National Hockey

WINNIPEG — Bryan Little is impressed by what Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler is doing these days. Wheeler moved to centre from right wing Dec. 27 when Mark Scheifele was injured. In four full games since then, the captain has fired in five goals.

DETROIT — Although the Detroit Red Wings are on their longest winning streak of the season, they've allowed quite a few shots on goal over these past four games. Jimmy Howard has turned aside enough of them.

CHICAGO — With their potent lines, team speed and cohesive play, the Vegas Golden Knights look the part. Nothing like an expansion team. More like Stanley Cup contenders.

NEW YORK — Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins bounced back quickly from a disappointing defeat at home.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators were able to pull off the unexpected Friday night. The Senators mounted an unlikely comeback, scoring four unanswered goals to beat the San Jose Sharks 6-5 in overtime.

CHICAGO — Reilly Smith had a goal and two assists, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Friday night for their ninth win in 10 games.

GUELPH, Ont. — Bruce Hood, the former NHL referee who worked 1,100 games over 21 seasons, died Friday of prostate cancer. He was 81. Kevin Hood said his father died at a hospice surrounded by family in Guelph.

Bruce Hood, who refereed more than 1,100 NHL games over 21 seasons, died Friday after a four-year battle with prostate cancer. He was 81. Kevin Hood said his father passed away at a hospice surrounded by family in Guelph, Ont.

New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider will undergo surgery to have a portion of a rib removed. The team announced the surgery on Friday and said Kreider would be out indefinitely.

Toronto centre Nazem Kadri may have got off lightly for grabbing Joe Thornton's beard in Thursday night's shootout win over the San Jose Sharks. For one, he survived a tilt with a much bigger man with only some facial swelling.