National Hockey

Ottawa Senators (29-41-7, seventh in the Atlantic) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (35-36-6, sixth in the Metropolitan) Columbus, Ohio; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Columbus comes into the matchup against Ottawa as losers of three games in a row.

Dallas Stars (43-29-5, fifth in the Central) vs. Calgary Flames (47-20-10, first in the Pacific) Calgary, Alberta; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Flames -219, Stars +179; over/under is 5.

GLENDALE, Ariz (AP) — Alex DeBrincat scored his 40th goal of the season with 37 seconds left in overtime, giving the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday night.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shea Theodore scored 2:09 into overtime to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin enjoyed the biggest moment of his career inside T-Mobile Arena in 2018, when he skated the Stanley Cup around the rink after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights in the Final.

SEATTLE (AP) — Kole Lind, Jordan Eberle and Yanni Gourde all scored in the first period and the Seattle Kraken held on to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 Wednesday night. Philipp Grubauer had 25 saves as Seattle won its third straight.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers are on the cusp of clinching a playoff spot. Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists to move back into the league lead for points as the Oilers earned a 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night.

NEW YORK — Shane Wright will soon have a pretty good idea where he'll start his NHL career. The league announced Wednesday its draft lottery to determine the order of selection for the first 16 picks will be held May 10.

Martin St. Louis had a pretty good sense of what he was getting into.

U.S. women’s hockey star Amanda Kessel is joining the Pittsburgh Penguins for an executive management program that could put her on track to work full time in an NHL front office.