National Hockey

LAS VEGAS — The thought of playing an NHL game in his hometown never entered Jason Zucker's mind when the Minnesota Wild made him their second-round pick in the 2010 draft.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks and Detroit Red Wings are no longer in the same conference, but share enough institutional memory and bad feelings to give their games a little extra charge.

DENVER — Colton Sissons and Filip Forsberg each scored twice, backup goaltender Juuse Saros stopped 33 shots and the Nashville Predators became the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot this season by beating the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Friday ni

DENVER — The Nashville Predators didn't break out the bubbly or anything rowdy like that after becoming the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot this season.

CALGARY — It took Evander Kane until his 565th game to record his first career NHL hat trick. He then added another goal for good measure to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 7-4 win over the Calgary Flames on Friday.

WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals scored 13 goals in two games against the New York Islanders, and Alex Ovechkin accounted for none of them. T.J.

OTTAWA — Mike Hoffman scored in overtime as Ottawa edged the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Friday and the Senators won their third game in a row for just the second time this season. Ottawa won on home ice for the first time since Feb. 17.

NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have signed forward Brett Seney to a two-year, entry-level contract. Devils general manager Ray Shero announced Friday that the contract will begin with the 2018-19 season.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Anaheim Ducks defenceman Kevin Bieksa will be out for two to five weeks after surgery to remove scar tissue from his left hand. Bieksa is having surgery Friday, the Ducks announced.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Anaheim Ducks defenceman Kevin Bieksa will be out for two to five weeks after surgery to remove scar tissue from his left hand. Bieksa is having surgery Friday, the Ducks announced.