National Hockey

San Jose Sharks (22-20-3, fifth in the Pacific) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (29-10-6, second in the Atlantic) Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Steven Stamkos and Tampa Bay take on San Jose.

Arizona Coyotes (10-29-4, eighth in the Central) vs. Colorado Avalanche (32-8-3, first in the Central) Denver; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Colorado hosts Arizona aiming to continue its 18-game home winning streak.

Washington Capitals (24-12-9, fourth in the Metropolitan) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (27-11-7, third in the Metropolitan) Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Pittsburgh takes on Washington looking to end its three-game home skid.

Calgary Flames (21-13-6, fourth in the Pacific) vs. Dallas Stars (23-17-2, fifth in the Central) Dallas; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Calgary visits Dallas after the Flames shut out Vancouver 1-0.

DENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 Sunday night for their 10th straight win.

MONTREAL — Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen admitted his side needed to be careful heading into Sunday's game against the Montreal Canadiens, which Columbus won 6-3.

DENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 Sunday night for their 10th straight win and 18th straight at home.

DALLAS (AP) — Tyler Seguin had two goals and an assist, Jamie Benn had a goal and two assists, and the Dallas Stars beat the Boston Bruins 6-1 on Sunday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov, Joel Eriksson Ek and Matt Boldy each had a goal and an assist, and the Minnesota Wild beat the New York Islanders 4-3 on Sunday night for their fifth straight win.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored on a rebound with 3:44 remaining to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday. Svechnikov is making it a habit to be the difference-maker for the Hurricanes.