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EDMONTON — For Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid, there’s a little something extra riding on Saturday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche. Nathan MacKinnon, the NHL scoring leader, is going to be in Edmonton.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators acquired forward Jamieson Rees from the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday for a 2024 sixth-round draft pick. Rees, 23, has four assists in 37 AHL games this season with Springfield and Charlotte.

The NHL and NHL Players' Association have reached an undisclosed settlement to resolve Corey Perry's situation with the Chicago Blackhawks when they terminated his contract , two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Thur

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Someone evidently forgot to inform Dylan Cozens and the Buffalo Sabres they were considered counted out of playoff contention when falling 12 points out of the race a month ago .

Minnesota Wild (33-27-7, fifth in the Central Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (34-29-3, sixth in the Central Division) St. Louis; Saturday, 8 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres (32-30-5, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (33-27-6, fifth in the Atlantic Division) Detroit; Saturday, 12:30 p.m.

Nashville Predators (38-25-4, fourth in the Central Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (28-25-12, sixth in the Pacific Division) Seattle; Saturday, 10 p.m.

Tampa Bay Lightning (35-25-6, fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (45-18-4, first in the Atlantic Division) Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 6 p.m.

Ottawa Senators (27-33-4, eighth in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Islanders (29-22-14, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) Elmont, New York; Saturday, 12:30 p.m.

Carolina Hurricanes (40-20-6, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (38-19-8, third in the Atlantic Division) Toronto; Saturday, 7 p.m.