SUNDAY SPORTS: LEAFS SWEEP JETS, OILERS HIT 16

NHL

MAPLE LEAFS 4 JETS 2

WINNIPEG, Man. (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 40th goal to reach 600 career points and Toronto completed a home-and-home sweep of Winnipeg.

Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 shots in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break. He also was in goal for the Maple Leafs’ 1-0 home victory over the Jets on Wednesday night. Hometown favourite Ryan Reaves, John Tavares and Simon Benoit, with an empty-net goal, also scored to help Toronto win its third straight. Mitch Marner and Morgan Rielly each had two assists.

Elsewhere in the NHL on Saturday:

OILERS 4 PREDATORS 1

EDMONTON, Alta. (AP) — Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Saturday for their 16th straight win.

Edmonton will attempt to tie the NHL record set by the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins when its returns from the All-Star break to play at Vegas on Feb. 6. The Oilers matched the 2016-17 Columbus Blue Jackets for the second-longest streak.

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CANUCKS 5 BLUE JACKETS 4 (OT)

VANCOUVER, B.C. (AP) — Elias Pettersson got his second goal of the night four minutes into overtime, Brock Boeser had three goals and an assist, and Vancouver rallied from three goals down in the third period to beat Columbus.

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PENGUINS 3 CANADIENS 2 (OT)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Marcus Pettersson scored 2:43 into overtime to lift Pittsburgh past Montreal.

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FLAMES 1 BLACKHAWKS 0

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Elias Lindholm scored a power-play goal late in the second period and Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves as Calgary snapped a four-game losing streak.

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STARS 5 CAPITALS 4 (OT)

DALLAS (AP) — Defenceman Thomas Harley scored at 3:27 of overtime for his second goal of the game and second extra-period winner in two games for Dallas.

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PANTHERS 3 ISLANDERS 2

NEW YORK (AP) — Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored 1:57 into overtime and Florida beat the New York Islanders for its fourth straight win. Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist, and Sam Reinhart also scored for the Panthers. Anthony Stolarz made 21 saves.

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HURRICANES 3 COYOTES 1

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Dmitry Orlov and Jesper Fast scored 13 seconds apart in the final minute of the third period, and Carolina beat Arizona.

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DUCKS 3 WILD 2

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Troy Terry scored his second goal of the game with 8:20 left to break a tie and Anaheim ended a 13-game losing streak against to Minnesota.

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RED WINGS 5 GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2

DETROIT (AP) — Dylan Larkin scored his 200th and 201st career goals to help Detroit beat Vegas.

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SABRES 5 SHARKS 2

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — J Peterka scored two goals for the second straight game and Buffalo rallied to beat San Jose.

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LIGHTNING 6 DEVILS 3

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Defenceman Victor Hedman had an assist for his 700th career point, Brandon Hagel and Brayden Point each scored twice and Tampa Bay won its seventh straight at homev. Both teams played their final game before the All-Star break. Tampa Bay has won eight of nine overall, while New Jersey has two wins in its last seven.

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BRUINS 6 FLYERS 2

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist, James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist and Boston beat Philadelphia.

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RANGERS 7 SENATORS 2

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists, and New York Rangers scored seven unanswered goals to beat Ottawa.

WHL

BLADES 3 RAIDERS 2

SASKATOON – Egor Sidorov’s 36th goal of the season proved to be the winner as the Saskatoon Blades edged the visiting Prince Albert Raiders 3-2 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at SaskTel Centre.

Elsewhere in the WHL on Saturday:

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BLAZERS 3 ROCKETS 2

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The Kamloops Blazers scored the first three goals of the game then hung to defeat the visiting Kelowna Rockets 3-2.

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GIANTS 7 ROYALS 6 (OT)

VICTORIA, B.C. — Tyson Zimmer scored at 4:48 of overtime as the visiting Vancouver Giants edged the Victoria Royals 7-6.

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COUGARS 3 AMERICANS 2

KENNEWICK, Wash. — Zac Funk had a goal and assist as the visiting Prince George Cougars trimmed the Tri-City Americans 3-2.

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THUNDERBIRDS 3 SILVERTIPS 0

SEATTLE, Wash. — The Seattle Thunderbirds got a power-play goal, one while short-handed and a 63-save performance from netminder Scott Ratzlaff to upset the visiting Everett Silvertips 3-0.

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WINTERHAWKS 5 CHIEFS 4

SPOKANE, Wash. — James Stefan scored the game-winning goal at 12:31 of the second period as the visiting Portland Winterhawks edged the Spokane Chiefs 5-4.

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REBELS 5 WHEAT KINGS 3

RED DEER, Alta. — Kai Uchacz scored twice as the Red Deer Rebels defeated the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings 5-3.

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TIGERS 5 WARRIORS 3

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Gavin McKenna had a goal and three assists as the Medicine Hat Tigers beat the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors 5-3.

NFL

Maryland and California are the host states for today’s NFL Conference Championships. The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will visit the Baltimore Ravens in the NFC final, while the Detroit Lions play the 49ers in San Francisco in the AFC final. The winners advance to the February 11th Super Bowl in Las Vegas.

NBA

There are five games in the NBA today, including one in Atlanta between the Hawks and Toronto Raptors. The 16-and-29 Raptors are 12th in the Eastern Conference and have lost four in a row. The Hawks are 11th in the East with an 18-and-27 record and have also lost four straight.

Doc Rivers and the Milwaukee Bucks each have endured plenty of recent NBA playoff disappointment. They’re now joining forces as the Bucks attempt to meet sky-high expectations by winning their second title in four years. Rivers held his introductory news conference as Milwaukee’s new coach yesterday, four days after the Bucks fired Adrian Griffin following just 43 games.

(Canadian Press)