National Hockey

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Auston Matthews enjoyed his mother's cooking — and feasted on the lowly Arizona Coyotes.

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin made the most of a quick opportunity to make up for a shootout miss. Ovechkin scored in regulation and the tiebreaker, lifting the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. — James Reimer delivered for the Florida Panthers — again. Reimer stopped 29 shots in his 10th straight start, and Florida beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday night for its fourth straight victory.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning got to Carey Price in time to pick up another victory. Steven Stamkos scored twice, and the NHL-leading Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 Thursday night for their 10th win in 11 games.

WINNIPEG — The news that Mark Scheifele will miss six to eight weeks was a hard blow to the top-line centre and his Winnipeg Jets teammates.

NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Ottawa Senators defenceman Fredrik Claesson two games, without pay, for an illegal check to the head of Boston Bruins forward Noel Acciari.

OTTAWA — From the misfiring forwards right down to the struggling goaltenders, the Ottawa Senators know they only have themselves to blame for their current situation.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed undrafted free agent forward Cameron Hebig to a three-year entry-level contract.

New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider is sidelined indefinitely with a blood clot in his right arm. The team announced the injury Thursday. The 26-year-old Kreider left a 1-0 shootout win over Washington the previous night.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — No expansion team in NHL history has put together a streak like the one the Vegas Golden Knights are enjoying.