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TORONTO — Nick Nurse's raspy voice on Wednesday night all but summed up the Toronto Raptors' current struggles.

WINDSOR, Ont. — A hat trick from Colby Barlow helped the Owen Sound Attack double up the Windsor Spitfires 6-3 in Ontario Hockey League play on Wednesday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored the deciding goal in the shootout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win.

GATINEAU, Que. — Joshua Roy scored twice, powering his Sherbrooke Phoenix to a 4-1 victory over the red-hot Gatineau Olympiques in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action Wednesday.

Miles Wood was in his car and not in a good mood. New Jersey Devils fans were in the same boat for different reasons.

AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Canada showed Wednesday it belonged at the World Cup. But there is work to do in putting its opponent away.

TORONTO — The injuries and illnesses continue to mount for the Toronto Raptors. Fred VanVleet was among players listed as out against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday with a non-COVID illness.

For Canadian soccer fans, the excitement of seeing their country play in the men's World Cup for the first time in 36 years gave way to disappointment Wednesday as their team fell just short.

TORONTO — Canada's return to the World Cup wasn't a victorious one but it certainly created plenty of action in Ontario's legal sports-betting market. Belgium defeated the Canadians 1-0 on Wednesday in the tournament opener for both teams.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired defenceman Conor Timmins from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for forward Curtis Douglas. The 24-year-old Timmins has three assists through six games with the Tucson Roadrunners this season.