Hockey

CHICAGO (AP) — Pat Maroon played his first and his last NHL game at the United Center. In between, it was quite a ride. Maroon closed his 14th and final season when the Chicago Blackhawks hosted the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Fiala scored two goals for the second straight game, and Quinton Byfield and Alex Laferriere had a goal and two assists apiece in the Los Angeles Kings' 5-4 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis had a goal and two assists and the Carolina Hurricanes eliminated New York from playoff contention, beating the Rangers 7-3 on Saturday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bobby Brink scored the only goal of the shootout, beating Marcus Hogberg to the glove side on the fifth try to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks will likely be without centre Elias Pettersson for their final three games of the regular season.

Gabriel Landeskog and his surgically repaired knee — the one that's caused him to miss nearly three years — take another big step forward by playing in a second straight game for the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League on Saturday night.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed goaltender Samuel Jonsson to a three-year entry-level contract, the NHL team said Saturday. The six-foot-five 201-pound netminder was selected in the fifth round (No. 158 overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft.

It's been a long month for Aaron Ekblad. The worst is almost over.

Boston Bruins (32-39-9, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (33-35-12, in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Boston Bruins.

Minnesota Wild (43-30-7, in the Central Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (37-29-13, in the Pacific Division) Vancouver, British Columbia; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Canucks -114, Wild -106; over/under is 5.