Hockey

Boston Bruins (28-28-8, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (37-21-4, in the Atlantic Division) Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 3 p.m.

New York Rangers (31-26-5, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (31-25-5, in the Atlantic Division) Ottawa, Ontario; Saturday, 12:30 p.m.

Montreal Canadiens (30-26-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Calgary Flames (29-23-10, in the Pacific Division) Calgary, Alberta; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames and the Montreal Canadiens meet in a non-conference matchup.

DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar had two goals and four assists for the first six-point game by a defenseman in franchise history and Nathan MacKinnon added two goals and three assists to extend his home points streak to 18 games in the Colorado Avalanche's

DENVER (AP) — The ever-modest Cale Makar did all he could to downplay his two-goal, four-assist night. It was a performance that just so happened to be the most productive offensive showing by a defenseman in franchise history.

The Colorado Avalanche made a big splash on the eve of the NHL trade deadline late Thursday night by getting center Brock Nelson from the New York Islanders.

EDMONTON — Defenceman Jake Walman has been acquired by the Edmonton Oilers in a trade with the San Jose Sharks. San Jose gets Edmonton's conditional first-round pick in the 2026 NHL draft and forward Carl Berglund.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers needed a confidence boost and got one in thrilling fashion against the Montreal Canadiens. Evan Bouchard scored in overtime and had an assist in regulation as Edmonton earned a key 3-2 victory over the Habs on Thursday.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis scored with 18.6 seconds remaining and the Carolina Hurricanes won their third consecutive game by defeating the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Thursday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis scored with 18.6 seconds remaining and the Carolina Hurricanes won their third consecutive game by defeating the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Thursday night.