National Hockey

TAMPA, Fla. — By the time Tampa Bay allowed even one shot on goal, New York was down two goals and staring down yet another defeat.

NASHVILLE — A year after an appearance in the Stanley Cup Final, the Nashville Predators have been hard at work preparing for the post-season .

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers are hot at home and Roberto Luongo is doing his best to keep it that way.

NEWARK, N.J. — Patrik Laine extended his point-scoring streak to 10 games for the Winnipeg Jets in another victory. Meanwhile, Taylor Hall saw his run end at 19 for the New Jersey Devils. Therein lies one tale in the Jets' 3-2 win Thursday night.

OTTAWA — Robin Lehner always enjoys playing his former team. Picking up a 4-3 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday made it that much more enjoyable.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Seth Jones was in the right place to sweep in a beautiful feed from Pierre-Luc Dubois 59 seconds into overtime to win a game the Columbus Blue Jackets nearly let slip away in the third period.

BOSTON — Maybe Brad Marchand won't be as surprised to find an "A'' sewn on his jersey before the Boston Bruins' next game.

DETROIT — The Vegas Golden Knights will need great goaltending, a breadth of scoring options and road wins to make a run in the playoffs. In a 4-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night, the expansion team showed off all three.

LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights have signed Zach Whitecloud to a three-year, entry-level deal, and he is expected to join the NHL club Friday.

VANCOUVER — Life post-Brock Boeser didn't get off to a very promising start for the Canucks. Derek Stepan scored late the third period and the Western Conference-worst Arizona Coyotes defeated Vancouver 2-1 on Wednesday night.