National Hockey

Columbus Blue Jackets (6-5-3, fourth in the Central Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (6-4-4, third in the Central Division) Chicago; Thursday, 8 p.m.

Ottawa Senators (2-11-1, seventh in the North Division) vs. Winnipeg Jets (7-4-1, fourth in the North Division) Winnipeg, Manitoba; Thursday, 8 p.m.

Anaheim Ducks (5-6-3, fifth in the West Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (8-1-1, first in the West Division) Paradise, Nevada; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Vegas comes into a matchup with Anaheim as winners of three consecutive games.

Tampa Bay Lightning (9-1-1, first in the Central Division) vs. Florida Panthers (7-1-2, second in the Central Division) Sunrise, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh Penguins (5-5-1, fifth in the East Division) vs. New York Islanders (5-4-2, fourth in the East Division) Uniondale, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Calgary Flames (6-5-1, fifth in the North Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (6-10-0, sixth in the North Division) Vancouver, British Columbia; Thursday, 10 p.m.

Detroit Red Wings (3-9-2, eighth in the Central Division) vs. Nashville Predators (5-8-0, seventh in the Central Division) Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m.

San Jose Sharks (5-5-1, seventh in the West Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (3-6-3, eighth in the West Division) Los Angeles; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles is looking to end its five-game losing streak with a win against San Jose.

LAS VEGAS — Zach Whitecloud scored the first game-winning goal of his career late in the third period to lift the Vegas Golden Knights over the Anaheim Ducks 5-4 on Tuesday night.

LOS ANGELES — If the San Jose Sharks can ever figure out how to manage the second period, they might be onto something this season. Logan Couture scored in a shootout after teammate Evander Kane tied the game with 44.