National Hockey

OTTAWA (AP) — Artemi Panarin and Ryan Strome each had a goal and an assist and Igor Shesterkin stopped 29 shots and the New York Rangers defeated the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Sunday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Aleksander Barkov had a goal and two assists and the surging Florida Panthers beat the Chicago Blackhawks on 5-2 on Sunday for their third straight win.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins spent the first four months of the season shadowboxing each other for the top spot in perhaps the NHL's most competitive division.

NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Hammond made 30 saves and stopped two of three shootout attempts, leading the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win against the New York Islanders on Sunday.

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Markus Niemelainen was fined Sunday by the NHL for cross-checking. The department of player safety docked Niemelainen's pay by US$2,043.

Buffalo Sabres (16-26-8, seventh in the Atlantic) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (24-23-1, fifth in the Metropolitan) Columbus, Ohio; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jackets -162, Sabres +136; over/under is 6.

Colorado Avalanche (36-9-4, first in the Central) vs. Boston Bruins (28-17-4, fourth in the Atlantic) Boston; Monday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boston hosts the Colorado Avalanche after the Bruins took down Ottawa 3-2 in overtime.

Dallas Stars (27-19-2, fifth in the Central) vs. Arizona Coyotes (12-33-4, eighth in the Central) Glendale, Arizona; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Coyotes +204, Stars -252; over/under is 5.

New York Rangers (31-13-5, third in the Metropolitan) vs. Ottawa Senators (18-25-5, sixth in the Atlantic) Ottawa, Ontario; Sunday, 5 p.m.

VANCOUVER — On a night when the Vancouver Canucks hoped to gain ground in the NHL standings some old habits crept back into their game and tripped them up.