National Hockey

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid is at a loss. He can't explain why his Edmonton Oilers can be so flat-footed.

NASHVILLE — Down a goal late in the third period in the second game of a back-to-back, the Tampa Bay Lightning looked to captain Steven Stamkos and he got the tying score. Yanni Gourde then came through in overtime.

BOSTON — Tuukka Rask kept the Boston Bruins surging toward the All-Star break. Rask stopped 37 shots and didn't allow a goal over the final 30 minutes as the Bruins rallied to a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.

PITTSBURGH — Not much more than a month ago, Dominik Simon, Jean-Sebastien Dea and Casey DeSmith were playing minor league hockey in Wilkes-Barre for the AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

MONTREAL — It took one of Jonathan Drouin's best games of the year to end the Colorado Avalanche's ten-game winning streak.

DETROIT — Travis Konecny gracefully got his skates to the blue line, carried the puck into the middle of the right circle and sent a wrist shot to the back of the net.

KENT, Wash. — They showed up on a Tuesday night in early January to enjoy the 2-for-1 beers and hot dogs, the free parking, the $15 tickets a few rows off the ice and the chance to chant "Portland sucks," for three hours.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled forward Kasperi Kapanen from the AHL's Toronto Marlies on Tuesday. The Leafs also loaned forward Frederik Gauthier to the AHL club. Kapanen, 21, has two goals in six games this season with the Leafs.

CALGARY — It took extra time on Monday night, but Jack Eichel finally solved Mike Smith.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet praised centre Nick Cousins after, not just for his game-winning goal against the New York Islanders but also for his improved overall play.