Hockey

MONTREAL — Lane Hutson landed in Montreal after a long Canadiens road trip Sunday afternoon and jumped in a car to Ottawa, hoping to watch his younger brother, Cole, win world junior gold. The elder Hutson arrived back home around 1:30 a.m.

Florida Panthers (24-15-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Utah Hockey Club (17-15-7, in the Central Division) Salt Lake City; Wednesday, 10 p.m.

Colorado Avalanche (25-15-1, in the Central Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (13-25-2, in the Central Division) Chicago; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver Canucks (18-12-9, in the Pacific Division) vs. Washington Capitals (26-10-4, in the Metropolitan Division) Washington; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Alex Tuch scored twice, JJ Peterka had the deciding goal in the shootout and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Monday night. Tage Thompson also scored for the Sabres.

SEATTLE (AP) — Ondrej Palat scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 on Monday night.

DENVER (AP) — Devon Toews scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 11:06 remaining, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Monday night.

MONTREAL (AP) — Nick Suzuki scored a power-play goal 48 seconds into overtime and also had two assists as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Monday night.

MONTREAL — Nick Suzuki scored the overtime winner and added two assists as the Montreal Canadiens stayed hot with a 5-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night.

TORONTO — The NHL has fined Toronto forward Max Domi US$5,000 for elbowing Philadelphia Flyers forward Garnet Hathaway during the Maple Leafs' 3-2 overtime win Sunday.