National Sports

Tuesday's Games NHL N.Y. Islanders 5 Ottawa 4 (SO) Tampa Bay 5 Winnipeg 2 Montreal 3 Los Angeles 1 Columbus 2 New Jersey 1 (SO) Pittsburgh 3 Florida 2 (OT) Boston 4 Carolina 3 (OT) Nashville 5 Minnesota 4 (SO) Dallas 1 N.Y.

TORONTO — In the wake of the Houston Rockets' 107-95 win over the Toronto Raptors, James Harden sat hunched over one of his two phones, red headphones clamped on his head, with his feet in a tub of ice and knees encased in bandages and icebags.

TORONTO — What used to be the Toronto Raptors' beloved "Bench Mob" has seen better days.

TAMPA, Fla. — Nikita Kucherov's daily work is netting record-tying results. Kucherov tied the Tampa Bay single-season points record with a pair of assists to lead the Lightning to a 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — After giving up a two-goal lead in the third period, the New York Islanders were relieved to get the win in the shootout.

BRANDON, Man. — Wes Forget's old-school backswing is part homage to his curling idols, but part practical too.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Raptors Uprising GC took Frederick (Im So Far Ahead) Mendoza with the 15th overall pick in the NBA 2K League draft Tuesday at the Barclays Center. The 26-year-old from Woodbridge, Va., averaged 13.

VANCOUVER — Injuries continue to plague the Vancouver Canucks as they head into the season's final stretch. The team announced Tuesday that centre Brandon Sutter will undergo surgery for a sports hernia on his right side.

VANCOUVER — Art Hughes, a Canada Soccer Hall of Famer who was one of the country's top goal-scorers through the 1950s and 1960s, has died. He was 88. The Canadian Soccer Association confirmed that Hughes passed away Monday in Vancouver.

VANCOUVER — Nazem Kadri hates sitting on the sidelines but knows that when it comes to concussions, staying off the ice is a big part of the recovery process. "Health is important, especially when it comes to your head.