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OTTAWA — Taking a punch to the head isn’t usually cause for celebration, but for Nick Cousins, it brought a smile.

The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Atro Leppanen to a one-year entry-level contract, the team announced Sunday. The deal is for the 2025-26 season. Leppanen comes in following two seasons with Vaasan Sport in Finland's Liiga.

OTTAWA — Tim Stutzle capped a two-goal effort with the power-play winner 1:40 into overtime to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 4-3 comeback win over the Philadelphia Flyers Sunday afternoon.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors signed centre Colin Castleton , the team announced Sunday. The length of the contract and financial details of it were undisclosed.

TOKYO — Canada fell 2-1 in its tie against Japan on Sunday, snapping its four-year streak of making the Billie Jean King Cup Finals.

TORONTO — Martin St. Louis was disappointed with the result. The Canadiens head coach also took a lot of positives — and a crucial point in the standings — from Saturday's tough ask at Scotiabank Arena.

VANCOUVER — Mats Zuccarello scored at the 2:47 mark of overtime as the Minnesota Wild rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Saturday.

VANCOUVER — Another overtime, another disappointing loss for the Vancouver Canucks. After coughing up a two-goal lead in the third period, the Canucks fell 3-2 to the Minnesota Wild in extra time on Saturday.

EVERETT — Julius Miettinen scored 5:46 into overtime as the Everett Silvertips edged the Portland Winterhawks 4-3 on Saturday in the second round of the Western Hockey League's playoffs. Everett leads the best-of-seven series 2-0.

Saturday's Scoreboard NHL Philadelphia 4 N.Y. Islanders 3 (SO) Columbus 7 Washington 0 Carolina 7 N.Y.