National Sports

Thursday's Games NHL Los Angeles 3 NY Islanders 2 Florida 4 Vegas 1 Seattle 2 Pittsburgh 1 (OT) Anaheim 5 Montreal 4 Tampa Bay 3 New Jersey 2 Columbus 5 N. Rangers 3 Carolina 3 Ottawa 2 (SO) Vancouver 5 Winnipeg 1 St.

EDMONTON — The tide appears to be turning for Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.

WINNIPEG — Bruce Boudreau had two big reasons to be happy after the Vancouver Canucks snapped a three-game winless skid with a 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. The Vancouver coach was glad to see J.T.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brandon Saad scored twice and had an assist, Ville Husso made 28 saves to win his sixth consecutive start, and the St. Louis Blues cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.

Zayde Wisdom scored twice as the Kingston Frontenacs overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat the Peterborough Petes 6-3 in OHL play Thursday night.

OTTAWA — Andrei Svechnikov scored the shootout winner but Carolina head coach Rod Brind'Amour said the star of the Hurricanes' 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night was goaltender Frederik Andersen.

MONTREAL — When the Montreal Canadiens scored their first goal of the game, Trevor Zegras had an effective counter.

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — Canada continues its march to Qatar 2022, showing off an array of talent along the way.

Evander Kane agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Edmonton Oilers, the NHL club announced Thursday night. Earlier, the NHL cleared Kane after an investigation into his cross-border travel during the holiday break.

Rugby Canada has appointed Jamie Levchuk interim chief executive officer while the search continues for a permanent successor for Allen Vansen.