THURSDAY SPORTS: BEDARD DOES IN JETS

Connor Bedard scored his second goal of the game in overtime to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets. The rookie sensation sent a wrist shot under the glove of Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck for his 15th goal of the season as Chicago earned just its second win in eight games. Winnipeg lost for just the third time in 11 contests.

Elsewhere in the NHL on Wednesday:

Ottawa 4 Toronto 2

Seattle 2 Calgary 1

New Jersey 4 Columbus 3 (OT)

Florida 3 Tampa Bay 2

N.Y. Rangers 5 Washington 1

Boston 4 Buffalo 1

Pittsburgh 7 N.Y. Islanders 0

Carolina 5 Nashville 2

St. Louis 2 Dallas 1

Minnesota 6 Detroit 3

Arizona 5 Colorado 4 (OT)

Los Angeles 5 San Jose 1

Anaheim 5 Vegas 2

WORLD JUNIORS

Macklin Celebrini is living up to the hype. Celebrini had a goal and four assists as Canada hammered Latvia 10-0 at the world junior hockey championship on Wednesday. Celebrini is the presumptive top pick in the upcoming NHL Draft. His five points were two short of the national record for a single game at the under-20 tournament. That mark is held by six players, including Connor Bedard, last year’s Number 1 pick.

WHL ROUND-UP

BRANDON, Man. – Rylen Roersma scored twice to lead the Brandon Wheat Kings over the Regina Pats 5-4 in overtime on Wednesday night in the Western Hockey League.

Jayden Wiens knocked in the overtime-winner at 1:51 of the extra frame. He also had an assist in regulation. Brett Hyland and Matteo Michels scored once for Brandon (17-12-4), which earned its seventh win in eight games.

Wheat Kings goaltender Carson Bjarnason stopped 34 shots and Nolan Flamand had two assists.

Sam Oremba had two goals while Tye Spencer and Braxton Whitehead also scored for Regina (13-16-5), which lost its third game in a row.

Pats netminder Kelton Pyne made 34 saves.

Borya Valis pitched in with three assists, while Tanner Howe had two.

Elsewhere in the DUB on Wednesday:

BLADES 6 RAIDERS 3

SASKATOON – Tyler Parr scored twice as the Saskatoon Blades beat the Prince Albert Raiders.

Easton Armstrong, Egor Sidorov, Charlie Wright and Lukas Hansen also scored for Saskatoon (24-8-2). Blades netminder Evan Gardner kicked out 29 shots.

Sloan Stanick scored twice while Hayden Pakkala scored once for Prince Albert (17-16-2). Raiders goaltender Max Hildebrand stopped 31 shots.

BRONCOS 7 HURRICANES 6 (OT)

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Rylan Gould scored the game-winning goal at 2:04 of overtime as the Swift Current Broncos edged the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

Brady Birnie scored twice while Maddix McCagherty, Connor Hvidston, Luke Mistelbacher and Josh Filmon scored once for Swift Current (17-14-3). Broncos goaltender Joey Rocha kicked out 21 shots.

Will Sharpe and Miguel Marques each scored twice while Brayden Edwards and Logan McCutcheon scored once for Lethbridge (15-15-3). Hurricanes goaltender Koen Cleaver made 26 saves.

TIGERS 4 REBELS 2

RED DEER, Alta. – Hayden Harsanyi scored a goal as the Medicine Hat Tigers downed the Red Deer Rebels.

Dru Krebs, Oasiz Wiesblatt and Shane Smith also scored for Medicine Hat (22-9-2). Tigers goaltender Zach Zahara stopped 32 shots.

Mats Lindgren and Jeramiah Roberts had the goals for Red Deer (17-13-3). Rebels netminder Rhett Stoesser made 14 saves.

BLAZERS 3 ROCKETS 2

KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Dylan Sydor knocked in the game-winning goal at 6:16 of the second period as the Kamloops Blazers edged the Kelowna Rockets.

Andrew Thomson and Jordan Keller also scored for Kamloops (9-20-5). Blazers goaltender Dylan Ernst stopped 30 shots.

