Hockey

Calgary Flames (22-22-5, sixth in the Pacific Division) vs. Boston Bruins (31-9-9, first in the Atlantic Division) Boston; Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia Flyers (25-19-6, third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Florida Panthers (31-14-4, second in the Atlantic Division) Sunrise, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg Jets (30-12-5, third in the Central Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (22-17-7, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Winnipeg Jets, on a three-game losing streak, play the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Vancouver Canucks (33-11-5, first in the Pacific Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (28-15-5, second in the Metropolitan Division) Raleigh, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Dallas Stars (30-13-6, second in the Central Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (22-23-4, sixth in the Atlantic Division) Buffalo, New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m.

WINNIPEG — Acquiring a player who can win the majority of his faceoffs should pay dividends for the Winnipeg Jets.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have claimed defenceman Brayden Pachal off waivers from the Vegas Golden Knights. The 24-year-old from Estevan, Sask., spent the last five seasons with Vegas and its AHL affiliates.

TORONTO (AP) — Even during the All-Star break, Nathan MacKinnon kept thinking ahead to the second half of the NHL season. “You try not to eat too much,” MacKinnon said. “You’re looking in the mirror and you look fat.

BROSSARD, Que. — Forward Brandon Gignac has signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens. Gignac, from Repentigny, Que., has played 43 games with the American Hockey League's Laval Rocket this season.

TORONTO — The southwestern Ontario city of London will be under a spotlight Monday as a high-profile, multi-year probe into allegations of sexual assault involving players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team makes its way to court.