National Hockey

Vegas Golden Knights (20-6-1, first in the West Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (12-10-6, fifth in the West Division) Los Angeles; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Mark Stone leads Vegas into a matchup against Los Angeles.

LAS VEGAS — Ryan Reaves broke a tie during a run of four straight Vegas goals in the third period and the Golden Knights rallied to beat the San Jose Sharks 5-4 on Wednesday night.

CALGARY — The NHL's top two scorers helped unleash the Edmonton Oilers' firepower in a 7-3 romp Wednesday over the host Calgary Flames.

LOS ANGELES — Drew Doughty, Carl Grundström and Trevor Moore scored in a dominant first period, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night.

WINNIPEG — Nikolaj Ehlers knows he had a lot of help in securing an overtime win for the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. Just under a minute into overtime, Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck made a giant save on Montreal Canadiens defenceman Jeff Petry.

NEW YORK — Mika Zibanejad had three goals and three assists in New York’s seven-goal second period and the Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 9-0 on Wednesday night.

OTTAWA — Adam Gaudette says he owes goalie coach Ian Clark for his shootout skills. The Canucks centre scored the first shootout goal of his career on Wednesday to lift the Canucks to a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators.

NEW YORK — Mika Zibanejad had three goals and three assists in New York’s seven-goal second period, and the Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 9-0 Wednesday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Firing Buffalo Sabres coach Ralph Krueger on Wednesday represents just the beginning of what could become Kevyn Adams’ major overhaul of an overpriced, underperforming team in the midst of a 12-game skid.

NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Minnesota Wild defenceman Carson Soucy for one game for charging Arizona Coyotes forward Conor Garland. The league’s Department of Player Safety announced the suspension Wednesday. Soucy will forfeit $23,706.