Gabriel Szturc and Hiroki Gojsic scored for Kelowna (15-16-2). Rockets goaltender Jari Kykkanen stopped 28 shots.

ROYALS 4 GIANTS 2

VANCOUVER – Cole Reschny produced a goal and an assist as the Victoria Royals topped the Vancouver Giants.

Tanner Scott, Nate Misskey and Escalus Burlock also scored for Victoria (21-12-2). Royals netminder Braden Holt kicked out 30 shots.

Tyler Thorpe and Ty Halaburda scored for Vancouver (13-9-2). Giants goaltender Brett Mirwald made 21 saves.

CHIEFS 5 WILD 2

SPOKANE, Wash. – Conner Roulette registered a goal and an assist as the Spokane Chiefs defeated the Wenatchee Wild.

Chase Bertholet, Ben Bonni, Owen Martin and Rasmus Ekstr?m also scored for Spokane (12-16-3). Chiefs netminder Dawson Cowan saved 39 shots.

Ashton Brown and Luka Shcherbyna scored for Wenatchee (21-12-3). Wild netminder Daniel Hauser stopped 30 shots.

OIL KINGS 6 COUGARS 4

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Ty Nash scored a hat trick as the Edmonton Oil Kings downed the Prince George Cougars.

Marshall Finnie, Adam Jecho and Gavin Hodnett also scored for Edmonton (10-20-1). Oil Kings goaltender Kolby Hay made 24 saves.

Riley Heidt, Oren Shtrom, Aiden Foster and Matteo Danis scored for Prince George (24-10-0). Cougars netminder Joshua Ravensbergen saved 8 of 12 shots while Ty Young stopped 11 of 12 in relief.

WINTERHAWKS 6 AMERICANS 5 (OT)

KENNEWICK, Wash. – Marcus Nguyen scored the game-winner at 1:22 of overtime as the Portland Winterhawks defeated the Tri-City Americans.

Diego Buttazzoni scored twice, while Gabe Klassen, Tyson Jugnauth and Jack O’Brien also had goals for Portland (21-10-2). Goalie Justen Maric let in two goals on five shots while Nick Avakyan stopped 23 of 26.

Lukas Dragicevic had two goals while Brandon Whynott, Carter MacAdams and Cash Koch also scored for Tri-City (15-14-3). Kyle Kelsey made 41 saves.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAME ROUND-UP

Holiday Bowl

SAN DIEGO (AP) – With Caleb Williams watching from the sideline, Miller Moss threw a Holiday Bowl-record six touchdown passes in his first college start and Southern California ended a frustrating season by beating No. 16 Louisville 42-28 on Wednesday night.

Moss took full advantage of the opportunity he was given when Williams opted out. Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner and presumptive first overall pick in the NFL draft, watched from the sideline wearing a white T-shirt with his No. 13 jersey hanging around his neck.

TEXAS BOWL

NO. 22 OKLAHOMA STATE 31, TEXAS A&M 23

HOUSTON (AP) – Rashod Owens had a career-high 164 yards receiving with two touchdowns and Brennan Presley tied a school record with 16 receptions and had 152 yards receiving in Oklahoma State’s victory over Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl.

MILITARY BOWL

VIRGINIA TECH 41, NO. 23 TULANE 20

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Kyron Drones ran for 176 yards and a touchdown and threw for two scores and Virginia Tech withstood a second-half downpour to beat Tulane in the Military Bowl.

Tulane (11-3) was without star quarterback Michael Pratt of Boca Raton, FL. Both Kai Horton and Justin Ibieta played in his place, but Ibieta was carted off in the second quarter with an apparent leg injury.

DUKE’S MAYO BOWL

WEST VIRGINIA 30, NORTH CAROLINA 10

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Garrett Greene threw for 204 yards and a touchdown, Beanie Bishop Jr. returned a punt 78 yards for a score and West Virginia closed a season in which it exceeded expectations with a victory over North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.

(CP)