Hockey

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — For Florida and Tampa Bay players, the hitting is happening on the ice. For the coaches, it's happening at the microphone.

EDMONTON — Calvin Pickard got the nod for a second straight start for the Edmonton Oilers in their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings.

OTTAWA — Brady Tkachuk has played seven full NHL seasons. Tim Stutzle is in his fifth. The Ottawa Senators star forwards are key pieces and leaders for a young group tasting the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time.

Having captain Gabriel Landeskog back on the ice is certainly going to stir up some championship memories for the Colorado Avalanche.

OTTAWA — Travis Green could let out a sigh of relief — if only for a moment. The Senators head coach had just watched his team survive a four-minute Maple Leafs power play in overtime with the season on the line.

Tampa Bay Lightning (47-27-8, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (47-31-4, in the Atlantic Division) Sunrise, Florida; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -134, Lightning +113; over/under is 5.

Colorado Avalanche (49-29-4, in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (50-26-6, in the Central Division) Dallas; Monday, 9:30 p.m.

DENVER (AP) — Colorado captain Gabriel Landeskog took a moment — a few even — to let the reality that he scored his first NHL goal in nearly three years sink in.

DENVER (AP) — Colorado captain Gabriel Landeskog scored his first NHL goal in nearly three years, Logan O’Connor had a short-handed tally and the Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 4-0 in Game 4 on Saturday night to even their first-round series.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots and the Tampa Bay Lightning came back to beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 Saturday to cut their deficit in the NHL's first-round, best-of-seven playoff series to 2-1.