National Sports

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored his NHL -leading 21st goal and had three assists, sending the Edmonton Oilers past the Minnesota Wild 7-1 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory.

MIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo had 21 points and 16 rebounds and five assists and the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 114-104 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory.

MONTREAL — Bryan Rust scored a hat trick and added an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins crushed the Montreal Canadiens 9-2 on Thursday night.

CALGARY — Former NHL star Joe Thornton and Calgary Flames front office executive Brad Pascall are heading the management team for Canada's Spengler Cup squad for a second straight year.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Gavin Bryant scored the overtime winner to give the Peterborough Petes a 4-3 win over the Oshawa Generals in Ontario Hockey League play on Thursday night.

TORONTO — Max Pacioretty scored twice and set up linemate William Nylander for another goal to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs past the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Thursday.

Toronto FC and CF Montreal, who have combined to win 13 of the 17 previous tournaments, will square off in the first round of the expanded 15-team Telus Canadian Championship in 2025.

TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz left Thursday's game against the Anaheim Ducks because of a lower-body injury. He did not return to the ice after the first intermission at Scotiabank Arena.

OTTAWA — Zayne Parekh lived a strange week earlier this month. The Calgary Flames prospect was crushed after being left off Canada's list of selection camp hopefuls for the upcoming world junior hockey championship.

Old friends Corey Conners and Brooke Henderson usually have to keep tabs on each other from afar, but this week they'll get to see one another up close.