National Sports

DALLAS (AP) — Kaiden Guhle and Jordan Harris added to Montreal’s NHL-leading 30 goals from defencemen and Sam Montembeault stopped 30 shots as the Canadiens held off the Dallas Stars 4-3 on Tuesday night.

WINNIPEG — Rick Bowness wasn’t impressed with the way the Winnipeg Jets started Tuesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, but it was the ending that counted for the coach.

OTTAWA — Montreal’s Ann-Sophie Bettez will be remembered for scoring the overtime goal in Montreal’s 3-2 win over Ottawa Tuesday night in the inaugural game for both Professional Women’s Hockey League teams. But there was no loser on this night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Andrew Mangiapane and Jonathan Huberdeau scored first-period goals for Calgary, and Blake Coleman added an empty-netter as the Flames held on to beat the short-handed Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Tuesday night.

TORONTO — The Professional Women's Hockey League has its kinks to straighten out. The league came together quickly, with a full season coming to form within five months of its inception.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Fraser Minten was heartbroken. Owen Beck's head was still spinning. Oliver Bonk had to be consoled.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Axel Sandin-Pellikka scored a power-play goal 5:22 into overtime as host Sweden survived a scare and advanced to the semifinals with a 3-2 win over underdog Switzerland on Tuesday at the world junior hockey championship.

Micah Zandee-Hart doesn't feel intimidated wearing the captain's 'C' in one of the biggest sports markets in the world. The 26-year-old defender from Victoria is the first captain of New York's Professional Women's Hockey League team.

Big games have become routine for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

NEW YORK — Colorado centre Nathan MacKinnon, Toronto centre Auston Matthews and Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck have been named the NHL’s three stars for December, while Connor Bedard has been named the month's top rookie MacKinnon led the leag