National Hockey

BOSTON — After letting a pair of two-goal leads slip away in the second period, the Boston Bruins got the break they needed early in the third and put an end to the rallies.

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price is expecting to return to action Saturday against the visiting Buffalo Sabres. Price, who has missed 10 games with a lower-body injury, said Friday that he's ready to play.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens traded forward Torrey Mitchell to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday for a 2018 fifth-round conditional draft pick.

Erik Gudbranson looks at the standings almost every day. Sure, it's only November, but it's never too early to start thinking about the playoffs and see which teams are atop the division standings.

NEWARK, N.J. — By his own admission, Charlie McAvoy does not have a bag of tricks that he can use in the shootout. And the Boston Bruins may hope it stays that way.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Logan Couture scored another goal for San Jose but was happier to see the Sharks' top line get untracked.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — At some point, the rest of the NHL is going to have to take the Vegas Golden Knights seriously. Maybe at this point.

LOS ANGELES — The Winnipeg Jets have figured out ways to prevent their losses from lingering this season. The Los Angeles Kings are in a two-week funk, and it finally knocked them out of first place in the Pacific Division.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Josh Anderson scored two minutes into overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets their fifth straight win, 1-0 over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.

DENVER — Whether passing or shooting, Nathan MacKinnon's stick work has been at the centre of Colorado's offensive surge.