National Sports

Ivan Zhigalov had to make a decision. The Belarusian goaltender could stay home to continue his development. The other option was a big leap — one that took him across an ocean to follow his hockey dream. Zhigalov chose the latter.

LONDON (AP) — West Ham has made “significant” financial donations to animal welfare charities following the fine imposed on player Kurt Zouma for abusing his cat, the Premier League club said Friday.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Canada's Kerri Einarson was still hunting for a playoff berth at the women's world curling championship after letting a golden chance slip away Thursday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Spencer Martin stopped 32 shots, backstopping the Abbotsford Canucks to a 4-1 win over the San Jose Barracuda in American Hockey League play on Thursday.

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica — Canada's bid to seal World Cup qualification was put on hold Thursday after a 1-0 loss to Costa Rica that saw the Canadians play a man down for almost two-thirds of the match.

Thursday's Scoreboard NHL Florida 4, Montreal 3 Boston 3, Tampa Bay 2 Dallas 4, Carolina 3 (SO) N.Y. Islanders 5, Detroit 2 Philadelphia 5, St.

EDMONTON — Thursday provided a solid first look at how the Edmonton Oilers hope to fare down the stretch with a — finally — healthy lineup and a couple of trade deadline day tweaks.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Joel Eriksson Ek scored 31 seconds into overtime, Cam Talbot made 26 saves and the Minnesota Wild kept rolling with a 3-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

WINNIPEG — Connor Brown was glad the Ottawa Senators turned the tables on an opponent Thursday. The Senators scored a trio of third-period goals in just over three minutes to clinch a 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.

WINDSOR, Ont. — The surging Windsor Spitfires kept their win streak alive Thursday, downing the Saginaw Spirit 8-5 in Ontario Hockey League play.