movements to a minimum. When his work was finished he skated to the Hurricanes bench and did something that caught the attention of coach Bill Peters.

New Jersey Devils left wing Taylor Hall practiced Monday for the first time since having surgery to repair the meniscus in his left knee.

Hall said he sustained the injury during practice Nov. 14, before the Devils were scheduled to travel to play the Dallas Stars the next day.

The Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation and Ice Hockey in Harlem have turned #GivingTuesday into a fun competition.

The NHL Hockey Is For Everyone programs are competing in a head-to-head fundraising battle in recognition of #GivingTuesday, a global day of charity and philanthropy which will be celebrated Nov. 29.

Anthony Stolarz made history Sunday and a few fans who know all about him were in the house to witness it.

THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Nov. 29

1924: One of hockey's iconic arenas, the Montreal Forum, has its official opening, and the Montreal Canadiens celebrate by defeating the Toronto St. Patricks 7-1, before a crowd of 9,000 fans. Billy Boucher has three goals for the Canadiens, the first coming 55 seconds into the game.

Each day this season, NHL.com's fantasy staff will provide daily picks for DraftKings NHL contests. This list of targets includes value options at each position to help you build a winning roster.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- It takes a keen eye to see everything, to take in the pucks tucked in the corners, the citations hung from the sides of the display case, the framed photos stacked two and three deep. The trophies are crowded on each other, the letters sit overlapped with plaques and pictures, the glass awards and bowls and cups and keys and medals fill every inch of a space that cannot contain the legacy it tries to hold. 

There is the puck from Brian Lawton's first NHL goal. There is a letter from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. There is the key to the city of Woonsocket. There is a jersey with the No. 696 on it, commemorating a national record for wins that has long since been smashed. Next to it is a jersey with No. 800 on it, just as obsolete.

STAMFORD, Conn. -  NBC will broadcast live coverage of the 2017 Honda NHL All-Star Game from Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29. Coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. ET. This is the first network-television broadcast of the NHL All-Star Game since 2004. The game was originally scheduled to be televised on NBCSN. 

This is the third NHL All-Star Game to be played in Los Angeles, home to the Kings, who are celebrating their 50th season in the league. Last season's NHL All-Star Game, which took place in Nashville, Tenn., and was televised on NBCSN, was the network's most-watched All-Star Game since NHL broadcast rights were acquired prior to the 2005-06 season. Click here for more information on last year's record viewership.