National Hockey

Florida Panthers (18-7-4, third in the Atlantic) vs. Minnesota Wild (19-8-2, first in the Central) St. Paul, Minnesota; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota aims to end its three-game losing streak with a win against Florida.

Los Angeles Kings vs. Carolina Hurricanes Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings visit Carolina after Nino Niederreiter scored two goals in the Hurricanes' 5-3 win over the Red Wings.

Nashville Predators vs. Chicago Blackhawks Chicago; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blackhawks -116, Predators -104; over/under is 5.

Boston Bruins (14-10-2, fourth in the Atlantic) vs. Montreal Canadiens (7-21-3, seventh in the Atlantic) Montreal; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Montreal hosts the Boston Bruins after the Canadiens knocked off Philadelphia 3-2 in a shootout.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Colorado Avalanche Denver; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Colorado hosts Tampa Bay trying to prolong its eight-game home winning streak. The Avalanche are 10-2-1 at home. Colorado averages 10.

New Jersey Devils (10-13-5, sixth in the Metropolitan) vs. Detroit Red Wings (14-13-3, second in the Atlantic) Detroit; Saturday, 8 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres (10-15-4, fifth in the Atlantic) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (15-8-5, second in the Metropolitan) Pittsburgh; Friday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Penguins -298, Sabres +236; over/under is 5.

Ottawa Senators (9-17-1, sixth in the Atlantic) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (11-12-5, fifth in the Metropolitan) Philadelphia; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia and Ottawa square off in Eastern Conference action.

Calling NHL games in Cree is more than a dream come true for broadcaster Clarence Iron. It's also a way to help preserve his language.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Brock Boeser scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks won their sixth straight game since coach Bruce Boudreau took over, beating the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Thursday night.