Hockey

Dallas Stars (38-17-9, first in the Central Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (23-36-3, seventh in the Pacific Division) Anaheim, California; Friday, 10 p.m.

Toronto Maple Leafs (36-18-8, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (36-13-15, second in the Atlantic Division) Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres (29-29-5, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Nashville Predators (35-25-3, fourth in the Central Division) Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE : Predators -167, Sabres +140; over/under is 6.

Ottawa Senators (25-32-3, eighth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (31-19-11, third in the Pacific Division) Los Angeles; Thursday, 10:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE : Kings -193, Senators +161; over/under is 6.

Winnipeg Jets (39-17-5, second in the Central Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (28-23-11, fifth in the Pacific Division) Seattle; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken and the Winnipeg Jets hit the ice in Western Conference play.

DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon said farewell Wednesday to a good friend who was traded away. Then, they went to work.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alex Killorn scored the tiebreaking goal on a pass from rookie Olen Zellweger early in the third period of the Anaheim Ducks' third victory in four games, 2-1 over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night.

DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar had his first career hat trick, Nathan MacKinnon extended his home points streak to 31 games with a goal and three assists and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 7-2 on Wednesday night.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have traded defenceman Noah Hanifin to the Vegas Golden Knights for draft picks and defenceman Daniil Miromanov.

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 54th goal at 4:20 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.