National Hockey

Colorado Avalanche (33-17-4, second in the Central Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (29-20-5, third in the Atlantic Division) Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Seattle Kraken (22-21-10, sixth in the Pacific Division) vs. Boston Bruins (32-11-10, first in the Atlantic Division) Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Anaheim Ducks (18-32-2, seventh in the Pacific Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (22-25-2, eighth in the Atlantic Division) Ottawa, Ontario; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Edmonton Oilers (31-17-1, third in the Pacific Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (28-22-2, fourth in the Central Division) St. Louis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers visit the St.

Dallas Stars (33-14-6, first in the Central Division) vs. Nashville Predators (27-24-2, fifth in the Central Division) Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators take on the Central Division-leading Dallas Stars.

BOSTON (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 36 shots and three more in the shootout, and Brayden Point scored the only goal of the shootout to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 National Hockey League victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid was keen to lend a helping hand on Tuesday. McDavid recorded a career-high six assists as the Edmonton Oilers continued their strong play at home by blitzing the Detroit Red Wings 8-4. “It’s unbelievable.

CHICAGO (AP) — Conor Garland scored twice, Dakota Joshua added a goal and two assists, and the NHL-leading Vancouver Canucks beat the depleted Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Tuesday night.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had a career-high six assists to lead Edmonton to an 8-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night, the Oilers' eighth straight home victory.

DALLAS (AP) — Jake Oettinger made 32 saves, Jason Robertson scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Dallas Stars defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Tuesday night.