National Sports

TORONTO — Auston Matthews inched ever closer to an audacious goal-scoring milestone. The Maple Leafs sniper also grabbed another franchise record and passed a club icon in the process.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Palmieri scored at 1:17 of overtime and the New York Islanders extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist in regulation and scored the only goal of the shootout as the Ottawa Senators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Thursday night.

SAGINAW, Mich. — Andrew Oke made 39 saves in a shutout to give the Saginaw Spirit a 4-0 win over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds to open their second-round series Thursday night in the Ontario Hockey League playoffs.

UTICA, N.Y. — Canada heads into the final four at the women's world hockey championship still a work in progress.

TORONTO — Rachel Homan remained perfect at the Grand Slam of Curling's season-ending Players' Championship with an 8-3 win over Jennifer Jones in Thursday’s evening draw.

TORONTO — Canadian star Summer McIntosh swam to first place in the women's 100-metre freestyle Thursday at the Canadian Swimming Open.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson , the football star and Hollywood actor acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend in a trial that mesmerized the public and exposed divisions on race and policing in America, has died. He was 76.

A chance encounter prompted Tommy Wheeldon Jr. to leave England in 2002 to play for the Calgary Storm of the now-defunct A-League. Twenty-two years later, Wheeldon is still in Calgary.

Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko says he "feels fine" as he works his way back from a knee injury. Getting back onto the ice has taken a whole team of coaching, medical and training staff, Demko told reporters after practice on Thursday.