National Hockey

DETROIT — Robby Fabbri scored twice in his first game with Detroit and the Red Wings beat the Boston Bruins 4-2 Friday night to snap a four-game skid. Fabbri was acquired from St.

STOCKHOLM — Nikita Kucherov got the Tampa Bay Lightning off to a fast start in Sweden.

VANCOUBER, B.C. — Jalen Chatfield is poised to make his NHL debut with the Vancouver Canucks after the club recalled the defenceman from their American Hockey League affiliate in Utica, N.Y. The 23-year-old native of Ypsilanti, Mich.

STOCKHOLM — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the NHL plans to return to Europe for games in the next two years.

TORONTO — Nate Schmidt remembers the warning from teammates — watch out for No. 61.

Tampa Bay Lightning (6-5-2, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (9-4-2, third in the Atlantic Division) Stockholm; Friday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Buffalo aims to break its three-game slide with a win against Tampa Bay.

Boston Bruins (11-2-2, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (4-12-1, eighth in the Atlantic Division) Detroit; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Detroit aims to end its four-game losing streak when the Red Wings take on Boston.

Vancouver Canucks (9-4-3, third in the Pacific Division) vs. Winnipeg Jets (8-7-1, fourth in the Central Division) Winnipeg, Manitoba; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Vancouver heads to Winnipeg in Western Conference action.

New Jersey Devils (4-6-4, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (10-5-2, first in the Pacific Division) Edmonton, Alberta; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Edmonton hosts New Jersey looking to break its three-game home skid.

New York Knicks (1-7, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (5-2, second in the Western Conference) Dallas; Friday, 8 p.m. EST New York comes into the matchup with Dallas as losers of four games in a row.