Hockey

MONTREAL (AP) — Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the slumping Montreal Canadiens 5-3 Sunday in the final NHL game before the 4 Nations Face-Off.

MONTREAL — Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning hung on for a 5-3 win over the slumping Montreal Canadiens in the final game before the 4 Nations Face-Off on Sunday afternoon.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nick Schmaltz scored the shootout winner , leading the Utah Hockey Club to a 5-4 win over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Donato held four pucks in his right hand — one for each of his career-high four points — and posed for a picture to commemorate the occasion. It was another memorable moment in a career-best season for Donato.

Utah Hockey Club (23-23-9, in the Central Division) vs. Washington Capitals (36-11-7, in the Metropolitan Division) Washington; Sunday, 12:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Capitals -208, Utah Hockey Club +172; over/under is 5.

CALGARY — The pause in the NHL season for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament is coming at the right time according to Calgary Flames coach Ryan Huska after his tired club blew a two-goal, late-game lead on Saturday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Will Cuylle scored the go-ahead goal with 1:39 left and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Saturday night.

BOSTON (AP) — Tomas Hertl scored with 70 seconds left — less than a minute after Vegas had a goal waived off for goaltender interference — and the Golden Knights rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lukas Dostal made 43 saves, Trevor Zegras and Leo Carlsson scored in the shootout and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Saturday night for their sixth victory in seven games.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Matty Beniers scored on a power play at 2:58 of overtime after the Seattle Kraken overcame a late two-goal deficit in a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.