FRIDAY SPORTS: STREAKS CONTINUE AND A DUB IN THE DESERT

NHL

FLAMES 6, COYOTES 2

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Yegor Sharangovich scored two of his three goals in the third period and Calgary chased Arizona goalie Karel Vejmelka with a four-goal first period on the way to victory Thursday evening. Jacob Markstrom made 33 saves to help the Flames win for the fifth time in seven games. Blake Coleman also had two assists.

PANTHERS 3 KINGS 2 OT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored on a backhander with less than a second to play in overtime, Matthew Tkachuk tied it late in regulation and the Florida Panthers beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Thursday night for their ninth straight victory.

OILERS 3, RED WINGS 2, OT

DETROIT (AP) — Darnell Nurse scored 1:20 into overtime and Edmonton beat Detroit to match a franchise record with its ninth straight victory. Edmonton also won nine in a row late last season and in 2001.

KRAKEN 4, CAPITALS 1

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joey Daccord made 25 saves, Tye Kartye ended a lengthy goal drought and Seattle beat Washington for its eighth straight victory.

KNIGHTS 2, BRUINS 1, OT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alex Pietrangelo scored 46 seconds into overtime on a 2-on-1 and Vegas handed Boston its third straight extra-time loss to start a four-game trip.

LIGHTNING 4, DEVILS 3, OT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Darren Raddysh scored 1:52 into overtime and Tampa Bay beat New Jersey.

BLUES 5, RANGERS 2

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou had his third career hat trick, Jordan Binnington made 40 saves and St. Louis Blues beat New York.

SHARKS 3, CANADIENS 2

MONTREAL (AP) — Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 shots and NHL-worst San Jose snapped a 12-game losing streak with a victory over Montreal.

JETS 2, BLACKHAWKS 1

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Nikolaj Ehlers scored with 1:05 left and NHL-leading Winnipeg beat Chicago to extend its franchise-record winning and points streaks.

ISLANDERS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3, OT

NEW YORK (AP) — Mathew Barzal scored 21 seconds into overtime, Ilya Sorokin made 32 saves and New York rallied to beat Toronto.

CANUCKS 4, PENGUINS 3, OT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Elias Pettersson scored on a breakaway in overtime to lift Vancouver past Pittsburgh for its fourth straight victory.

HURRICANES 6, DUCKS 3

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis had a goal and two assists and Carolina beat Anaheim to run its points streak to seven despite losing goalie Pyotr Kochetkov in the second period.

SABRES 5, SENATORS 3

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson scored twice in Buffalo’s victory over Ottawa. The Senators have lost five straight.

WHL

EDMONTON – Marshall Finnie knocked in the game-winning goal at 18:56 in the third period as the Oil Kings edged the Americans 6-5.

Gavin Hodnett scored twice while Ty Nash, Marshall Finnie, Roan Woodward and Cole Miller scored once for Edmonton while Oil Kings netminder Kolby Hay stopped 33 of 38 shots.

Parker Bell scored three goals while Jackson Smith and Nick Anisimovicz scored once for Tri-City. Americans netminder Lukas Matecha stopped 14 of 19 shots.

BLUE JAYS

TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays say they have signed deals with 11 players, including Cavan Biggio, Alejandro Kirk and closer Jordan Romano, for 2024.

Romano, of Markham, Ont., was eligible for arbitration for the second time. Romano has recorded 36 saves each of the last two seasons in Toronto.

He signed a deal worth US$7.75 million.

Biggio signed a deal worth $4.21 million while Kirk inked a contract worth $2.8 million.

Biggio had a batting average of .235 this season after a slow start. Kirk batted .250 and had 43 RBIs.

Other players signed by the Blue Jays include: Genesis Cabrera, Santiago Espinal, Danny Jansen, Tim Mayza, Nate Pearson, Trevor Richards, Erik Swanson and Daulton Varsho.

Slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was not included on the list of deals reached by the Jays, meaning he and the team will swap proposed salaries to be judged by an arbitrator.

CFL

MONTREAL – Marcel Desjardins is back in the Montreal Alouettes front office.

The Alouettes announced Thursday that Desjardins, 57, of Burlington, Ont., was returning to the CFL club as a special assistant to general manager Danny Maciocia and player personnel. Montreal also promoted Pier-Yves Lavergne (assistant GM) and Jean-Marc Edme (senior personal executive).

This marks Desjardins’ third stint with Montreal. He joined the organization in 1999 as its assistant director of football operations before serving as assistant GM (2002-06). He returned in 2008 as assistant GM until 2012.

During his time with Montreal, Desjardins was part of three Grey Cup-winning teams. He also served as general manager of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2006-07) and Ottawa (2013-21), winning another CFL title with the Redblacks in 2016.

(Canadian Press)