National Hockey

EDMONTON — Robert Larsson, the father of Edmonton Oilers defenceman Adam Larsson, has died. He was 50.

VANCOUVER — The big smile on Brendan Gaunce's face spoke volumes. Gaunce scored two goals in a game for the first time in his NHL career as the Vancouver Canucks overcome an early deficit to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 Thursday night.

CALGARY — Led by a big night by Alex Killorn on Thursday, Tampa Bay took advantage of a rare off-night by Mike Smith.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Devin Shore's oddity of a goal was the result of years of playing a different sport. "Yeah, 15 years of lacrosse paid off, I guess," Shore said with a smile after the Dallas Stars beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 on Thursday night.

WINNIPEG — Gerard Gallant downplayed the achievement his upstart Vegas Golden Knights reached with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.

EDMONTON — A late comeback bid didn't deflate the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. J.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta was held out of a game Thursday night after being involved in an auto accident on his way to the arena.

NASHVILLE — After welcoming Filip Forsberg back to the lineup, the Predators looked like the team that made it to the Stanley Cup Final last season.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Keith Yandle and the Florida Panthers took advantage of the undisciplined Buffalo Sabres in the first period. And then the Panthers stood their ground once things got chippy in the final two minutes.

NEW YORK — Curtis McElhinney is getting more comfortable as his career progresses, and it's been showing on the ice.