National Hockey

St. Louis Blues (43-20-10, third in the Central) vs. Buffalo Sabres (27-37-11, sixth in the Atlantic) Buffalo, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: St. Louis heads into a matchup against Buffalo as winners of six straight games.

New York Rangers (47-21-6, second in the Metropolitan) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (23-39-11, eighth in the Metropolitan) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Ottawa Senators (27-40-6, seventh in the Atlantic) vs. Boston Bruins (45-23-5, fourth in the Atlantic) Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m.

New York Islanders (34-29-9, fifth in the Metropolitan) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (42-22-11, third in the Metropolitan) Pittsburgh; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Washington Capitals (41-22-10, fourth in the Metropolitan) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (47-20-6, second in the Atlantic) Toronto; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Washington visits Toronto aiming to prolong its five-game road winning streak.

Anaheim Ducks (29-33-13, sixth in the Pacific) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (44-21-8, third in the Atlantic) Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Anaheim heads to Tampa Bay for a non-conference matchup.

Minnesota Wild (45-21-6, second in the Central) vs. Dallas Stars (42-27-4, fifth in the Central) Dallas; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota into a matchup against Dallas.

Detroit Red Wings (28-35-10, fifth in the Atlantic) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (48-18-8, first in the Metropolitan) Raleigh, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Metropolitan-leading Carolina Hurricanes take on the Detroit Red Wings.

Los Angeles Kings (39-26-10, third in the Pacific) vs. Colorado Avalanche (52-14-6, first in the Central) Denver; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville captain Roman Josi finally has chased down Paul Kariya for the Predators' single-season scoring record. Next up is Brian Leetch, someone who might be much tougher to catch.