National Sports

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.

VANCOUVER — The RCMP say they are investigating an alleged assault at an elite athletics club that trains minor hockey players in North Vancouver. The Mounties said in a statement Thursday they received details on Jan.

CANMORE, Alta. — Rosanna Crawford's inspiration as her biathlon career winds down is the lyrics to RuPaul's "Sissy That Walk.

LONDON — Police have confirmed that the body recovered from a plane in the English Channel is that of Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala.