National Hockey

CHICAGO — Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour thinks it’s going to be another tough playoff race in the Metropolitan Division this season. So yeah, a little win streak on the road is a big deal.

NASHVILLE — Connor Hellebuyck saw a lot of shots and turned away all but one as Winnipeg skated to yet another road win.

DETROIT — Anthony Duclair and his teammates wanted to make sure D.J. Smith got a win in his first game as a head coach in the area where he grew up.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The first seven wins for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season were by one goal. This time, they finally had some breathing room.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Zach Parise and the Minnesota Wild have been striving for stronger starts during an opening stretch in which they’ve played more road games than any team in the NHL. They did just that Tuesday night.

NEWARK, N.J. — After blowing a couple of late leads, the Boston Bruins got back to playing the right way with the game on the line.

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers are heating up. Aleksander Barkov and Brett Connolly each had a goal and an assist to lift the Panthers over the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Tuesday night. The Panthers are 6-2-1 in their past nine games.

PITTSBURGH — Brock Nelson’s second goal of the game 2:55 into overtime capped a frantic comeback to lift the New York Islanders over the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 Tuesday night to extend their points streak to 15 games.

EDMONTON — Days after addressing Don Cherry's dismissal during a "Hockey Night in Canada" broadcast, sports broadcaster Ron MacLean said that he doesn't believe his former co-host is racist.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — With defenceman Zach Bogosian getting closer to making his season debut, Buffalo general manager Jason Botterill said he is actively seeking a trade to balance the Sabres roster.