National Hockey

NEW YORK — Tyler Pitlick scored twice and Jamie Benn had a goal and two assists, leading the Dallas Stars to a 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night.

VANCOUVER — Kyle Turris believes Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk is the reason he's no longer in the nation's capital.

DETROIT — In just over two minutes, Brad Marchand stole another victory for the Boston Bruins.

NEW YORK — After a game in which Dallas got balanced scoring to cruise to its second straight win, Stars coach Ken Hitchcock gave all the credit to goalie Kari Lehtonen.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators snapped a five-game losing streak Wednesday night with a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers. The victory was just Ottawa's (10-13-7) second in regulation since Nov. 11.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators entered Wednesday's game with just one win over their last 13 outings, but general manager Pierre Dorion still believes his team can make the playoffs.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have placed defenceman Cody Franson on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. Franson has missed Chicago's last two games.

NASHVILLE — The home of the Nashville Predators will continue to be known as Bridgestone Arena through at least 2025. The Nashville Predators and Bridgestone Americas Inc.

NEW YORK — The wife of Hall of Fame hockey player Luc Robitaille has tweeted about an advance she says Donald Trump made on her more than two decades ago in an elevator at Madison Square Garden.

PITTSBURGH — Jim Rutherford knows what it's like to be a young goaltender trying to find his way in the NHL.