National Sports

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Leon Draisaitl added to his NHL-leading goal total by scoring on a 5-on-3 power play to put the Edmonton Oilers ahead for good Tuesday night, but the Vegas Golden Knights clinched a playoff berth despite the 3-2 loss.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Canada entered play against Sweden on Tuesday with a game plan to make the defending world men's curling champions throw big-weight shots in key moments.

MONTREAL — The New York Sirens put a boost into their faint Professional Women's Hockey League playoff hopes with a 1-0 win over the first-place Montreal Victoire on Tuesday night in front of 8,798 at Place Bell.

MONTREAL — Montreal Victoire head coach Kori Cheverie sat in front of a microphone at her post-game press conference and used it to send a message to her team after a 1-0 loss to the New York Sirens on Tuesday night.

MONTREAL — Nick Suzuki doesn’t think the Montreal Canadiens’ winning run — and run of good fortune — is a coincidence. The team’s captain has another reason to believe after Tuesday’s wild finish. "We all believe in the ‘hockey gods,’” Suzuki said.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kevin Stenlund and Barrett Hayton scored for the Utah Hockey Club in a 3-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.

TORONTO — A team bunting contest in spring training took a bite out of Blue Jays manager John Schneider's wallet but proved to be a worthwhile investment Tuesday in a 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals.

BATHURST, N.B. — Kassim Gaudet scored at 3:39 of overtime to lead the visiting Chicoutimi Sagueneens to a 4-3 victory over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff action on Tuesday.

OTTAWA — With the NHL playoff race tightening, the Ottawa Senators can’t afford to let crucial points slip away.

TORONTO — Bo Bichette drove home two runs with a two-out single in the eighth inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals in interleague play Tuesday.