National Hockey

Detroit Red Wings (10-19-4, eighth in the Central Division) vs. Nashville Predators (15-17-1, sixth in the Central Division) Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m.

New York Islanders (21-8-4, first in the East Division) vs. Boston Bruins (16-8-4, fourth in the East Division) Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins host New York after the Islanders took down Philadelphia 2-1 in overtime.

New Jersey Devils (12-14-4, seventh in the East Division) vs. Washington Capitals (20-7-4, second in the East Division) Washington; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: New Jersey plays Washington for a East Division matchup.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Phil Kessel and Lawson Crouse rallied Arizona with goals in the third period, Christian Dvorak got the shootout clincher and the Coyotes beat Colorado 5-4 Tuesday night, ending the Avalanche's seven-game winning streak.

CHICAGO — Kevin Lankinen made 33 saves, Patrick Kane had two assists and the Chicago Blackhawks stopped a four-game slide by holding off the Florida Panthers for a 3-2 win Tuesday night.

Nashville built some momentum on its long road trip. The Predators were certainly happy to be back home. Juuse Saros made 31 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Nashville Predators beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-0 on Tuesday night.

DALLAS — Steven Stamkos and Yanni Gourde scored in the second period and Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded his franchise-record 12th straight win as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Tuesday night and extended their dominance in the seas

CHICAGO — Kevin Lankinen has been working with Chicago goaltending coach Jimmy Waite on finding the puck in traffic and being more patient. He put that practice to good use Tuesday night.

PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers' late surge came up short against New Jersey. They can only hope they have the gas needed to go the distance in their sputtering playoff push.

NEW YORK — The NHL is instituting changes to the draft lottery that make it more difficult for the last-place team to drop out of the top three in the selection order.