National Sports

Bedard scores but McDavid has 2 assists as Oilers top Blackhawks 4-1 for 8th straight victory

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had two assists and the streaking Edmonton Oilers overcame an early goal by rookie Connor Bedard to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Tuesday night in the first NHL matchup between the young stars.

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Blues fire Craig Berube, cutting ties with the coach who led St. Louis to its 1st Stanley Cup title

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues fired Craig Berube on Tuesday night, severing ties with the coach who led the team to its only Stanley Cup title.

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Boeser moves into tie for NHL scoring lead as Canucks beat Lightning 4-1

VANCOUVER — Canucks star Brock Boeser had a chance to complete a hat trick against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the dying minutes of the third period with an empty net in sight, only to fire it wide.

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McDavid and Bouchard have two assists apiece as Oilers top Blackhawks 4-1

EDMONTON — Chapter one of the Clash of the Connors went to the red-hot Edmonton Oilers.

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Eklund scores tiebreaking goal in third to send Sharks past Jets 2-1

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — William Eklund scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 4:51 remaining in the third period and the San Jose Sharks beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Tuesday night.

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Jets forward Kyle Connor returns to Winnipeg to have knee examined

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jets leading scorer Kyle Connor missed Tuesday's game at San Jose with a knee injury, returning to Winnipeg to be reevaluated by team doctors two days after getting hurt in a win against Anaheim.

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Stone scores twice, one in OT, to lift Golden Knights to 5-4 win over Calgary

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mark Stone scored two goals, including the winner in overtime, and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Tuesday night.

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Stanick has goal and assist as Prince Albert Raiders top Kamloops Blazers 3-1

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Sloan Stanick scored a goal and added an assist as the Prince Albert Raiders downed the Kamloops Blazers 3-1 in Western Hockey League play on Tuesday night. Luke Moroz and Eric Johnston had the other goals for Prince Albert.

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Bottcher tops Sluchinski 7-3 in opening game at Grand Slam of Curling's Masters

SASKATOON — Brendan Bottcher scored three deuces in a 7-3 victory over Aaron Sluchinski on Tuesday night at the Grand Slam of Curling's WFG Masters. Sluchinski, from Airdrie, Alta., opened the scoring with a pair in the second end.

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Matthews and Marner each score twice as the Maple Leafs down the Rangers 7-3

NEW YORK (AP) — Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner each scored twice, and veteran Martin Jones made 28 saves in his first start for Toronto as the surging Maple Leafs beat the New York Rangers 7-3 on Tuesday night.

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