National Sports

WINNIPEG — Sam Gagner showed he can make a heads-up move while playing in his 1,002 NHL career game.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mattias Ekholm, Tommy Novak and Roman Josi each had a goal and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 6-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs blue line regained some familiar faces playing alongside each other on Tuesday night. Toronto's 6-5 shootout loss to the St.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews reached a new career milestone and linemate Michael Bunting found his scoring touch, but the Toronto Maple Leafs still weren't happy with their final result on Tuesday.

LONDON, Ont. — George Diaco scored 2:05 into overtime to cap a late comeback by the London Knights on Tuesday in Ontario Hockey League action.

OTTAWA — Tim Stutzle hated the way he started Tuesday's game, but felt pretty good about how things ended as the Ottawa Senators blanked the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0.

RIMOUSKI, Que. — The Rimouski Oceanic continue to make waves in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

EDMONTON — Some Ukrainian hockey players practising on the ice in Western Canada say hockey is life.

TORONTO — For veteran CFL lineman Derek Dennis, Damar Hamlin's horrific injury is another sober reminder of the potential perils of professional football.

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