National Hockey

New York Islanders (11-6-4, third in the East Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (7-8-2, seventh in the East Division) Newark, New Jersey; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Jersey plays New York looking to end its six-game home skid.

Tampa Bay Lightning (14-4-1, first in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (6-6-4, eighth in the Central Division) Dallas; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tampa Bay visits Dallas after the Lightning shut out Dallas 5-0.

Detroit Red Wings (7-14-3, seventh in the Central Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (8-10-5, fifth in the Central Division) Columbus, Ohio; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Columbus hosts Detroit looking to end its three-game home slide.

Philadelphia Flyers (11-4-3, fourth in the East Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (11-8-1, fifth in the East Division) Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: James van Riemsdyk leads Philadelphia into a matchup against Pittsburgh.

CHICAGO — No. 400 for Patrick Kane was just like so many others. A slick move, and then one well-placed shot.

NEWARK, N.J. — Alex Ovechkin broke a second-period tie and the streaking Washington Capitals welcomed back top goaltender Ilya Samsonov with a 3-2 victory over the skidding New Jersey Devils on Sunday.

UNIONDALE, N.Y.

NEWARK, N.J. — Alex Ovechkin broke a second-period tie and the streaking Washington Capitals welcomed back top goaltender Ilya Samsonov from an extended absence because of COVID-19 with a 3-2 victory over the skidding New Jersey Devils on Sunday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Flyers goalie Carter Hart was happy to put Lake Tahoe behind and get back indoors. Hart stopped 28 shots and Philadelphia shut out the Buffalo Sabres on consecutive days following a 3-0 win on Sunday.

NASHVILLE — After a slow start to the season, the Nashville Predators are now starting to get on a roll.