National Hockey

DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon delivered in a big way for a depleted lineup. The speedy Colorado forward had a goal and two assists as the short-handed Avalanche held off a late rally by the Anaheim Ducks for a 3-2 win on Tuesday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks think Lukas Reichel could become one of their top forwards, so they are working on turning his potential into reality. It remains an ongoing project.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Matt Boldy scored twice and had an assist, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — The rivalry between the Nashville Predators and Chicago Blackhawks isn't much of a rivalry these days. It belongs to the Predators at the moment.

NEW YORK (AP) — William Eklund scored in the closing seconds of overtime, Tomas Hertl had a hat trick and the San Jose Sharks erased a three-goal, third-period deficit to defeat the New York Islanders 5-4 on Tuesday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Dylan Larkin scored twice as the Detroit Red Wings raced to an early lead and held on to defeat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Tuesday night. The Red Wings jumped out to a 4-0 lead, but had to hold off a late Sabres comeback try.

OTTAWA — A 6-2 win over the best team in the National Hockey League is exactly what the Ottawa Senators needed for a confidence boost.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Drew Doughty scored 33 seconds into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings rallied from a three-goal deficit in the third period, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Tuesday night for their NHL record-tying 10th straight road w

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Brady Tkachuk and Vladimir Tarasenko each scored twice to lead the Ottawa Senators to an impressive 6-2 win over the league-leading New York Rangers on Tuesday night.

SEATTLE (AP) — The last centralized NHL Draft for the foreseeable future is going out with the glitz and bright lights of Vegas.