National Sports

WINNIPEG — Justin Schultz hopes getting tough back-to-back victories is the spark the Seattle Kraken need to keep pushing hard for a playoff spot.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Denisa Krizova scored her first two goals of the season, Taylor Heise added the game-winner in a shootout and Minnesota topped Ottawa 4-3 on Tuesday night for its fourth straight win in the series.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nick Suzuki scored at 17 seconds of overtime to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.

REGINA — Tyler Smith was not yet born when a Prince Edward Island team last reached the playoffs at the Canadian men's curling championship.

BOSTON (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored 2:18 into overtime for his second goal of the game, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday night for their fifth consecutive victory.

Toronto Raptors centre Jakob Poeltl has underdone surgery to repair a torn finger ligament in his left hand. The Raptors announced the injury update Tuesday night after Toronto's 139-98 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.

Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic had recently pulled Javon Freeman-Liberty aside for a one-on-one conversation to tell the rookie guard to stay ready.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Zach Wigle scored twice, including the overtime winner, and the Barrie Colts edged the Peterborough Petes 5-4 on Tuesday night in the Ontario Hockey League.

REGINA — Among the surprises to start the 2024 Canadian men's curling championship, four-time champion Kevin Koe's struggles were completely unexpected.

After facing opponents ranked 50th or worse at the CONCACAF W Gold Cup, Olympic champion Canada renews its rivalry with the second-ranked U.S. on Wednesday in San Diego in the tournament semifinal.