Hockey

New York Islanders (3-5-2, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (4-5-1, in the Atlantic Division) Buffalo, New York; Friday, 7 p.m.

New Jersey Devils (7-4-2, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Calgary Flames (5-4-1, in the Pacific Division) Calgary, Alberta; Friday, 9 p.m.

Tampa Bay Lightning (7-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (6-1-2, in the Central Division) Saint Paul, Minnesota; Friday, 8 p.m.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Fiala had the perfect bounce-back game after being scratched one night earlier for violating a team rule. The Los Angeles Kings' forward had a goal and an assist in Wednesday night's 6-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Damon Severson broke a scoreless tie in the third period, Elvis Merzlikins stopped 28 shots for his first shutout of the season and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the New York Islanders 2-0 on Wednesday night.

VANCOUVER — Nico Hischier scored and had a pair of assists Wednesday as the New Jersey Devils blanked the Vancouver Canucks 6-0.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anze Kopitar had a goal and two assists, including the his 800th career assist. as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-3 on Wednesday night.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mikhail Sergachev had a goal and two assists, Connor Ingram stopped 30 shots and the Utah Hockey Club beat the Calgary Flames 5-1 on Wednesday night.

DENVER (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored the first of three Tampa Bay goals in the opening 5 1/2 minutes and the Lightning beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Wednesday night for their third straight win.

DETROIT (AP) — Kyle Conner had a goal and two assists to top 500 points for his career, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2 on Wednesday night.