Hockey

Colorado Avalanche (24-11-3, first in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (22-10-4, third in the Central Division) Dallas; Thursday, 8 p.m.

Tampa Bay Lightning (18-16-5, fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (16-16-4, seventh in the Central Division) Saint Paul, Minnesota; Thursday, 8 p.m.

Winnipeg Jets (23-9-4, second in the Central Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (9-26-3, eighth in the Pacific Division) San Jose, California; Thursday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks play the Winnipeg Jets as losers of nine in a row.

Detroit Red Wings (18-16-4, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (20-9-5, third in the Pacific Division) Los Angeles; Thursday, 10:30 p.m.

Florida Panthers (23-12-2, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (22-11-5, second in the Pacific Division) Paradise, Nevada; Thursday, 10 p.m.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Martin Jones made 32 saves for his 30th career shutout, William Nylander scored two goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs snapped their three-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — David Perron scored the tying and go-ahead goals in the third period, including the winner with 1:30 left, and the Detroit Red Wings beat San Jose 5-3 on Tuesday night to push the Sharks’ losing streak to nine games.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Elias Pettersson and Pius Suter each scored twice, and the Vancouver Canucks used a fast start to beat the Ottawa Senators 6-3 on Tuesday night. J.T.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored a power-play goal during Washington’s fast start, and the Capitals beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday night.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks are grateful for their first period and rue the 40 minutes afterwards.