National Hockey

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alex Tuch had his second career hat trick, Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Saturday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe scored four goals to reach 40 for the season, Alex Lyon made 21 saves for his first shutout and the Florida Panthers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-0 on Saturday night to move into the final Eastern Conference

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Boston Bruins have been playing hockey for nearly a century. Never, however, quite like this.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tommy Novak scored a goal and added three assists to lead the Nashville Predators over the St. Louis Blues 6-1 on Saturday.

NEW YORK — Edmonton Oilers stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, and Arizona Coyotes right-winger Clayton Keller are the NHL's three stars of the month for March. McDavid is the first star for the second month in row, and third time this season.

NEW YORK — Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner has been named the NHL's rookie of the month for March. The 24-year-old led the league with 10 wins in 12 games (10-1-1), while posting a .908 save percentage and a 2.83 goals against average.

Dallas Stars (40-20-14, second in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (44-24-6, third in the Central Division) Denver; Saturday, 9 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres (36-31-7, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (29-32-13, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) Philadelphia; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE : Sabres -120, Flyers +100; over/under is 6.

San Jose Sharks (21-39-15, seventh in the Pacific Division) vs. Arizona Coyotes (27-35-13, seventh in the Central Division) Tempe, Arizona; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE : Sharks -115, Coyotes -105; over/under is 6.

New York Rangers (44-21-11, third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Washington Capitals (34-33-9, sixth in the Metropolitan Division) Washington; Sunday, 1 p.m.