National Hockey

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Benoit Pouliot and Kyle Okposo scored on consecutive shots in the first period and the Buffalo Sabres beat retooled Boston 4-1 on Sunday in forward Rick Nash's Bruins debut.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Edmonton Oilers have been reduced to playing spoiler in the playoff race. It's a role they seem to be relishing, creating plenty of drama along the way.

NEW YORK — With time winding down in overtime, Trevor Daley knew he needed to get in position in front of the net. Daley was in the right spot and tipped in Frans Nielsen's pass with 5.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — As Minnesota recovered from an early deficit against the San Jose Sharks, Wild coach Bruce Boudreau turned to assistant Bob Woods and told him to keep sending defenceman Jared Spurgeon out on the ice as much as possible.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — As well as the Boston Bruins have been playing, general manager Don Sweeney wasn't going to pass up an opportunity to make them better. And bigger.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Kyle Okposo and the Eastern Conference's last-place Buffalo Sabres head into the uncertainty of the NHL's trade deadline sure of one thing.

NEW YORK — The New York Rangers honoured Hall of Fame centre Jean Ratelle by retiring his No. 19.

The Boston Bruins bolstered their chances of contending for the Stanley Cup with a bold move, acquiring Rick Nash from the New York Rangers a day before the NHL trade deadline.

NASHVILLE — Pekka Rinne showed no signs of a letdown following his milestone 300th victory. Rinne made 27 saves for his sixth shutout of the season and the Nashville Predators earned a 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday.

NEWARK, N.J. — For the first time since spending $340 million to buy the New Jersey Devils in the summer of 2013, Josh Harris and David Blitzer are getting a chance to see the team play some meaningful games in the final months of the NHL season.