National Hockey

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Vesey broke a tie with 4:15 left and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 Wednesday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Vesey scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 Wednesday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Joel Armia scored the go-ahead goal with nearly three minutes left in the third period to rally the Montreal Canadiens over the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Wednesday night for their third road win in four games.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames are trending upwards after a terrible start. Just past the quarter pole of the NHL's regular season, the Flames went from a 2-6-1 October to 7-4-2 with a game remaining in November.

VANCOUVER — Trading Anthony Beauvillier to the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday cleared US$4.15 million of cap space, giving Vancouver Canucks GM Patrik Allvin some flexibility in developing his team as it enjoys a hot start to the season.

Paul Maurice's team was spent. And he knew it. The Florida Panthers had battled their way to the Stanley Cup final through three gruelling, emotionally draining series. The No.

After skating at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday morning, Patrick Kane would have loved to play his first game for the Detroit Red Wings at night against the New York Rangers.

San Jose Sharks (5-15-2, eighth in the Pacific Division) vs. Boston Bruins (14-4-3, first in the Atlantic Division) Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins will try to break a three-game skid when they play the San Jose Sharks.

Pittsburgh Penguins (10-10-1, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (10-8-5, fifth in the Atlantic Division) Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Minnesota Wild (6-10-4, seventh in the Central Division) vs. Nashville Predators (11-10, fifth in the Central Division) Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m.