SUNDAY SPORTS: 4 IN A ROW

NHL

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist, Derek Ryan scored in the fourth round of a shootout and Edmonton came from two goals down to defeat Los Angeles 3-2.

Leon Draisaitl also scored, Stuart Skinner made 26 saves, and the Oilers picked up their fourth straight win.

Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist, Kevin Fiala scored, and Cam Talbot made 24 saves as the Kings lost their second straight game.

McDavid played in his 600th career game and has 316 goals and 581 assists.

Elsewhere in the NHL Saturday:

Winnipeg 4 Minnesota 2

Carolina 3 Toronto 2

Florida 4 Montreal 1

Buffalo 3 Columbus 2 (OT)

N.Y. Rangers 5 Tampa Bay 1

Nashville 3 Washington 2 (SO)

Boston 5 New Jersey 2

Pittsburgh 4 St. Louis 2

WORLD JUNIORS

Canada will be looking to get back in the win column today with a game against Germany at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden. Canada is second in Group A with a 2-1 record. Germany is fifth in the Group A pool with a 1-and-2 record. Canada dropped a 2-0 decision to Pool A leader Sweden on Friday. Sweden plays Finland today.

WHL

REGINA – Roger McQueen’s power-play goal early in the third period stood up as the winner as the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings beat the Regina Pats 5-3 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday.

Brett Hyland had a goal and two assists for the Wheat Kings, who led 3-2 after the first period. The second period was scoreless.

Matteo Michels, Rylen Rersma and Carter Klippenstein also scored for the Wheat Kings (19-12-4-1), who were outshot 28-27.

Tanner Howe, Borya Valis and Jaxsin Vaughan scored for the Pats (13-18-3-2).

Both teams went 2-for-4 on the power play.

Elsewhere in the WHL on Saturday:

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REBELS 5 BRONCOS 4 (OT)

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. – Kai Uchacz’s second goal of the game, scored 11 seconds into overtime, gave the visiting Red Deer Rebels a 5-4 win over the Swift Current Broncos.

Frantisek Formanek, Ollie Josephson and Carson Birnie also scored for the Rebels (18-13-0-4), who outshot the Broncos 48-26.

Josh Filmon scored twice for the Broncos (18-14-2-2), while Caleb Wyrostok and Brady Birnie netted singles.

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WARRIORS 2 RAIDERS 1

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Pavel McKenzie and Brayden Schuurman scored second-period goals as the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors edged the Prince Albert Raiders 2-1.

The Warriors (20-14-0-2) trailed 1-0 after the first period, but took a 2-1 lead into the third.

Easton Kovacs scored for the Raiders (17-17-0-2), who outshot the visitors 26-25.

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COUGARS 4 BLAZERS 1

KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Riley Heidt scored twice, including once into an empty net, as the visiting Prince George Cougars bounced the Kamloops Blazers 4-1.

Carlin Dezainde and Jett Lajoie also scored for the B.C. Division-leading Cougars (26-10-0-0), who outshot the Blazers 40-34.

Kai Matthew scored for the Blazers (9-22-3-2).

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HURRICANES 4 TIGERS 2

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – Miguel Marques had a goal and assist as the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes edged the Medicine Hat Tigers 4-2.

Tyson Zimmer, Trae Wilke and Joe Arntsen also scored for the Hurricanes (17-15-3-0). Logan Wormald chipped in with two assists.

Tyler MacKenzie and Brett Calhoon scored for the Central Division-leading Tigers (22-11-2-0), who outshot the visitors 36-25.

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ROYALS 4 OIL KINGS 3 (OT)

VICTORIA, B.C. – Justin Kipkie’s second goal of the night, scored at 3:50 of overtime, lifted the Victoria Royals to a 4-3 win over the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings.

Tanner Scott and Cole Reschny also scored for the Royals (22-13-0-2), who outshot the visitors 34-29.

