National Hockey

Arizona Coyotes (18-14-2, fourth in the Central Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (13-21, seventh in the Pacific Division) Anaheim, California; Friday, 10 p.m.

Washington Capitals (17-10-5, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Islanders (16-9-9, second in the Metropolitan Division) Elmont, New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago Blackhawks (11-22-1, eighth in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (20-9-4, third in the Central Division) Dallas; Friday, 8 p.m.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Making his first NHL start in nearly 20 months, Chris Driedger made 37 saves to backstop the Seattle Kraken to a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Kempe had two goals, Kevin Fiala scored after being benched in the first period and the Los Angeles Kings overcame a poor start and beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1 on Wednesday night.

CALGARY — After a torn ACL at the 2022 world championships sidelined Chris Driedger for nine months and derailed his career, he finally made it back between the pipes for the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday.

ANAHEIM, Calif.

NEW YORK (AP) — K’Andre Miller scored two goals and added an assist to lead the New York Rangers to a 5-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves for New York, which has won five of its last six.

CHICAGO (AP) — Connor Bedard scored his second goal of the game at 2:15 of a frantic overtime, leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kris Letang became the first defenseman in NHL history to record five points in a period with five assists in the second for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who scored six times in the period and beat the New York Islanders 7-0 on Wednesday