National Hockey

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Long road trips can be daunting for any team, yet the Minnesota Wild are making it look easy.

WASHINGTON — The Columbus Blue Jackets' NHL-worst power play scored twice and Sergei Bobrovsky made 33 saves in a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night.

WINNIPEG — Blake Wheeler took a pass on soaking up praise after his career-high five-point performance on Friday.

St. Louis Blues goalie Chad Johnson swears he wasn't in a special zone or mindset. The San Jose Sharks might disagree. Johnson made 33 saves for his first shutout with St. Louis, helping the Blues beat the Sharks 4-0 on Friday night.

DETROIT — There was time for one more good chance in overtime before the clock would run out. Andreas Athanasiou took the puck near the blue line, skated in and backhanded it toward the front of the goal, where Dylan Larkin was open.

TORONTO — On a night brimming with stars, the Maple Leafs' supporting cast came up big. Six different Leafs scored — including three from the bottom two lines — and Patrick Marleau notched career assist No.

WASHINGTON — The Columbus Blue Jackets are finally starting to feel confident on the power play, and that could be dangerous for the rest of the NHL.

TORONTO — Martin Brodeur's father took pictures of many of the greatest players in NHL history. His son's plaque now sits amongst those legends in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

The Ottawa Citizen said Friday that hockey reporter Ken Warren was denied access to the Ottawa Senators' team charter to Tampa Bay for a weekend game against the Lightning.

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins say goaltender Tuukka Rask has been granted a leave of absence from the team for a personal matter.