Ty Nash, Skyler Bruce and Smyth Rebman scored for the Oil Kings (11-20-1-1).

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SILVERTIPS 5 THUNDERBIRDS 4

SEATTLE, Wash. – Teague Patton scored twice and added an assist as the visiting Everett Silvertips clipped the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-4.

Rylan Pearce, Lukas Kaplan and Ben Hemmerling also scored for the Silvertips (22-13-1-1), who jumped out to an early 3-0 lead but needed Patton’s goal at 10:57 of the third period to snap a 3-3 tie.

Simon Lovsin scored twice for the Thunderbirds (12-17-2-0), with singles netted by Sawyer Mynio and Coster Dunn.

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CHIEFS 6 AMERICANS 2

SPOKANE, Wash. – Chase Bertholet scored twice and added two assists as the Spokane Chiefs beat the visiting Tri-City Americans 6-2.

Rasmus Ekstrom, Ben Bonni, Conner Roulette and Saige Weinstein also scored for the Chiefs (13-16-3-0). Berkly Catton chipped in with four assists.

Cash Koch and Lukas Dragicevic scored for the Americans (15-15-2-1), who were outshot 38-33.

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ROCKETS 7 HITMEN 6

KELOWNA, B.C. – Andrew Cristall scored three goals and added an assist as the Kelowna Rockets edged the visiting Calgary Hitmen 7-6.

Gabriel Szturc had two goals and two assists for the Rockets (17-16-2-0), while Michael Cicek and Hiroki Gojsic netted singles.

Sean Tschigerl, Tyson Galloway, Chase Valliant, Aleksey Chichkin, Ethan Moore and Oliver Tulk scored for the Hitmen (13-17-3-1), who were outshot 40-37.

NFL

Dak Prescott threw for 345 yards and two touchdowns and the Dallas Cowboys stopped the Detroit Lions on the third try of a two-point conversion with 23 seconds remaining, preserving a 20-19 N-F-L victory on Saturday to extend their home winning streak to 16 games. On the first conversion try after Jared Goff’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra Saint Brown, Goff completed a pass to lineman Taylor Decker, but the Lions were called for illegal touching.

COLLEGE BOWL GAME ROUND-UP

ORANGE BOWL

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Carson Beck passed for 203 yards and two touchdowns, backup QB Gunnar Stockton passed for two more scores and No. 6 Georgia routed previously undefeated and fourth-ranked Florida State 63-3 in the Orange Bowl on Saturday night in a matchup of teams missing out on the College Football Playoff.

Georgia scored on nine of 12 drives and gained 673 total yards against the short-handed Seminoles, who were without more than two dozen players because of opt-outs and transfers, including five starters in their defensive front seven, their top two running backs and top three receivers.

PEACH BOWL

ATLANTA (AP) – Jaxson Dart passed for 379 yards and three touchdowns, including two to tight end Caden Prieskorn, and ran for a score as Mississippi bullied Penn State’s proud defense in the Peach Bowl.

MUSIC CITY BOWL

MARYLAND 31, AUBURN 13

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Billy Edwards Jr. ran for a touchdown and threw for a score as Maryland routed Auburn in the Music City Bowl and won a program-record third straight bowl.

ARIZONA BOWL

WYOMING 16, TOLEDO 15

TUSCON, Ariz. (AP) – John Hoyland kicked a 24-yard field goal as time expired and Wyoming sent coach Craig Bohl into retirement a winner with a victory over Toledo in the Arizona Bowl.

NBA

The Detroit Pistons’ 28-game losing skid is history. The host Pistons edged the short-handed Toronto Raptors 129-127 in N-B-A action on Saturday. Cade Cunningham scored 30 points as the Pistons ended their record-tying streak. The Pistons, who hadn’t won since October 28th, matched the Philadelphia 76ers’ record of 28, split over the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons. Pascal Siakam scored 35 points for the struggling Raptors, while Dennis Schroder added 30.

(Canadian Press)