National Hockey

Montreal Canadiens (28-37-6, eighth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (54-11-5, first in the Atlantic Division) Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins take on the Montreal Canadiens with a four winning streak intact.

Seattle Kraken (38-24-7, fourth in the Pacific Division) vs. Nashville Predators (35-26-8, fifth in the Central Division) Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m.

Minnesota Wild (41-22-8, second in the Central Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (26-32-12, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) Philadelphia; Thursday, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago Blackhawks (24-40-6, eighth in the Central Division) vs. Washington Capitals (33-31-8, sixth in the Metropolitan Division) Washington; Thursday, 7 p.m.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Phil Kessel and Reilly Smith scored in the first period, and the Vegas Golden Knights held on to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 Tuesday night for their fifth straight road win.

VANCOUVER — Rick Tocchet is still in teaching mode two months into his tenure with the Vancouver Canucks. And there were valuable lessons to be learned in a 4-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, the head coach said.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Tyler Toffoli had three assists, Calgary scored twice on the power play and the Flames bounced back from a six-goal loss one night earlier with a 5-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Matt Boldy scored on a breakaway with 1.3 seconds left in overtime and Filip Gustavsson made a career-high 47 saves to give the Minnesota Wild a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.

DALLAS (AP) — Defenseman Adam Larsson scored on a breakaway backhander 1:52 into overtime and emergency callup goaltender Joey Daccord made 25 saves in his first NHL appearance since Nov.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lucas Raymond’s goal in the fourth round of a shootout gave the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. Raymond’s goal was the only one from either team in the tiebreaker.