National Sports

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Canada's Kerri Einarson was still hunting for a playoff berth at the women's world curling championship after letting a golden chance slip away Thursday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Spencer Martin stopped 32 shots, backstopping the Abbotsford Canucks to a 4-1 win over the San Jose Barracuda in American Hockey League play on Thursday.

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica — Canada's bid to seal World Cup qualification was put on hold Thursday after a 1-0 loss to Costa Rica that saw the Canadians play a man down for almost two-thirds of the match.

Thursday's Scoreboard NHL Florida 4, Montreal 3 Boston 3, Tampa Bay 2 Dallas 4, Carolina 3 (SO) N.Y. Islanders 5, Detroit 2 Philadelphia 5, St.

EDMONTON — Thursday provided a solid first look at how the Edmonton Oilers hope to fare down the stretch with a — finally — healthy lineup and a couple of trade deadline day tweaks.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Joel Eriksson Ek scored 31 seconds into overtime, Cam Talbot made 26 saves and the Minnesota Wild kept rolling with a 3-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

WINNIPEG — Connor Brown was glad the Ottawa Senators turned the tables on an opponent Thursday. The Senators scored a trio of third-period goals in just over three minutes to clinch a 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.

WINDSOR, Ont. — The surging Windsor Spitfires kept their win streak alive Thursday, downing the Saginaw Spirit 8-5 in Ontario Hockey League play.

TORONTO — Pascal Siakam matched his career high for three-pointers. OG Anunoby returned from a 15-game injury layoff. And the Toronto Raptors won a crucial game for playoff positioning in the Eastern Conference.

MONTREAL — Big moves the Florida Panthers made ahead of the NHL trade deadline are already paying off. Claude Giroux and Ben Chiarot both picked up their first points as Panthers in a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.