Hockey

Detroit Red Wings (36-34-7, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (45-29-4, in the Atlantic Division) Sunrise, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Toronto Maple Leafs (47-26-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (45-26-6, in the Atlantic Division) Tampa, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres (35-36-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (35-33-9, in the Metropolitan Division) Columbus, Ohio; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Chicago Blackhawks (22-46-10, in the Central Division) vs. Boston Bruins (32-38-9, in the Atlantic Division) Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks travel to the Boston Bruins looking to break a seven-game road skid.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Chaz Lucius, a first-round draft choice of the Winnipeg Jets in 2021, announced his retirement from hockey on Tuesday after recently being diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

DENVER (AP) — Charlie Coyle scored the only goal in the shootout to help the Colorado Avalanche rally for a 3-2 win over the short-handed Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night. Coyle beat Akira Schmid with a shot into the top corner.

DENVER (AP) — Vegas forward Jack Eichel remains day-to-day with an upper-body injury after being a scratch from the Golden Knights' 3-2 shootout loss to Colorado on Tuesday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Eetu Luostarinen scored about a minute into the third period, and the Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Tuesday night and helping the reigning Stanley Cup champions snap a five-game losing streak.

DALLAS (AP) — Kiefer Sherwood set an NHL record three weeks ago by accumulating the most hits in a season. He helped the Vancouver Cancuks made history on Tuesday night with a big comeback in the final minute of regulation.

MONTREAL — Top prospect Ivan Demidov is coming to Montreal sooner than anticipated. Demidov, the Canadiens' fifth-overall pick in last year's NHL draft, signed a three-year entry-level deal Tuesday to join Montreal this season.