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Anaheim Ducks (24-46-4, seventh in the Pacific Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (45-20-8, first in the Pacific Division) Vancouver, British Columbia; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Canucks -537, Ducks +395; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Anaheim Ducks enter the matchup against the Vancouver Canucks as losers of four straight games. Vancouver has a 13-7-0 record in Pacific …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Roope Hintz had a goal and two assists and the Western Conference-leading Dallas Stars wrapped up a playoff spot, beating the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory. “You have to do a lot of work, starting six, seven months ago, to give yourself the opportunity to be one of those …

TORONTO (AP) — Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice to give him six goals in seven games, Joseph Woll made 24 saves in a bounce-back performance and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Thursday night. Mark Giordano scored following a long injury absence, and Conner Dewar and Bobby McMann added goals to help Toronto improve to 41-22-9. Nic …

Edmonton Oilers (42-21-4, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (39-20-9, third in the Atlantic Division) Toronto; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers visit the Toronto Maple Leafs after Zach Hyman’s two-goal game against the Buffalo Sabres in the Oilers’ 8-3 win. Toronto has a 39-20-9 record overall and an 18-12-3 record on its home …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Claude Giroux scored in regulation and the shootout, leading the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2, come-from-behind victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night. Giroux beat goalie Elvis Merzlikins with a slap shot in the third round of the shootout as Ottawa rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period to win its second …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Quinn Hughes, Phillip Di Giuseppe and Conor Garland each scored as the Western Conference-leading Vancouver Canucks maintained their stranglehold on the Pacific Division while handing the struggling Vegas Golden Knights a 3-1 loss Thursday night. Canucks center Elias Pettersson got his 400th career point with a first-period assist. He’s the second-fastest player in franchise history to …

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 53rd goal and the Toronto Maple Leafs topped Arizona 4-2 on Thursday night to send the Coyotes to their 14th straight loss. Matthew Knies had a goal and an assist, Tyler Bertuzzi also scored and William Nylander added an empty-netter to go with two assists for Toronto. Joseph Woll made 30 saves …

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored a goal and had an assist in his return from injury and the Florida Panthers defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Tuesday night. Tkachuk gave Florida a 2-1 lead with a power-play goal with 4:24 to go in the first period and the team never relinquished it to win for the eighth time …

MONTREAL (AP) — Sam Montembeault made 36 saves to help the Montreal Canadiens snap their five-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night. “They had a lot of shots but even with that we’ve got some guys like (Mike) Matheson and (Johnathan) Kovacevic, they blocked a lot of shots, too,” said Montembeault. “They’ve got …

Ottawa Senators (25-28-3, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. Nashville Predators (32-25-2, fourth in the Central Division) Nashville, Tennessee; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Predators -142, Senators +120; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators will try to keep a five-game win streak going when they host the Ottawa Senators. Nashville has gone 14-15-0 in home …