National Hockey

Minnesota Wild (6-10-4, seventh in the Central Division) vs. Nashville Predators (11-10, fifth in the Central Division) Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m.

New Jersey Devils (10-9-1, sixth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (11-10-1, third in the Metropolitan Division) Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Seattle Kraken (8-10-5, fifth in the Pacific Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (11-6-3, fourth in the Atlantic Division) Toronto; Thursday, 7 p.m.

New York Islanders (8-7-6, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (13-8, second in the Metropolitan Division) Raleigh, North Carolina; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Edmonton Oilers (8-12-1, seventh in the Pacific Division) vs. Winnipeg Jets (12-7-2, third in the Central Division) Winnipeg, Manitoba; Thursday, 8 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres (10-10-2, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (11-9-1, fourth in the Central Division) St. Louis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres visit the St.

Colorado Avalanche (15-6, first in the Central Division) vs. Arizona Coyotes (10-9-2, sixth in the Central Division) Tempe, Arizona; Thursday, 9 p.m.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Brock Boeser scored twice to help the Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Tuesday night. Elias Pettersson snapped a third-period tie as Vancouver improved to 3-4 in its last seven games.

VANCOUVER — A year ago, Brock Boeser was nearly a healthy scratch on the night the Vancouver Canucks honoured those fighting cancer. Now, he leads the NHL in goals with 17 and has had a career resurgence during the 2023-24 season.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists and added the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers got a measure of revenge for last year’s second-round playoff loss to Vegas, defeating the Golden Knights 5-4 on Tuesday night.