National Hockey

Seattle Kraken (32-21-6, fourth in the Pacific Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (26-28-5, sixth in the Central Division) St. Louis; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The St.

The slumping Tampa Bay Lightning added an element of grit into their lineup to punch up their late-season playoff push by acquiring forward Tanner Jeannot in a trade with the Nashville Predators on Sunday night.

Timo Meier is going to the New Jersey Devils in the latest ante of the high-stakes poker game among Eastern Conference playoff contenders.

The NHL's top contenders did not wait until the last minute to do their shopping before the trade deadline. League-leading Boston got bigger and tougher by adding Dmitry Orlov and Garnet Hathaway. Toronto got defensive by trading for Ryan O'Reilly.

SEATTLE (AP) — Auston Matthews had two goals and Mark Giordano scored in his first game back in Seattle since being traded to Toronto last season as the Maple Leafs beat the Kraken 5-1 on Sunday night.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Roman Josi scored two goals Sunday night and the Nashville Predators won their third in a row, beating the Arizona Coyotes 6-2.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins enjoyed a breakout night after a difficult week. Sidney Crosby started a second-period surge and the Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-3 on Sunday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad briefly left Sunday's game with an injury and the New York Rangers' roster issues became even more problematic.

QUEBEC — The visiting Halifax Mooseheads scored the game's first four goals and then hung on to edge the Quebec Remparts 4-3 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Sunday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Barry Trotz is rejoining the Nashville Predators in their front office, succeeding David Poile, the only general manager in the NHL franchise's history. The team announced the change Sunday, effective the end of June.