Hockey

Edmonton Oilers (35-20-2, third in the Pacific Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (26-22-11, sixth in the Pacific Division) Seattle; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers visit the Seattle Kraken after the Oilers beat the St.

Montreal Canadiens (23-28-9, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (32-24-6, fifth in the Atlantic Division) Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Adam Henrique had a goal and two assists, Frank Vatrano scored his team-leading 27th goal and the Anaheim Ducks beat the San Jose Sharks 6-4 on Thursday night to snap a three-game skid.

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.