National Hockey

BOSTON — Lightning coach Jon Cooper came to Boston with a plan to steal back the home-ice advantage that the Bruins took away with their Game 1 win in Tampa. Now he has bigger goals in mind.

WINNIPEG — Joel Armia says he will be in the lineup tonight when the Winnipeg Jets host the Nashville Predators in Game 4 of their second-round playoff series.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Blue Jackets defencemen Zach Werenski had surgery on a shoulder injury that has bothered him since early last season. The team says full recovery is expected to take five to six months.

NEW YORK — The NHL suspended Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson three games on Wednesday for an illegal hit on Pittsburgh's Zach Aston-Reese.

SAN JOSE, Calif.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Marcus Sorensen and Joonas Donskoi delivered the fast start San Jose coach Peter DeBoer wanted and Martin Jones did the rest to help the Sharks tie their playoff series with Vegas at two games apiece.

BOSTON — Ondrej Palat scored twice in the first 3:19 of the game, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Wednesday night to open a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets managed to put a crushing double overtime loss in the rearview mirror. Now they're hoping to do the same following a stunning comeback win.

PITTSBURGH — Tom Wilson's aggression helped propel him from fourth-line grinder into a difference-maker who skates alongside Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. His teammates feed off the edginess of his play. His coach loves his tenacity.

DENVER — The Dallas Stars reached into the collegiate ranks to find their new head coach. It's a strategy that's certainly working out well in Philadelphia.