National Sports

TORONTO — Hype will be replaced by history and hockey this afternoon at the old Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Alex Nedeljkovic made 37 saves, Lars Eller scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Sunday night in NHL action.

CALGARY — With two of the Calgary Flames' three highest-paid forwards mired in prolonged slumps, coach Ryan Huska flip-flopped their lines on Sunday and the shuffle paid off.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Warren Foegele had two goals and a career-high five points, Leon Draisaitl scored for the third straight game and the Edmonton Oilers routed the Anaheim Ducks 7-2 on Sunday to extend their NHL winning streak to five games.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland peppered 52 shots at Vancouver goalie Brett Mirwald and managed to beat him twice as the Winterhawks posted a 3-0 Western Hockey League victory over the visiting Vancouver Giants on Sunday night.

Sunday's Games NHL Edmonton 7 Anaheim2 Winnipeg 3 Minnesota 2 Calgary 4 Philadelphia 3 Ottawa 5 Buffalo 1 Tampa Bay 4 Montreal 3 Boston 5 Detroit 3 Pittsburgh 3 N.Y.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Calvin de Haan ended his 46-game goal drought with the tiebreaking score in the third period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied past the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Sunday night.

OTTAWA — After a difficult year the Ottawa Senators managed to close out 2023 with a 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres.

WINDSOR, Ont. — Easton Wainwright's power-play goal 36 seconds into overtime lifted the visiting Sarnia Sting to a 6-5 Ontario Hockey League victory over the Windsor Spitfires on Sunday at the WFCU Centre.

QUEBEC — Charle Truchon's power-play goal at 4:42 of overtime lifted the visiting Rimouski Oceanic to a 4-3 win over the Quebec Remparts in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday at Centre Videotron.