When the Flames punctuated their 3-1 win over Los Angeles with a handshake line for the soon-to-be-retired Kings captain, it seemed like a precursor to what could be on tap four games later when the Avalanche are heavily favoured to put the punchless Kings out of their misery.

Connor McDavid had four assists and rookie Matthew Savoie scored his first career hat trick as the Edmonton Oilers secured second place in the Pacific Division and home ice to start the first round of playoffs with a clutch 6-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.

The NBA is sending Denver and Indiana to Mexico City for a regular-season game on Nov. 7, the league said Thursday.

Mavrik Bourque registered his first NHL hat trick and added an assist as the Dallas Stars came back from 3-0 and 5-3 deficits to top the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Monday.

Montreal's Gabriel Diallo cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 first-round win over Ukrainian qualifier Vitaliy Sachko on Monday at the BMW Open tennis tournament.

Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist to pass the 100-point mark for the season and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Islanders 4-1 on Sunday, eliminating New York from playoff contention.