National Sports

LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant's resonant voice echoed through the darkened Staples Center while images from his life and career flickered on the scoreboard above.

Friday's Games NHL Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 3 (OT) N.Y. Rangers 4 Detroit 2 Washington 5 Ottawa 3 Vegas 4 Carolina 3 Boston 2 Winnipeg 1 Edmonton 4 St.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers continue to find ways to pick up important points. Leon Draisaitl scored a pair of goals as the Oilers rallied to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday.

WINNIPEG — Bruce Cassidy saw a puck hit the mask of Tuukka Rask and was worried for his goalie that had just come back from a concussion, but the Boston Bruins coach didn't have to worry for long.

DETROIT — The honours and accolades keep rolling in for coach Nick Nurse and the Toronto Raptors.

OTTAWA — Crowds don't usually give loud ovations for opposing players. But Alex Ovechkin isn't a regular opponent.

NEW YORK — Raptors head coach Nick Nurse and his staff will coach Team Giannis at the upcoming NBA all-star game thanks to Toronto's 105-92 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.

CALGARY — Canada's Mikael Kingsbury finished second behind Japan's Ikuma Horishima in Friday's qualifying for World Cup moguls in Calgary. Kingsbury edged Horishima by just two tenths of a point to win last week in Mont-Tremblant, Que.

Toronto FC rewarded goalkeeper Quentin Westberg with a new contract Friday, seemingly consolidating his role as the MLS club's No. 1. Westberg, 33, originally signed with Toronto last February after arriving from French club AJ Auxerre.

EDINBURG, Texas — Canada captain Christine Sinclair, two days after her record-breaking performance against St. Kitts, was a spectator Friday as the Canadian team warmed up at training.