National Sports

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Evander Kane scored two goals to give the San Jose Sharks their first three-game winning streak since November with a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.

Tuesday's Games NHL St. Louis 3 N.Y. Rangers 1 Montreal 6 N.Y.

DALLAS — Alex Chiasson scored a power-play goal 1:08 into overtime, Mikko Koskinen stopped 42 shots and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Tuesday night in a matchup of likely Western Conference playoff teams.

PHOENIX — Pascal Siakam scored 33 points, Kyle Lowry added 28 and the Toronto Raptors rallied in the second half for a 123-114 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night.

WINNIPEG — Kyle Connor has now established himself as one of the top snipers in the NHL. The Jets forward scored twice and added an assist to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night at Bell MTS Place.

KINGSTON, Ont. — For years, Brad Gushue was saddled with the tag of being the best skip without a national men's curling title. That all changed in 2017 when he finally won the Tim Hortons Brier. His 14-year drought ended on home ice in St.

NEW YORK — Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist in Montreal’s three-goal first period, and the Canadiens went on to a 6-2 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby's march to 800 career assists slowed to a crawl in recent weeks. So did his team's momentum after a stirring — if brief — sprint to the top of the Metropolitan Division.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Emergency surgery has sidelined a four-time winner of Alaska's famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race days before he was set to compete in his 30th race.

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Ken Holland doesn't have a vote. And if he did, the general manager of the Edmonton Oilers wouldn't be able to pick between Leon Draisaitl or Connor McDavid in the Hart Trophy race.