Hockey

Minnesota Wild (34-21-4, in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (34-24-2, in the Central Division) Denver; Friday, 9 p.m.

Tampa Bay Lightning (34-20-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Washington Capitals (38-13-8, in the Metropolitan Division) Washington; Saturday, 12:30 p.m.

Calgary Flames (28-22-8, in the Pacific Division) vs. Florida Panthers (36-21-3, in the Atlantic Division) Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers and the Calgary Flames take the ice in an out-of-conference matchup.

Montreal Canadiens (28-26-5, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (24-28-5, in the Atlantic Division) Buffalo, New York; Saturday, 7 p.m.

Chicago Blackhawks (17-35-7, in the Central Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (26-25-7, in the Pacific Division) Anaheim, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks, on a five-game losing streak, play the Anaheim Ducks.

Detroit Red Wings (30-23-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (29-22-8, in the Metropolitan Division) Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Wings -115, Blue Jackets -105; over/under is 6.

San Jose Sharks (15-36-9, in the Pacific Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (29-25-4, in the Atlantic Division) Ottawa, Ontario; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators look to break a five-game skid when they take on the San Jose Sharks.

Vancouver Canucks (27-21-11, in the Pacific Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (25-31-4, in the Pacific Division) Seattle; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken take on the Vancouver Canucks looking to break a three-game home losing streak.

Edmonton Oilers (34-21-4, in the Pacific Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (34-21-4, in the Metropolitan Division) Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 7 p.m.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Nate Schmidt and Carter Verhaeghe had third-period goals, Anton Lundell had a goal and two assists and the Florida Panthers topped the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday night.