National Hockey

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Alexandar Georgiev is set to make his NHL debut for the New York Rangers when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. The 22-year-old Russian was 12-11-2 with a 2.97 goals-against average and .

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes acquired goalie Darcy Kuemper from the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday for forward Tobias Rieder and goalie Scott Wedgewood. The 27-year-old Kuemper was 10-1-3 with a 2.

BROSSARD, Que. — Goaltender Carey Price missed practice Wednesday as Montreal Canadiens medical staff checked him out a day after he was struck on the mask by a shot in Philadelphia.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sabres forward Evander Kane doesn't need a fortune teller to understand he's down to his final days in Buffalo when acknowledging he expects to be dealt before the NHL's trading deadline on Monday.

NEWARK, N.J. — There has been a power shift in the New York City metropolitan area in the NHL.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning claimed forward Gabriel Dumont off waivers from the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. The Lightning said in a statement Dumont will be assigned to the AHL's Syracuse Crunch.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens traded defenceman Jakub Jerabek to the Washington Capitals for a 2019 fifth-round draft pick Wednesday.

VANCOUVER — The Colorado Avalanche's power play has been missing for weeks. They found it in Vancouver.

WASHINGTON — Brayden Point scored two first-period goals, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 35 shots to earn his NHL-leading 35th victory and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 Tuesday night in a matchup between division leaders.

ST. LOUIS — With five goals and two assists in his last four games, Mikkel Boedker is on quite a tear at an opportune time. Boedker and Logan Couture each had a goal and an assist, sending the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the slumping St.