Hockey

Utah Hockey Club (36-30-13, in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (50-23-6, in the Central Division) Dallas; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars come into a matchup with the Utah Hockey Club as losers of four straight games.

New York Islanders (34-33-11, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (32-37-9, in the Metropolitan Division) Philadelphia; Saturday, 12:30 p.m.

Colorado Avalanche (48-28-4, in the Central Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (45-24-9, in the Pacific Division) Los Angeles; Saturday, 4 p.m.

Winnipeg Jets (54-21-4, in the Central Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (23-46-10, in the Central Division) Chicago; Saturday, 7 p.m.

Nashville Predators (29-42-8, in the Central Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (48-22-9, in the Pacific Division) Paradise, Nevada; Saturday, 10 p.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Boone Jenner scored the go-ahead goal on the power play 6:42 into the third period, helping the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-2 comeback victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ivan Barbashev and William Karlsson scored for the Golden Knights and Vegas took another step toward clinching the Pacific Division with a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Fiala scored two of Los Angeles' three power-play goals, and captain Anze Kopitar and Quinton Byfield had a goal and an assist apiece in the Kings' 6-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Filip Forsberg beat Karel Vejmelka with a backhander for the lone shootout goal in the Nashville Predators' 4-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night.

DENVER (AP) — Kiefer Sherwood and Dakota Joshua had a goal and an assist, Kevin Lankinen stopped 31 shots and the Vancouver Canucks beat Colorado 4-1 on Thursday night as the Avalanche gave leading scorer Nathan MacKinnon the game off to rest and hea