National Hockey

DETROIT — Andreas Athanasiou scored 6 seconds into overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night.

NEW YORK — Edmonton Oilers forward Patrick Maroon was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Wednesday for interference against Los Angeles Kings defenceman Drew Doughty.

NEW YORK — Lightning star Steven Stamkos will serve as captain of the Atlantic Division team in the NHL All-Star 3-on-3 tournament this month in Tampa, Florida. Stamkos has 49 points for first-place Tampa Bay and is the face of the franchise.

VANCOUVER — Leaning against a dark blue cement wall adorned with a Vancouver Canucks logo in the bowels of Rogers Arena, club president Trevor Linden reflects upon his team as it approaches the midway point of the regular season.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames may be in playoff contention nearing the halfway point of their regular season, but they have lots of company.

BROSSARD, Que. — It will be up to the Montreal Canadiens' top players to turn the team's fortunes around in the second half of the NHL season.

LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights signed scoring leader Jonathan Marchessault to a $30 million, six-year contract extension Wednesday, the clearest sign yet that the first-year, first-place organization is going for it.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers focused Wednesday on fixing a profoundly dysfunctional penalty kill unit that has come to symbolize a season confoundingly mired deep in the ditch.

Nashville Predators forward and leading scorer Filip Forsberg will miss four to six weeks with an upper-body injury. The Predators announced the extent of Forsberg's injury Wednesday.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar says goaltender Semyon Varlamov is "day-to-day" after suffering a lower-body injury. Varlamov felt some soreness after making a move in net Tuesday night against Winnipeg.