Hockey

VANCOUVER — After making things look very easy for most of the season, the Vancouver Canucks are now trying to figure out why winning has become so hard.

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 53rd goal and the Toronto Maple Leafs topped Arizona 4-2 on Thursday night to send the Coyotes to their 14th straight loss.

SEATTLE (AP) — Philipp Grubauer wasn't kidding when he noted it had been a while since his last shutout. Almost two years to be exact.

TORONTO — Ilya Lyubushkin is back with the Maple Leafs. Toronto acquired the bruising defenceman and the rights to forward Kirill Slepets in a three-team deal late Thursday night that also involved the Anaheim Ducks and Carolina Hurricanes.

CHICAGO (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon put a stylish finish on a runaway win for the Colorado Avalanche.

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars got a boost from the acquisition of top trade target Chris Tanev even though the veteran defender hasn't yet joined them.

TORONTO — Mitch Marner made one of his signature moves to give the Maple Leafs an early lead. With his team down another defenceman, its most versatile player also stepped in on the back end.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored twice and became the fourth player in Florida franchise history to reach 40 goals as the Panthers beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in a shootout on Thursday night.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin scored a power-play goal in overtime and the Buffalo Sabres rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Thursday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Teuvo Teravainen scored the game's first goal less than a minute into the second period, Spencer Martin stopped 20 shots against his former team and the Carolina Hurricanes rolled to 4-2 win over the struggling Columbus Blue Jac