National Hockey

MANALAPAN, Fla. — Nikita Kucherov was happy to be the villain last summer.

Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has died at the age of 62. The Senators made the announcement Monday night. The cause of death was not immediately known. In 2015, Melnyk had a liver transplant at the Toronto General Hospital.

San Jose Sharks (29-28-8, sixth in the Pacific) vs. Arizona Coyotes (20-41-5, eighth in the Central) Glendale, Arizona; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Arizona is looking to end its six-game losing streak with a win against San Jose.

Carolina Hurricanes (44-15-7, first in the Metropolitan) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (41-18-6, second in the Atlantic) Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lightning -140, Hurricanes +118; over/under is 5.

Winnipeg Jets (32-25-10, sixth in the Central) vs. Buffalo Sabres (24-33-10, sixth in the Atlantic) Buffalo, New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles Kings (36-23-9, second in the Pacific) vs. Edmonton Oilers (37-25-5, third in the Pacific) Edmonton, Alberta; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Connor McDavid and Edmonton square off against Los Angeles.

Vegas Golden Knights (36-28-4, fourth in the Pacific) vs. Seattle Kraken (21-39-6, eighth in the Pacific) Seattle; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Vegas travels to Seattle looking to end its seven-game road losing streak.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Wennberg scored 14 seconds into the game, Jared McCann had his team-leading 24th goal of the season and the Seattle Kraken dominated on both ends of the ice in a 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.

EDMONTON — Going back to the drawing board produced a much more positive picture for Ryan McLeod and the Edmonton Oilers. McLeod had two goal and an assist to lead Edmonton to a 6-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Monday night.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has died from an illness, the team said Monday night. He was 62.