National Hockey

Growing up in Vancouver, Morgan Rielly marvelled at the mastery of Henrik and Daniel Sedin. He often found himself in awe as the superstar twins spun their magic for the Canucks night after night, making the impossible look effortless.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets backing into a playoff spot with an overtime loss to Pittsburgh on Thursday somehow seemed fitting, considering the weird season it's been.

VANCOUVER — It couldn't have been scripted any better. Daniel and Henrik Sedin said goodbye to the hometown crowd with a farewell straight out of a movie.

WINNIPEG — Connor Hellebuyck could sit out the Winnipeg Jets' final game of the regular season on Saturday, but the goaltender has a major accomplishment he'd like to try to achieve.

NASHVILLE — Predators coach Peter Laviolette's biggest challenge adding Finnish scoring whiz Eeli Tolvanen has been finding a spot for the teenager in his lineup. Yes, the Nashville Predators are that deep.

LOS ANGELES — Kings coach John Stevens told Dustin Brown last summer he could still be a 20-goal scorer in the NHL after failing to hit that threshold for five consecutive seasons.

VANCOUVER — This was the kind of loss the Arizona Coyotes can't feel too bad about the next day.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose coach Peter DeBoer talks about Logan Couture as playing at another level at this time of the year. Couture proved his coach right once again.

WASHINGTON — Craig Smith scored twice and Ryan Johansen had the go-ahead goal late in the third period to help the Nashville Predators beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 Thursday night to clinch first place in the Central Division, the top seed in the

EDMONTON — Very few teams can boast of a positive record against the Vegas Golden Knights this season, but the Edmonton Oilers are one.