National Sports

TORONTO — An average night for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander still makes him one of the best players in the NBA.

MONTREAL — Sam Montembeault found out last Sunday he’d don the red and white as one of Canada’s goalies at the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off tournament in February. The Montreal Canadiens netminder has only justified that selection since.

OTTAWA — While the Ottawa Senators would have loved to honour three of their most prolific scorers with a high-scoring performance, they were more than satisfied to eke out a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

EDMONTON — It didn’t take long for Oilers forward Zach Hyman to make his presence known in his return from injury.

CALGARY — Colton Parayko scored the overtime winner for the St. Louis Blues in a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday.

Thursday's Scoreboard NHL Winnipeg 3, Buffalo 2, OT Edmonton 6, Columbus 3 St. Louis 4, Calgary 3, OT Montreal 3, Nashville 0 Ottawa 2, Detroit 1 Tampa Bay 8, San Jose 1 Carolina 5, Colorado 3 Florida 7, Philadelphia 5 Seattle 5, N.Y.

DETROIT (AP) — Dan Campbell's gambles paid off.

EDMONTON — Zach Hyman and Leon Draisaitl each had two goals and Connor McDavid notched four assists as the Edmonton Oilers stormed to a 6-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored the go-ahead power-play goal with 1:59 left in the game to help the Florida Panthers overcome a blown three-goal lead and beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-5 on Thursday night.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Matthew Schaefer scored the overtime winner to give the Erie Otters a 4-3 victory over the North Bay Battalion in Ontario Hockey League action Thursday night.