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SASKATOON, Sask. — Tanner Howe had a goal and assist, Hunter Aura chipped in with two assists, and the visiting Calgary Hitmen knocked off the Saskatoon Blades 4-1 in Western Hockey League playoff action on Tuesday at the SaskTel Centre.

BOSTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal , moving him four away from passing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, and Dylan Strome broke a third-period tie on Tuesday night to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 National Hockey League victor

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrei Kuzmenko, Adrian Kempe and captain Anze Kopitar each had a goal and an assist in the Los Angeles Kings' 4-1 victory over the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.

Tuesday's Scoreboard NHL Montreal 3 Florida 2 (OT) Edmonton 3 Vegas 2 Los Angeles 4 Winnipeg 1 Buffalo 5 Ottawa 2 Utah 3 Calgary 1 St. Louis 2 Detroit 1 (OT) Columbus 8 Nashville 4 Washington 4 Boston 3 Tampa Bay 4 N.Y.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Leon Draisaitl added to his NHL-leading goal total by scoring on a 5-on-3 power play to put the Edmonton Oilers ahead for good Tuesday night, but the Vegas Golden Knights clinched a playoff berth despite the 3-2 loss.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Canada entered play against Sweden on Tuesday with a game plan to make the defending world men's curling champions throw big-weight shots in key moments.

MONTREAL — The New York Sirens put a boost into their faint Professional Women's Hockey League playoff hopes with a 1-0 win over the first-place Montreal Victoire on Tuesday night in front of 8,798 at Place Bell.

MONTREAL — Montreal Victoire head coach Kori Cheverie sat in front of a microphone at her post-game press conference and used it to send a message to her team after a 1-0 loss to the New York Sirens on Tuesday night.

MONTREAL — Nick Suzuki doesn’t think the Montreal Canadiens’ winning run — and run of good fortune — is a coincidence. The team’s captain has another reason to believe after Tuesday’s wild finish. "We all believe in the ‘hockey gods,’” Suzuki said.