National Hockey

OTTAWA — Mike Hoffman won't soon forget his 100th career goal as it proved to be the winner in the Ottawa Senators' 4-3 overtime victory against the Nashville Predators Thursday night.

TAMPA, Fla. — Nikita Kucherov got the Tampa Bay Lightning off to a strong start in their first home game in three weeks.

NEWARK, N.J. — Getting ready to play the Flames, the New Jersey Devils knew they had to stop Calgary's top line of Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan and Michael Ferland if they wanted to win. They didn't, and they didn't.

PHILADELPHIA — Claude Giroux didn't like the way he was playing, so the Philadelphia captain called himself out. And he responded in a big way.

ST. LOUIS — The NHL All-Star Game could be headed for St. Louis if planned improvements to Scottrade Center are completed. The Blues and the city are in the midst of a $64 million renovation of the 24-year-old facility.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have placed forwards Marcus Kruger and Josh Jooris on waivers. The team announced the move Thursday and can send either or both to its AHL affiliate in Charlotte upon clearing waivers at noon Friday.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators knew Alex Burrows was facing a suspension, but 10 games caught them by surprise.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets got plenty of lucky breaks in their surprisingly successful 2016-17 season. Serious injuries were avoided, their power play was one of the NHL's best, and goalie Sergei Bobrovsky won the Vezina Trophy.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres defenceman Jake McCabe will miss between three and four weeks after having surgery to repair a thumb injury. McCabe had surgery on Wednesday, a day after he was hurt in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks.

LOS ANGELES — The third period has belonged to the Los Angeles Kings all season, and they showed it again with another furious finish against the Edmonton Oilers.