National Hockey

BOSTON — Chris Wagner had an extra reason to smile when he scored a goal after his first one was disallowed. "My grandfather passed away yesterday morning, so this was a special game for me.

TORONTO — Vancouver Canucks star rookie Elias Pettersson is expected to be out of the lineup for about a week or two after suffering a right knee injury in a game at Montreal last Thursday.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Seth Jones scored 18 seconds into overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Saturday night. Brandon Dubinsky, Josh Anderson and Anthony Duclair also scored for the Blue Jackets.

PHILADELPHIA — The Flames just needed to get out of their own way.

OTTAWA — Once again, the Ottawa Senators got off to a hot start but came up short. Ottawa was outshooting the Minnesota Wild 12-2 midway through the first period but a shoddy second proved the Senators' undoing in a 4-3 loss on Saturday afternoon.

Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice will be behind the bench for the Central Division at the NHL's upcoming all-star game. Maurice is the third member of the Jets going to the all-star weekend on Jan.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Vegas defenceman Nate Schmidt is familiar with the ebbs and flows of the NHL. Schmidt and the Golden Knights continued their surge on Friday night while keeping the Anaheim Ducks in a funk.

PITTSBURGH — Olli Maatta and Matt Cullen scored 11 seconds apart in the first period, Matt Murray stopped 33 shots and the surging Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-0 on Friday night for their eighth straight victory.

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche had New York boxed in from the start. All game, really, with Colorado going on 10 power plays to keep the Rangers on the defensive throughout.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Already down a goalie, the New Jersey Devils watched MacKenzie Blackwood leave in the first period with a lower-body injury. Keith Kinkaid filled in nicely for someone who hadn't played in four games.