Nathan MacKinnon’s seventh career hat trick led the Colorado Avalanche to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. MacKinnon also added an assist. With the four points, MacKinnon (137 points) pulled to within two of Nikita

The Dallas Stars scored twice in the second period to rally for a 3-2 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. Jason Robertson, Wyatt Johnston and Joe Pavelski scored for the Stars (50-20-9, 109 points), who inched closer to

The Nashville Predators lost a 4-3 overtime decision to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday yet celebrated anyway by earning a spot in the playoffs. Nashville only needed a point to land a playoff spot and got it with a two-goal

Mike Reilly, Bo Horvat and Kyle Palmieri scored in the first period Tuesday night for the host New York Islanders, who maintained their grip on third place in the Metropolitan Division by holding on to beat the New York Rangers

Auston Matthews scored in his sixth consecutive game and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Tuesday night in Newark, N.J. Matthews, who has seven goals in his past six games, now has 66 on the

Steven Stamkos delivered his 13th career hat trick in a four-point night and the Tampa Bay Lightning earned a 5-2 victory over the visiting Blue Jackets on Tuesday night. After Anthony Cirelli’s tiebreaking 20th goal put Tampa Bay up 3-2

Backup goalie Anthony Stolarz won his 15th game of the season and picked up his fourth career assist, leading the host Florida Panthers to a 2-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night in Sunrise. Stolarz, who made 23

The Carolina Hurricanes netted two goals in the second period and two more in the third en route to a 4-1 win over the host Boston Bruins in Tuesday night’s battle of Eastern Conference playoff contenders. Andrei Svechnikov had a