National Hockey

BOSTON — Henrik Lundqvist has seen Mats Zuccarello's shot many times during practice so he knows how tough it is to stop.

Hockey commentator Don Cherry says the Senators will leave Ottawa if the club doesn't find a way to draw more fans to their games.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Edmonton Oilers hope Cam Talbot's return can help stop their roller-coaster December.

VANCOUVER — Sam Gagner had shootout moves dancing through his head as he took the ice for his final shift Friday night. The Vancouver Canucks forward ended up needing one of those dekes in overtime.

NEW YORK — Rick Nash scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:27 remaining to lead the New York Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the Pacific Division-leading Los Angeles Kings on Friday night. Chris Kreider, Kevin Hayes and J.T.

NEWARK, N.J. — Corey Schneider and the New Jersey Devils rebounded quickly from an overtime loss the night before in Montreal and push aside the Dallas Stars.

DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings earned a desperately needed victory by figuring out how to hold onto a third-period lead.

NEW YORK — Stopped on a similar chance in the first period, Rick Nash changed his approach when he got another opportunity with the score tied late in the game, and it worked.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Carolina Hurricanes are heading home on a winning streak. Jaccob Slavin scored 2:15 into overtime to give the Hurricanes a 5-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.

OTTAWA — On a weekend celebrating the game of hockey in the nation's capital, Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk put a damper on the festivities.