National Hockey

ST. LOUIS — Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point scored, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 32 shots and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the St. Louis Blues 3-0 on Tuesday night in a matchup of the NHL's top two teams.

LAS VEGAS — On a night when top goalie Marc-Andre Fleury made his long-anticipated return to the Vegas Golden Knights, it was his Carolina counterpart who grabbed the headlines.

CHICAGO — Patrick Kane and the Chicago Blackhawks found a way to eke out another victory despite another less-than-rousing performance.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The road-weary Minnesota Wild went the extra mile again to get two points on Tuesday night.

ST. LOUIS — Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy erased the memory of a bad outing in St. Louis with one solid performance. Vasilevskiy stopped 32 shots, Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point scored and the Lightning beat the St.

NEWARK, N.J. — Among the criticisms levelled at Taylor Hall during his tenure with the Edmonton Oilers was a perceived lack of leadership.

PHILADELPHIA — There wasn't anything fancy about Sean Couturier's game-winning goal. Claude Giroux's pass that set it up, though, was something special.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres are trying to climb out of the Eastern Conference basement. While they are rising, the Ottawa Senators are headed in the opposite direction.

WASHINGTON — Two losses for Washington played a role in another win for surging Capitals. John Carlson scored a tiebreaking goal in the second period, and Washington beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Tuesday night for its eighth victory in 10 games.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — When Edmonton scored the third goal on Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus' exasperated net-minder fell on his back and stared up at the lights while the Oilers celebrated.