National Hockey

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens traded forward Torrey Mitchell to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday for a 2018 fifth-round conditional draft pick.

Erik Gudbranson looks at the standings almost every day. Sure, it's only November, but it's never too early to start thinking about the playoffs and see which teams are atop the division standings.

NEWARK, N.J. — By his own admission, Charlie McAvoy does not have a bag of tricks that he can use in the shootout. And the Boston Bruins may hope it stays that way.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Logan Couture scored another goal for San Jose but was happier to see the Sharks' top line get untracked.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — At some point, the rest of the NHL is going to have to take the Vegas Golden Knights seriously. Maybe at this point.

LOS ANGELES — The Winnipeg Jets have figured out ways to prevent their losses from lingering this season. The Los Angeles Kings are in a two-week funk, and it finally knocked them out of first place in the Pacific Division.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Josh Anderson scored two minutes into overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets their fifth straight win, 1-0 over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.

DENVER — Whether passing or shooting, Nathan MacKinnon's stick work has been at the centre of Colorado's offensive surge.

NASHVILLE — Playing in their own building, Filip Forsberg and the Nashville Predators are awfully dangerous on the power play.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Nick Bjugstad has carved out a spot among Florida's top six forwards, and coach Bob Boughner expects him to stay there. Bjugstad made a good case for himself Wednesday night.