WEDNESDAY EYE-OPENER

Corey Perry scored for the first time since being diagnosed with the mumps as the Anaheim edged Calgary 3-2. Matt Beleskey and Kyle Palmieri helped the Ducks get a big lead and they held on for their 19th-straight home victory against the Flames. T-J Brodie and Jiri Hudler scored for Calgary.

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Cory Schneider is still winless against his former team. His goaltending counterpart Ryan Miller made 20 saves for his second shutout of the season as Vancouver beat New Jersey 2-0. Schneider made 34 saves in the loss. Alex Burrows and Shawn Matthias scored for the Canucks, who are now second in the Western Conference.

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Bobby Ryan scored the only goal in the shootout as Ottawa rallied to beat St. Louis 3-2. The Blues lost goalie Brian Elliott to a lower-body injury late in the second period. The win snapped the Sens two-game losing streak. Elsewhere in the NHL, Dallas beat Edmonton 3-2, Winnipeg doubled-up Columbus 4-2 and Gabriel Landeskog scored twice and Daniel Briere provided the game-winner in overtime as Colorado rallied to beat Arizona 4-3. Calvin Pickard stopped all 25 shots he faced in relief of Reto Berra, who allowed the Coyotes to take a 3-0 lead after just 11 minutes.

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Another death in the hockey community tonight. Five-time All-Star Murray Oliver has died from a heart attack at the age of 77. He began his NHL career in 1957 and played for Minnesota, Detroit, Boston and Toronto. The Hamilton native lived in a Minneapolis suburb and died on Sunday.

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In the N-B-A, Stephen Curry had 40 points and Klay Thompson added 24 in Golden State’s 114-97 win over Miami. The Warriors are third-best in the league at 11-and-3. Golden State has won six in a row.

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A big effort from the Atlanta Hawks bench led them to a 106-102 win over Washington. Mike Scott and Shelvin Mack came off the bench to score the Hawks first 16 points of the fourth quarter. That sparked a 22-5 run that built a 14-point lead. Jeff Teague had a game-high 28 points for Atlanta, who host the Toronto Raptors tonight.

(Canadian Press)