National Hockey

TORONTO — CTV says it is apologizing to anyone who was offended by comments made by a correspondent on its show The Social following the firing of hockey commentator Don Cherry.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning scored early and often in their first home game after an overseas trip.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Patrik Laine showed he can be an offensive force even when he doesn’t score.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames say defenceman TJ Brodie has been discharged from hospital and is recovering at home after collapsing during a team practice early Thursday.

PITTSBURGH — Penguins star Sidney Crosby will be out at least six weeks after what the team said was a successful core muscle injury repair Thursday. General manager Jim Rutherford says the procedure was performed by Dr.

Carolina Hurricanes (10-7-1, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (9-6-2, fifth in the Atlantic Division) Buffalo, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Buffalo aims to stop its five-game skid when the Sabres play Carolina.

Arizona Coyotes (11-6-2, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (6-11-1, seventh in the Central Division) St. Paul, Minnesota; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arizona visits the Minnesota Wild after the Coyotes took down St.

Winnipeg Jets (10-8-1, fourth in the Central Division) vs. Florida Panthers (9-4-5, third in the Atlantic Division) Sunrise, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Winnipeg Jets visit Florida after the Panthers beat Boston 5-4 in a shootout.

Colorado Avalanche (11-5-2, second in the Central Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (12-6-2, first in the Pacific Division) Edmonton, Alberta; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Leon Draisaitl leads Edmonton into a matchup with Colorado.

San Jose Sharks (8-10-1, seventh in the Pacific Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (9-8-2, sixth in the Pacific Division) Anaheim, California; Thursday, 10 p.m.