National Hockey

VANCOUVER — Kiefer Sherwood scored his first NHL hat trick and the Vancouver Canucks topped the Colorado Avalanche 3-1on Monday. The feisty winger had an even-strength goal, a short-handed goal and an empty-netter for the Canucks (16-9-5).

EDMONTON — Apparently, the Florida Panthers were saving their offence for a Stanley Cup rematch against the Edmonton Oilers.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and the defending champion Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Monday in the rematch of the Stanley Cup Final.

EDMONTON — Niko Mikkola, Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe all had a goal and an assist as the Florida Panthers rubbed salt in the wounds of the Edmonton Oilers, defeating them 6-5 in a wild affair on Monday in a rematch of the Stanley Cup finalists,

DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz had his first two-goal game of the season and Jake Oettinger stopped 25 shots as the Dallas Stars beat the surging Washington Capitals 3-1 on Monday night.

NEW YORK — Edmonton centre Leon Draisaitl, Colorado centre Nathan MacKinnon and Ottawa goaltender Linus Ullmark have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.

Ottawa Senators (15-13-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (15-15-2, in the Pacific Division) Seattle; Tuesday, 10 p.m.

Los Angeles Kings (18-9-3, in the Pacific Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (13-14-5, in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Los Angeles Kings in a non-conference matchup.

Boston Bruins (16-13-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Calgary Flames (15-11-5, in the Pacific Division) Calgary, Alberta; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames and the Boston Bruins face off in an out-of-conference matchup.

Columbus Blue Jackets (12-14-5, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (16-10-2, in the Atlantic Division) Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m.