National Hockey

TORONTO — Mike Babcock stepped to the microphone after the Maple Leafs' 3-2 shootout loss Saturday and answered the only question on the minds of Toronto fans before he was even asked.

MONTREAL — Defenceman Shea Weber was ready to play as soon as the puck dropped on Saturday.

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins keep losing high-profile players and keep winning games. It's not ideal, but they'll take it — for now at least.

WASHINGTON — The bird is back, and the Capitals keep soaring.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators may be in the midst of a rebuild, but that doesn't mean the players aren't enjoying themselves right now.

STOCKHOLM — Pat Maroon and the Tampa Bay Lightning made the most of their long trip to Sweden. Maroon scored twice, and the Lighting beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Saturday for a sweep of their two regular-season games in Stockholm.

NEW YORK — Thomas Greiss came through with some big saves. Johnny Boychuk and Jordan Eberle had a couple key blocks when Greiss was out of position, and Scott Mayfield got the winning goal for New York right after Florida tied it in the third period.

Boston Celtics (6-1, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (5-3, seventh in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST Boston heads into a matchup with San Antonio as winners of six consecutive games.

Golden State Warriors (2-7, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (3-5, 10th in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Saturday, 8 p.m.

New Orleans Pelicans (1-7, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (4-4, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST New Orleans enters the matchup against Charlotte after losing three games in a row.