National Hockey

SUNRISE, Fla. — Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning looked plenty fresh in the second leg of back-to-back games. Stamkos and Alex Killorn scored to lead the Lightning over the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Tuesday night.

PITTSBURGH — So much for Tristan Jarry's brilliant play. Maybe the talk about Jarry pushing Matt Murray as Pittsburgh's top goaltender, too. At least for now.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jack Eichel scored two goals to extend his NHL-leading point streak to 14 games, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Tuesday night.

DALLAS — The Dallas Stars fired second-year coach Jim Montgomery on Tuesday for what the team called unprofessional conduct.

DALLAS — The Dallas Stars have fired second-year coach Jim Montgomery for what the team called unprofessional conduct.

MONTEREY, Calif. — Commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday the NHL will work swiftly to make changes to better deal with personnel conduct issues in the wake of incidents that surfaced in recent weeks.

Philadelphia Flyers (17-8-5, third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (19-8-3, second in the Central Division) Denver; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nathan MacKinnon leads Colorado into a matchup against Philadelphia.

Tampa Bay Lightning (14-11-3, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (15-9-5, second in the Atlantic Division) Sunrise, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jonathan Huberdeau and Florida take on Tampa Bay.

Boston Bruins (20-5-6, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Washington Capitals (22-5-5, first in the Metropolitan Division) Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Calgary Flames (16-12-4, third in the Pacific Division) vs. Arizona Coyotes (18-10-4, second in the Pacific Division) Glendale, Arizona; Tuesday, 9 p.m.