TUESDAY SPORTS: ACKERMAN DROPS A PAIR AT SCOTTIES

SCOTTIES

Defending champ Kerri Einarson and her Manitoba squad rocked Jane DiCarlo’s Prince Edward Island team 10-4 in Monday’s late draw at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary to improve to 4-and-1. PEI slipped to 0-5. Einarson is second in Pool A, behind Edmonton’s Selena Sturmay, who is 4-and-Oh after her 8-4 win Monday night over Skylar Ackerman’s 3-and-2 Saskatchewan squad. Laurie St-Georges of Quebec is third in Pool A at 3-and-1 following her 7-5 win Monday night over Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes (1-3).

Jennifer Jones continues to impress in what she says is her final Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Jones’s Manitoba rink improved to 4-and-0 at the Canadian women’s curling championship with an 11-3 rout of New Brunswick on Monday afternoon in Calgary. Jones, a six-time Scotties champion, says she is retiring from team curling after this season.

NHL ROUND-UP

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov each had hat tricks and three assists for the Minnesota Wild, who faced a three-goal deficit in the second period before storming back with six unanswered goals and hanging on for a record-filled 10-7 victory over the NHL-leading Vancouver Canucks on Monday afternoon.

Minnesota’s six scores in a span of 5:45 was the fastest such flurry in the NHL in 25 years, since Washington had six goals in 4:47 in a game on Feb. 3, 1999.

Matt Boldy, Mats Zuccarello, Marco Rossi and Jonas Brodin also scored for the Wild, who set their franchise record for goals in a game. Filip Gustavsson made 11 saves in the first two periods before the Wild switched goalies and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped six.

Elsewhere in the NHL on Monday:

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BRUINS 4 STARS 3 (SO)

BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand and Charlie McAvoy scored in the shootout and Boston snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over Dallas.

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FLAMES 6 JETS 3

CALGARY, Alta. (AP) — Nazem Kadri had two goals and an assist as Calgary rallied from a two-goal deficit to snap Winnipeg’s three-game winning streak.

Jonathan Huberdeau and Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and an assist and Oliver Kylington and Blake Coleman also scored for Calgary, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Rasmus Andersson had a pair of assists.

Flames netminder Jacob Markstrom made 28 stops.

Sean Monahan scored all three goals for Winnipeg. Connor Hellebuyck had 28 saves for the Jets.

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HURRICANES 6 BLACKHAWKS 3

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Martin Necas and Sebastian Aho each had a goal and an assist, and Carolina held on to beat Chicago.

Connor Bedard had a goal and two assists, and Nick Foligno and Tyler Johnson also scored for the Blackhawks, who lost their 20th straight on the road. Chicago hasn’t won away from home since beating Tampa Bay on Nov. 9. Petr Mrazek stopped 36 shots against his former team.

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GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4 SHARKS 0

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Mason Morelli had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut, Logan Thompson had his fourth career shutout and Vegas completed a season sweep against San Jose.

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MAPLE LEAFS 4 BLUES 2

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 49th goal of the season and added an assist, and Toronto won its fourth game in a row and swept the two-game series with St. Louis.

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OILERS 6 COYOTES 3

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Evander Kane scored two of Edmonton’s four goals in the third period, Connor McDavid added two assists to extend his NHL lead and the Oilers stretched Arizona’s losing streak to 10 games.

Zach Hyman, Warren Foegele, Leon Draisaitl and Mattias Janmark also scored for Edmonton, and Stuart Skinner had 22 saves. McDavid had assists on the first and last goals, pushing his season total to 62.

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SENATORS 4 LIGHTNING 2

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mathieu Joseph had two goals, Anton Forsberg made 23 saves and Ottawa beat Tampa Bay.

Ottawa, last in the Atlantic Division, handed the Lightning a second consecutive alarming defeat. Tampa Bay was coming off a 9-2 home loss to Florida on Saturday night.

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RED WINGS 4 KRAKEN 3 (OT)

SEATTLE (AP) — Ben Chiarot scored 1:06 into overtime, Patrick Kane got his 800th career assist and Detroit beat Seattle.

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DUCKS 4 SABRES 3

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Troy Terry scored the go-ahead goal with 64 seconds left in the second period and had two assists, and Anaheim swept the two-game season series with Buffalo.

WHL ROUND-UP

BLADES 5 WHEAT KINGS 2

Alexander Suzdalev scored twice and added an assist as the visiting Saskatoon Blades plowed past the Brandon Wheat Kings 5-2 in Western Hockey League action on Monday at Westoba Place.

Egor Sidorov had a goal and assist for the East Division-leading Blades (42-9-2-3), while Brandon Lisowsky and Fraser Minten netted singles.

Elsewhere in the WHL on Monday:

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PATS 6 HITMEN 0

REGINA, Sask. — Tye Spencer scored twice, Tanner Howe had a goal and three assists and Ewan Huet stopped 38 shots to post the shutout as the Regina Pats knocked off the visiting Calgary Hitmen 6-0.

Zach Moore, Logan Peskett and Jaxsin Vaughan also scored for the Pats (21-29-4-2), who were outshot 38-28.

Goaltenders Ethan Buenaventura and Alex Garrett combined to make 22 saves for the Hitmen (23-24-6-1).

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GIANTS 6 CHIEFS 3

LANGLEY, B.C. — Tyson Zimmer had a goal and two assists and the Vancouver Giants scored four times in the third period en route to 6-3 win over the visiting Spokane Chiefs.

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REBELS 7 HURRICANES 3

RED DEER, Alta. — Kai Uchacz scored three times and added an assist as the Red Deer Rebels blew past the Lethbridge Hurricanes 7-3.

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TIGERS 9 OIL KINGS 7

EDMONTON, Alta. — Gavin McKenna scored three goals as the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers edged the Edmonton Oil Kings 9-7.

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BLAZERS 3 ROYALS 1

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Kai Matthew scored twice, Josh Kelly added two assists, and the Kamloops Blazers edged the visiting Victoria Royals 3-1.

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ROCKETS 3 AMERICANS 2

KELOWNA, B.C. — Tij Iginla scored at 19:46 of the third period as the Kelowna Rockets edged the visiting Tri-City Americans 3-2.

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BRONCOS 5 WARRIORS 2

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Connor Hvidston had a goal and assist, Conor Geekie chipped in with four assists, and the Swift Current Broncos beat the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors 5-2.

Owen Pickering, Brady Birnie, Ty Coupland and Ryan McCleary also scored for the Broncos (30-19-4-2), who led 3-1 after the first period and 3-2 heading into the third.

Brayden Schuurman and Owen Berge scored for the Warriors (34-18-0-2).

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COUGARS 8 THUNDERBIRDS 1

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Riley Heidt scored twice and added an assist and the Prince George Cougars scored six times in the second period en route to an 8-1 victory over the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds.

(CP)