National Hockey

Seattle Kraken (22-42-6, eighth in the Pacific) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (24-35-11, seventh in the Central) Chicago; Thursday, 8:30 p.m.

Boston Bruins (44-21-5, third in the Atlantic) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (43-20-7, fourth in the Atlantic) Tampa, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Tampa Bay looks to stop its three-game slide when the Lightning take on Boston.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Elias Pettersson scored twice and had two assists to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-1 victory over Vegas on Wednesday night, snapping a five-game winning streak for the Golden Knights.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Michael Stone got his first goal of the season and an assist in his 500th NHL game, and Elias Lindholm scored his 36th goal in the Calgary Flames' 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Carlson scored twice and added two assists for a four-point game, Alex Ovechkin reached 1,400 career points with his 43rd goal of the season and the Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Wednesday night to sna

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Colton Parayko wore his badge of honor with pride. The St. Louis defenseman took a high stick to the upper lip in the first period of the Blues' 4-1 win over Seattle on Wednesday night.

WINNIPEG — Sam Gagner was complimented for more than the two goals he scored in the Detroit Red Wings' 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Carlson was better than good, Alex Ovechkin reached another milestone and the Washington Capitals handed the Tampa Bay Lightning a third consecutive loss.

Playoff races coming down to the final days and hours of an NHL season have largely been the norm in the league's salary cap era.

Montreal Canadiens veteran Brendan Gallagher has accused Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stützle of embellishing injuries, calling the alleged behaviour "embarrassing.