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Florida Panthers (42-24-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Washington Capitals (46-15-8, in the Metropolitan Division) Washington; Saturday, 5 p.m.

Carolina Hurricanes (42-22-4, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (37-21-9, in the Pacific Division) Los Angeles; Saturday, 4 p.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 888th career goal to continue his pursuit of the NHL record, and the Washington Capitals moved to the verge of clinching a playoff berth by beating the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday night.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pavel Dorofeyev scored three times for his second career hat trick and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the skidding Boston Bruins 5-1 on Thursday night. Dorofeyev's first hat trick came in a 5-3 loss at Nashville on Jan. 14.

EDMONTON — It didn’t take long for the Winnipeg Jets to prove that Tuesday’s 6-2 loss in Vancouver was an aberration.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Kyle Connor scored 1:13 into overtime to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers, who lost Connor McDavid and Stuart Skinner to injuries Thursday night.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dylan Guenther scored on a rebound with 5:47 to play to put the Utah Hockey Club ahead to stay in a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.

EDMONTON — Kyle Connor scored the overtime winner as the Winnipeg Jets came away with a narrow 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Oilers captain Connor McDavid sustained a lower-body injury and has been ruled out from playing in the third period in Edmonton’s home game against the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist on his 24th birthday, John Gibson made 33 saves and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Thursday night.