National Hockey

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The move by Minnesota Wild coach Bruce Boudreau to put Charlie Coyle at centre between Zach Parise and Nino Niederreiter is paying off.

TAMPA, Fla. — Andrei Vasilevskiy delivered a record-setting performance after sitting out a month.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres didn't need overtime, for a change.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens were determined to show their mettle after their worst performance of the season — and they did just that.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The evening started just fine for the reeling Los Angeles Kings, who scored first on the road against the Columbus Blue Jackets. But it went downhill from there for the visitors. Columbus, which hasn't won at home since Nov.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Forward Rickard Rakell and defenceman Cam Fowler won't travel with the Anaheim Ducks when they begin their longest road trip of the season. Ducks coach Randy Carlyle announced the decision Thursday.

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy is returning after missing 14 games with a fractured left foot to face the Toronto Maple Leafs in a matchup between the NHL's top two teams.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ducks coach Randy Carlyle has called Ondrej Kase the "Energizer Bunny" of his team. Kase certainly had plenty of jump Wednesday night, rallying Anaheim to its seventh victory in eight games.

NEW YORK — Tomas Nosek scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the surging Vegas Golden Knights beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Wednesday night.

CALGARY — Johnny Gaudreau's overtime winner in a 6-5 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers returned the Calgary Flames to first place in the NHL's Western Conference.