Hockey

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.

TORONTO — Ilya Samsonov didn't have a lot to do early. The Maple Leafs goaltender made up for lost time late to secure one point. Auston Matthews then ensured their team also grabbed the second.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — After yet another frustrating loss to an opponent hovering around the bottom of the standings, Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy publicly criticized his team Monday night for a lack of effort.

NEW YORK — Stanley Cup contenders did not wait until just before the NHL trade deadline Friday to make some big moves.

NEW YORK (AP) — Calgary Flames rookie forward Martin Pospisil was suspended for three games without pay Wednesday for boarding Seattle defenseman Vince Dunn.

The NHL's department of player safety says Martin Pospisil of the Calgary Flames has been suspended for three games for boarding Seattle’s Vince Dunn.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers bolstered their forward lines on Wednesday, acquiring centres Adam Henrique and Sam Carrick from the Anaheim Ducks.

OTTAWA — The NHL-leading Florida Panthers gave their offence some scoring punch on Wednesday by acquiring veteran forward Vladimir Tarasenko from the Ottawa Senators.