National Sports

EDMONTON — Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is expected to be out for two to three weeks with an ankle injury, the NHL team said Wednesday. McDavid sustained the injury 37 seconds into Edmonton's 6-1 loss at Columbus on Monday.

QUÉBEC — The Montréal Victoire will host the Ottawa Charge in a Professional Women’s Hockey League regular-season game in 2025. The PWHL announced Wednesday the game will take place on the afternoon of Jan. 19 at the Videotron Centre.

LACOMBE, Alta. — Canada's Brad Gushue earned two victories Tuesday to remain unbeaten at the Pan Continental curling championships. Gushue, from St. John's, N.L.

Ryan Reaves and Matt Rempe squared off at centre ice.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored career goals 855 and 856 less than two minutes apart, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Tuesday night in a back-and-forth showcase of the sport.

NEW YORK (AP) — Fifteen years after little Anthony Volpe watched the Yankees parade with the World Series trophy, he saved their season and kept alive hopes for an improbable title.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Jett Lajoie's goal at 1:14 of the third period snapped a 1-1 defensive battle and lifted the Prince George Cougars to a 4-1 Western Hockey League victory over the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors on Tuesday night at the CN Centre.

MONTREAL — The fans cheered sarcastically when Sam Montembeault made a routine save with the Montreal Canadiens already trailing 2-0 minutes into the game. And it only got worse.

NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Volpe’s third-inning grand slam overcame Freddie Freeman's record-setting home run, and the New York Yankees avoided a World Series sweep with an 11-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night that forced a Game 5.

OTTAWA — Brady Tkachuk stopped short of calling Tuesday’s game against the St. Louis Blues a must-win for the Ottawa Senators. But he said the team put some pressure on itself to bounce back after returning home from a two-game skid.