National Hockey

DETROIT — Anze Kopitar passed Wayne Gretzky on the all-time scoring list -- for the Los Angeles Kings, that is. Kopitar scored twice to help the Kings beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 Sunday night.

WINNIPEG — Blake Wheeler continued his dominance over Philadelphia as Winnipeg used the power play to break the game open.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have assigned under-performing second-year centre Casey Mittelstadt to the minors.

Vancouver Canucks (16-13-4, fifth in the Pacific Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (17-13-5, fourth in the Pacific Division) Paradise, Nevada; Sunday, 8 p.m.

Minnesota Wild (16-12-5, fifth in the Central Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (12-15-6, seventh in the Central Division) Chicago; Sunday, 7 p.m.

Colorado Avalanche (21-8-3, second in the Central Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (20-8-6, first in the Central Division) St. Louis; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nathan MacKinnon leads Colorado into a matchup against St. Louis.

Nashville Predators (14-12-5, sixth in the Central Division) vs. New York Rangers (16-12-4, sixth in the Metropolitan Division) New York; Monday, 7 p.m.

Edmonton Oilers (18-13-4, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Dallas Stars (19-11-4, third in the Central Division) Dallas; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Edmonton heads into the matchup against Dallas after losing four straight games.

Washington Capitals (24-5-5, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (12-14-6, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) Columbus, Ohio; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: John Carlson and Washington square off against Columbus.

Los Angeles Kings (13-18-3, eighth in the Pacific Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (9-22-3, eighth in the Atlantic Division) Detroit; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Red Wings host the Los Angeles Kings. The Red Wings are 5-11-1 at home.