Hockey

WASHINGTON — NHL forward Reggie Savage, who played for the Quebec Nordiques and Washington Capitals, has died of cancer at the age of 53. The NHL said on its website Friday that Savage died Sunday in Florida.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Radek Bonk lived through some dark early days with the Ottawa Senators. The franchise eventually figured things out. Following a more recent period of turmoil, he again sees brighter days ahead.

Philadelphia Flyers (19-11-4, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (13-14-9, fourth in the Pacific Division) Seattle; Friday, 10 p.m.

Edmonton Oilers (16-15-1, fifth in the Pacific Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (20-8-4, third in the Pacific Division) Los Angeles; Saturday, 10 p.m.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Egor Zamula, Sean Walker and Joel Farabee scored in the second period, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have talked about the need to stay focused recently while leading a surprising charge in the NHL standings. And the Philadelphia Flyers took advantage of distraction on Thursday night.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Zach Hyman, Evan Bouchard and Ryan McLeod each had a goal and an assist in the first period, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the San Jose Sharks 5-0 on Thursday night.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Logan Thompson made 32 saves, bouncing back from a shaky performance, and the Vegas Golden Knights stopped a four-game slide by holding off the Los Angeles Kings for a 3-2 victory Thursday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored three times and Jesper Fast had two goals, helping Antti Raanta and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 on Thursday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored three times and Jesper Fast had two goals, helping Antti Raanta and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 on Thursday night.