National Hockey

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jimmy Vesey scored early in the third period and the New York Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 Saturday night for their sixth straight win.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Martin Necas scored 2:19 into overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes stretched their point streak to 10 games, topping the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Saturday night.

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin called for fans to throw hats on to the ice to celebrate a three-goal performance not from him but rather one of his least likely teammates to pull that off.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — John Klingberg scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Lukas Dostal stopped 46 shots and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Saturday.

EDMONTON — Lukas Dostal is making the most of his promotion to the big leagues.

BOSTON (AP) — David Krejci scored a go-ahead, power-play goal and the Boston Bruins remained unbeaten in regulation at home with a 4-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.

DETROIT (AP) — Drake Batherson had two goals, Claude Giroux snapped a third-period tie and the Ottawa Senators beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-3 on Saturday for their fourth consecutive victory.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo returned to practice Saturday morning after a nine-game absence he took when his 4-year-old daughter became seriously ill.

New York Islanders (17-12-1, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (22-9-1, first in the Pacific Division) Paradise, Nevada; Saturday, 10 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres (14-14-2, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Arizona Coyotes (9-14-4, seventh in the Central Division) Tempe, Arizona; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE : Sabres -157, Coyotes +134; over/under is 6.