National Hockey

Carolina Hurricanes (17-12-3, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (14-13-3, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Toronto Maple Leafs (16-7-6, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (13-17-3, seventh in the Atlantic Division) Buffalo, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Vancouver Canucks (22-9-2, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Dallas Stars (18-8-4, first in the Central Division) Dallas; Thursday, 8 p.m.

Montreal Canadiens (14-13-4, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (13-13-4, seventh in the Central Division) Saint Paul, Minnesota; Thursday, 8 p.m.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The highlight for the Buffalo Sabres came 30 seconds in, when a festive but small holiday crowd rose to its feet to cheer defenseman Rasmus Dahlin for scoring the opening goal.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist as the Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Tuesday night. The Kings improved to 13-1-1 on the road, the best mark in the NHL.

BOSTON (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored his second goal of the game at 2:54 of overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 National Hockey League win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Michael Kesselring scored with 3:33 remaining to cap a four-goal comeback in the Arizona Coyotes’ 4-3 National Hockey League victory over Ottawa on Tuesday night, spoiling the return of Senators interim coach Jacques Martin.

CHICAGO (AP) — Kevin Korchinski has rejoined the Chicago Blackhawks following the death of his father, Larry. The 19-year-old Korchinski was on the ice for Chicago's morning skate ahead of Tuesday night's 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.

CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Johnson was in the right place at the right time. Connor Bedard was everywhere, and Petr Mrazek delivered at the very end. For one night, at least, the Chicago Blackhawks looked pretty good.