National Sports

Crowding the plate, fearsome and fearless, Frank Robinson hammered his way into the Hall of Fame.

Thursday's Games NHL Ottawa 4 Anaheim 0 Montreal 5 Winnipeg 2 Edmonton 4 Minnesota 1 Chicago 4 Vancouver 3 (OT) San Jose 5 Calgary 2 Los Angeles 3 Philadelphia 2 (SO) Florida 3 Pittsburgh 2 (OT) N.Y.

Thursday's Games NHL Ottawa 4 Anaheim 0 Montreal 5 Winnipeg 2 Edmonton 4 Minnesota 1 Chicago 4 Vancouver 3 (OT) San Jose 5 Calgary 2 Los Angeles 3 Philadelphia 2 (SO) Florida 3 Pittsburgh 2 (OT) N.Y.

CALGARY — Evander Kane's mastery of the Calgary Flames continued on Thursday night. Kane and Tomas Hertl each scored twice and added an assist to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames in a Pacific Division showdown.

Almost every team in the NHL was in action Thursday night — and most of them came away with at least a point. A record-tying eight games went to overtime. That tied the mark set Feb. 22, 2007, and matched Nov.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Edmonton Oilers played with an edge and an eagerness to snap out of their slump, taking full advantage of a sleepy start by Minnesota. The Wild sure could use some of that same urgency.

OTTAWA — Helping the Ottawa Senators end a five-game losing streak was just as sweet as posting his first shutout of the season for Anders Nilsson. Nilsson stopped 45 shots as Ottawa defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-0 Thursday night.

MONTREAL — The red-hot Montreal Canadiens refused to be intimidated by one of the league's best and biggest teams.

TORONTO — Masai Ujiri traded away a third of his roster for a "winner" in one of the league's biggest deals at the NBA trade deadline.

ATLANTA — The Toronto Raptors have a new big man coming to help their push for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. In the meantime, the Raptors won by playing small.