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EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have been looking for a confidence boost and Tuesday’s 7-1 victory over the Utah Hockey Club certainly fit the bill.

MONTREAL — Martin St. Louis often dubs Josh Anderson as a "culture-setter" for the Montreal Canadiens. On Tuesday night, Montreal's winger set the standard and spurred the Canadiens to a comeback in their most important game of the season so far.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Brayden Boehm, Nolan Stewart and Markus Loponen each had a goal and assist as the visiting Victoria Royals beat the Kamloops Blazers 5-3 in Western Hockey League action at the Sandman Centre on Tuesday night.

EDMONTON — Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Connor McDavid and Mattias Ekholm all had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers won their third straight game in convincing fashion, drilling the Utah Hockey Club 7-1

NEW YORK (AP) — Nazem Kadri and Matt Coronato scored first-period goals and the Calgary Flames beat the New York Rangers 2-1 on Tuesday night.

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Susanna Tapani scored a go-ahead goal in the shootout, Emma Soderberg made a game-winning save for her first win of the season, and the Boston Fleet beat the Montreal Victoire 3-2 on Tuesday night.

MONTREAL — Nick Suzuki’s power-play goal late in the third period lifted the Montreal Canadiens past the Ottawa Senators 6-3 in a high-intensity rivalry matchup on Tuesday.

KITCHENER, Ont. — Sam O'Reilly's goal at 4:29 of the third period snapped a 1-1 deadlock and lifted the London Knights to a 2-1 Ontario Hockey League victory over the Kitchener Rangers on Tuesday night at Kitchener Memorial Auditorium.

SARASOTA — Ryan Mountcastle hit two home runs, drove in four runs and led the Baltimore Orioles to an 8-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in exhibition baseball action at Ed Smith Stadium on Tuesday night.

The stakes are high for the United States on and off the soccer pitch with all three of the other teams at the CONCACAF Nations League Finals. U.S.