National Hockey

ST. LOUIS — Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy erased the memory of a bad outing in St. Louis with one solid performance. Vasilevskiy stopped 32 shots, Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point scored and the Lightning beat the St.

NEWARK, N.J. — Among the criticisms levelled at Taylor Hall during his tenure with the Edmonton Oilers was a perceived lack of leadership.

PHILADELPHIA — There wasn't anything fancy about Sean Couturier's game-winning goal. Claude Giroux's pass that set it up, though, was something special.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres are trying to climb out of the Eastern Conference basement. While they are rising, the Ottawa Senators are headed in the opposite direction.

WASHINGTON — Two losses for Washington played a role in another win for surging Capitals. John Carlson scored a tiebreaking goal in the second period, and Washington beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Tuesday night for its eighth victory in 10 games.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — When Edmonton scored the third goal on Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus' exasperated net-minder fell on his back and stared up at the lights while the Oilers celebrated.

CALGARY — Former NHL defenceman Zarley Zalapski has died at age 49, according to the Calgary Flames.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Rookie defenceman Victor Mete has no trouble exchanging his Montreal Canadiens' jersey for Team Canada colours and an opportunity to compete in the World Junior hockey championships later this month.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — In the very first period after the Anaheim Ducks finally got captain Ryan Getzlaf and Jakob Silfverberg back from long-term injuries, Corey Perry hobbled off the ice with a lower-body injury that sent him to a hospital.

NEW YORK — Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves after getting a vote of confidence from his coach, and the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 on Monday night to snap a three-game winless streak.