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EDMONTON — The Minnesota Wild keep piling up the wins, and the goals. Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist as the Wild won their seventh straight game, rolling over the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 Tuesday.

WINNIPEG — Scoring power-play goals is nice, but Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour was impressed with his team's penalty kill in a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.

MONTREAL — The Tampa Bay Lightning weren’t going to let the Montreal Canadiens avenge their loss in the 2021 Stanley Cup final.

TORONTO — A win salvaged what was otherwise a terrible Tuesday for the Toronto Maple Leafs. First, the Maple Leafs learned standout forward Mitch Marner's shoulder ailment would keep him out three to four weeks.

OTTAWA — The New York Islanders feel like they can finally breathe easier after snapping an 11-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.

TORONTO — The NHL has suspended Toronto Maple Leafs forward Jason Spezza six games for kneeing Winnipeg Jets defenceman Neal Pionk during a game Sunday.

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom — Manchester United has confirmed that former Toronto FC head coach Chris Armas has joined interim manager Ralf Rangnick's staff.

For the second year in a row, Canadian Kyle Hiebert is one of 15 men's semifinalists for the MAC Hermann Trophy, awarded annually to the top NCAA soccer player.

HAMILTON — Head coaches Orlondo Steinauer of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Mike O'Shea of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers will again be on opposite sidelines at the Grey Cup game.

China will ice a men's hockey team at the Beijing Olympics. The International Ice Hockey Federation announced Tuesday the hosts have been given the green light following a council meeting in Zurich.