National Hockey

DETROIT — If last weekend was rock bottom for the Detroit Red Wings, then this was a pretty strong response. Gustav Nyquist scored twice, and the Red Wings snapped a seven-game slide with a 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.

NEW YORK — San Jose Sharks defenceman Brenden Dillon has been suspended one game by the NHL for slashing Madison Bowey of the Washington Capitals. The league's department of player safety announced the punishment Tuesday.

TAMPA, Fla. — When the Tampa Bay Lightning needed to regain the momentum, Yanni Gourde took over. Gourde scored two of Tampa Bay's three goals late in the second period and the Lightning beat the New York Islanders 6-2 on Tuesday night.

MONTREAL — Brayden Schenn knew that if the St. Louis Blues kept dominating games their winless run would end sooner or later.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cory Schneider was terrific in his 100th win with the New Jersey Devils. The veteran goalie got plenty of offensive help, too.

PITTSBURGH — Ondrej Pavelec didn't know he was getting just his third start in the last six weeks until late Tuesday afternoon, when New York Rangers star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist came down with the flu.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres are shipping Matt Moulson to California to continue playing after the underachieving winger cleared waivers.

MONTREAL — Brayden Schenn, Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko have something in common besides being the big three in the St. Louis Blues' attack.

HALIFAX — The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has unveiled extensive changes to player safety protocols, and issued an apology for releasing information "lacking in accuracy," four years after the sudden on-ice death of a 16-year-old prospect from

Jarmo Kekalainen isn’t interested in starting a public campaign over the potentially harsh nature of the NHL's divisional playoff format.