National Hockey

ST. LOUIS — All Vladimir Tarasenko had to do was wait. Tarasenko scored his second goal of the game in overtime to lift the St. Louis Blues over the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Tuesday night.

DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings are a team in transition, and that was evident Tuesday night.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators are struggling to find comfort in the moral victories these days. With a 4-3 loss to the New York Islanders on Tuesday night the Senators find themselves mired in a six-game losing streak for the second time this season.

NEWARK, N.J. — Getting to the playoffs many times involves getting big plays from guys on the third and fourth lines in addition to having your stars step up.

Kevin Cheveldayoff isn't expecting NHL general managers to completely rewrite the script when the next expansion draft rolls around.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Upon passing a physical and signing his three-year NHL contract, Casey Mittelstadt's first order of business as a member of the Buffalo Sabres proved to be a perk on Tuesday.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks say defenceman Chris Tanev will miss the rest of the season with a sprained knee. Tanev suffered the injury in a 4-1 loss at St. Louis on Friday.

TORONTO — The NHL's hockey operations department will have the final say on what has become its most hotly contested rule beginning Wednesday.

NEW YORK — A change to the NHL's protocol for goaltender interference reviews is happening quicker than expected.

BROSSARD, Que. — Canadiens defenceman Shea Weber says he played over two months with a torn tendon in his left foot after being injured in Montreal's season opener against the Buffalo Sabres.