National Sports

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — All the Carolina Hurricanes needed to push the New Jersey Devils to the brink of elimination was a five-minute span in the second period where everything went right and the puck just kept going in.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Mitch Marner has repeatedly pointed out how little attention he pays to anything that doesn't emanate from inside the Maple Leafs' orbit.

VANCOUVER — The message from the Vancouver Whitecaps is clear: success in the Canadian Championship is crucial to the club and its fans this season.

NEW YORK — Arizona Coyotes right-winger Clayton Keller, Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Kris Letang and Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Alex Stalock are the finalists for the 2022-23 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Joseph Woll isn't thinking about all the work that got him to this point. All the Maple Leafs rookie goaltender is focusing on is keeping his team's season alive.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Cody Glass scored three goals Tuesday as Canada won its only tuneup before the world hockey championship with a 5-2 victory over Hungary.

DOHA, Qatar — Canadian judoka Christa Deguchi won the gold medal in the women's under-57-kilogram event Tuesday at the judo world championships. The Japanese-born Deguchi, who lives and trains in Lethbridge, Alta.

ROME — Canada's Leylah Fernandez has been eliminated from the Italian Open tennis tournament after a 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3 loss to Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus in first-round action on Tuesday.

Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Ricky Tiedemann is listed as week-to-week with left biceps inflammation. The team said Tuesday the injury was picked up in an MRI.

EDMONTON — Stoutness around their own crease is what the Edmonton Oilers want more of to even up their playoff series with the Vegas Golden Knights.