National Hockey

DALLAS — Mattias Ekholm started overtime in the penalty box. He finished it off with the winning goal. Ekholm scored 2:27 into overtime, and the Nashville Predators rallied to beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Saturday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sam Reinhart returned after getting his lip stitched up to lead the Buffalo Sabres in a comeback victory.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have assigned forwards Jesse Puljujarvi and Kailer Yamamoto to the American Hockey League's Bakersfield Condors. The team announced the moves Saturday in a release.

PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers are riding high on confidence, and it's showing in their results.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Dallas Stars have acquired defenceman Taylor Fedun from the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres received a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft from Dallas in a deal announced Saturday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Brock Boeser will miss at least four games for the Vancouver Canucks because of a groin injury. Canucks coach Travis Green said Saturday prior to a game in Buffalo that Boeser is week to week.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Long road trips can be daunting for any team, yet the Minnesota Wild are making it look easy.

WASHINGTON — The Columbus Blue Jackets' NHL-worst power play scored twice and Sergei Bobrovsky made 33 saves in a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night.

WINNIPEG — Blake Wheeler took a pass on soaking up praise after his career-high five-point performance on Friday.

St. Louis Blues goalie Chad Johnson swears he wasn't in a special zone or mindset. The San Jose Sharks might disagree. Johnson made 33 saves for his first shutout with St. Louis, helping the Blues beat the Sharks 4-0 on Friday night.