National Hockey

NEW YORK — Rick Nash scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:27 remaining to lead the New York Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the Pacific Division-leading Los Angeles Kings on Friday night. Chris Kreider, Kevin Hayes and J.T.

NEWARK, N.J. — Corey Schneider and the New Jersey Devils rebounded quickly from an overtime loss the night before in Montreal and push aside the Dallas Stars.

DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings earned a desperately needed victory by figuring out how to hold onto a third-period lead.

NEW YORK — Stopped on a similar chance in the first period, Rick Nash changed his approach when he got another opportunity with the score tied late in the game, and it worked.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Carolina Hurricanes are heading home on a winning streak. Jaccob Slavin scored 2:15 into overtime to give the Hurricanes a 5-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.

OTTAWA — On a weekend celebrating the game of hockey in the nation's capital, Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk put a damper on the festivities.

DENVER — Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ryan Callahan has an upper-body injury that will sideline him at least indefinitely. The Lightning said Friday that Callahan will be re-evaluated in 3-4 weeks.

OTTAWA — The NHL 100 Classic game could be the right tonic after a difficult month for the Ottawa Senators. The Senators take on the Montreal Canadiens at TD Place on Saturday night in an outdoor game to celebrate the NHL's 100th anniversary.

VANCOUVER — Christopher Tanev has been added to the Vancouver Canucks' mounting injury list. Head coach Travis Green said after today's morning skate that the defenceman will be out two to three weeks with a groin strain.

OTTAWA — It was a night of sticky ice, last-minute player signings and a disappointingly small crowd.