National Hockey

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mikael Granlund helped the Minnesota Wild get a big win over a division foe. He scored the tiebreaking goal in the second period and the Wild beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 on Wednesday night.

NEW YORK — After further review, Buffalo goalie Robin Lehner was still convinced the Sabres got robbed. Mathew Barzal scored 1:08 into overtime to give the New York Islanders a 3-2 victory over Buffalo on Wednesday night.

BOSTON — Bruins captain Zdeno Chara didn't hesitate when he was asked if Boston is beginning to believe it's a top team. "We know we have a good hockey team with good players.

PITTSBURGH — Penguins coach Mike Sullivan called it the biggest character win of the season for his struggling team. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin scored in the shootout, and Pittsburgh rallied past the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 on Wednesday night.

NEWARK, N.J. — There seems to be no stopping the surprising New Jersey Devils these days, especially on home ice.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes are threatening to move up in the Metropolitan Division, thanks in part to the play of young forward Sebastian Aho and veteran goalie Cam Ward.

TORONTO — Johnny Bower didn't really want to come to Toronto. But the pint-sized goalie with the big heart went on to become part of Maple Leafs lore.

DENVER — Arizona Coyotes centre Zac Rinaldo has been suspended six games for punching Samuel Girard of the Colorado Avalanche.

VANCOUVER — The Chicago Blackhawks have placed goaltender Corey Crawford on injured reserve for the second time this month. Coach Joel Quenneville says Crawford is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes expected Clayton Keller to be a key contributor as a rookie this season. Few could have seen how big of an impact the 19-year-old forward would have out of the gate.