National Hockey

New York Rangers (12-10-5, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (13-9-1, fourth in the Central Division) Denver; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche play the New York Rangers after losing three straight games.

Boston Bruins (20-3-1, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Arizona Coyotes (7-12-4, seventh in the Central Division) Tempe, Arizona; Friday, 9:30 p.m.

Philadelphia Flyers (9-13-5, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (19-7-1, first in the Pacific Division) Paradise, Nevada; Friday, 10 p.m.

Seattle Kraken (15-7-3, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Washington Capitals (12-12-4, sixth in the Metropolitan Division) Washington; Friday, 7 p.m.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Elias Pettersson scored on a breakaway at 4:25 of overtime, giving the Vancouver Canucks a 6-5 win over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mika Zibanejad had two goals and an assist, and the New York Rangers scored three times in 1:54 in the third period to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-1 on Wednesday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tage Thompson matched an NHL record by scoring four times in the first period and finished with five goals and an assist as the Buffalo Sabres won their third straight road game, 9-4 over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday n

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers finally put together a complete game on Wednesday, even if it was against a team running on fumes.

CALGARY — Down 2-0 before the game was three minutes old, the Calgary Flames rallied after the poor start and matched a season high with their third straight victory.

DENVER (AP) — Taylor Hall scored twice and had an assist, Linus Ullmark stopped 23 shots for his second shutout of the season and the Boston Bruins cruised to a 4-0 win over the banged-up Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.