SATURDAY SPORTS: BIG OIL COMEBACK

NHL

OILERS 4, RANGERS 3

NEW YORK (AP) – Warren Foegele and Ryan McLeod each had a goal and an assist in Edmonton’s four-goal third period, helping the Oilers beat the Rangers 4-3 in New York.

Zach Hyman and Evander Kane scored 1:08 apart early in the third to get the Oilers’ comeback started for their second straight win after losing three straight. Stuart Skinner stopped 31 shots.

Jonathan Quick finished with 24 saves while taking his first regulation loss of the season after a 9-0-1 start.

JETS 5, BRUINS 1

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, (AP) – Nino Niederreiter scored a pair of power-play goals and had an assist to help Winnipeg defeat Boston.

Winnipeg’s Gabriel Vilardi extended his goal-scoring streak to five games with a goal and one assist, while Josh Morrissey and Adam Lowry also scored goals. Mark Scheifele contributed a pair of assists for the Jets, who are 8-1-1 their past 10 outings.

They also stretched a franchise record by holding opponents to three or fewer goals in 22 consecutive games. Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves

Boston defenseman Brandon Carlo spoiled Hellebuyck’s shutout bid with 5:38 remaining in the third period. Jeremy Swayman stopped 28 shots.

RED WINGS 7 FLYERS 6 SO

DETROIT (AP) – Patrick Kane had two goals during Detroit’s five-goal first period and also scored during the shootout as the Red Wings snapped a four-game losing streak with a 7-6 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night.

CANADIENS 5, BLACKHAWKS 2

CHICAGO (AP) – Juraj Slafkovsky, Nick Suzuki and David Savard each had a goal and an assist, and Montreal erased a two-goal deficit to beat Chicago.

Connor Bedard had one assist for the last place Blackhawks.

WORLD JUNIORS

Defenceman Jorian Donovan was added to Canada’s pre-tournament camp Friday for the world junior men’s hockey championship.

The move came after defenceman Tanner Molendyk’s upper-body injury Friday in a 6-3 tune-up win over Switzerland.

Donovan wasn’t yet added to the team’s roster, however, for the tournament Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

The 19-year-old Donovan, son of former NHL player Shean Donovan, was drafted in the fifth round, 136th overall, by the Ottawa Senators in 2022.

The Calgarian has eight goals and 18 assists in 31 games with the Ontario Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs this season.

Canada’s junior men’s hockey team faces the United States Saturday in a final tune-up for the world junior men’s hockey championship in Sweden. Defending champion Canada opens the tournament Boxing Day against Finland.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Haynes King threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score and Georgia Tech overcame a 14-point deficit to beat UCF 30-17 in the Gasparilla Bowl on Friday night.

King, who went 7 for 13 for 87 yards and ran for 89 yards on 12 carries, said the team gathered as a group after falling behind 14-0 in the first quarter.

“It was pretty much everybody,” King said. “We all came up in that huddle and we looked at each other. It was like we’ve been here before. We’re not going to press. Stick to the game plan. Trust each other. Everything else is going to take care of itself,.”

Jamal Haynes had 128 yards on 18 rushes to help Georgia Tech (7-6) to its first winning season since 2018. He became the Yellow Jackets’ first 1,000-yard runner since 2017.

Haynes, the game MVP, was moved from wide receiver to running back this year.

UCF’s John Rhys Plumlee completed 16 of 29 passes for 198 and two touchdowns. Timmy McClain replaced Plumlee, who was playing in his last collegiate game, with 4 minutes to play.

NBA

NBA MVP Joel Embiid played through an ankle injury to score 31 points and help the Philadelphia 76ers to a 121-111 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors. Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris each poured in 33 points for Philadelphia. Pascal Siakam scored 31 points and hauled in five rebounds for the Raptors, who host the Utah Jazz later today before their holiday break.