Hockey

Seattle Kraken (28-27-12, sixth in the Pacific Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (36-25-7, fourth in the Pacific Division) Paradise, Nevada; Thursday, 10:30 p.m.

Toronto Maple Leafs (38-20-9, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Washington Capitals (33-25-9, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) Washington; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE : Maple Leafs -141, Capitals +119; over/under is 6.

Philadelphia Flyers (35-26-8, third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (43-20-6, second in the Metropolitan Division) Raleigh, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m.

New York Islanders (29-24-15, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (35-28-6, fifth in the Atlantic Division) Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m.

New York Rangers (45-20-4, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Boston Bruins (41-14-15, first in the Atlantic Division) Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres (33-32-5, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (41-21-4, second in the Pacific Division) Edmonton, Alberta; Thursday, 9 p.m.

Chicago Blackhawks (19-45-5, eighth in the Central Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (23-43-3, seventh in the Pacific Division) Anaheim, California; Thursday, 10 p.m.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have talked a lot recently about standing strong in the face of adversity. Words became action on Tuesday when the team withstood a late push to collect a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brayden Point scored two third-period goals and Nikita Kucherov had a four-point night to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday in a battle of teams fighting for playoff positioning.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anze Kopitar had two goals and an assist, Cam Talbot made 22 saves and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 on Tuesday night. Alex Laferriere, Vladislav Gavrikov, Phillip Danault and Trevor Lewis also scored.