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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor had two goals and an assist as the Jets spoiled Paul Maurice’s return to Winnipeg with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.

SEATTLE (AP) — Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson scored in a seven-second span in the second period and the Montreal Canadiens snapped a two-game skid with a 4-2 win over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night.

DALLAS (AP) — Matt Murray made a season-high 44 saves and Mitch Marner extended his Toronto-record point streak to 20 games with an early assist as the Maple Leafs beat the Dallas Stars 4-0 on Tuesday night.

VICTORIA — Dylan Ernst stopped all 17 shots he faced and the Kamloops Blazers scorched the struggling Victoria Royals 3-0 in Western Hockey League action Tuesday.

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WINNIPEG — Kyle Connor scored twice and added an assist to help the Jets spoil Paul Maurice's return to Winnipeg with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. The game marked the first time Maurice faced his former team.

OTTAWA — Brady Tkachuk is as competitive as they come and he could hardly stomach the lacklustre effort his Ottawa Senators put together Tuesday night in a 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.

LONDON, Ont. — Brett Harrison netted a hat trick Tuesday, powering his Oshawa Generals to a 5-3 win over the London Knights in Ontario Hockey League play.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Rachel Homan is off to a winning start at the Grand Slam of Curling's Masters event. Homan's Ottawa rink opened the event with an 8-7 win over Sweden's Isabella Wrana on Tuesday afternoon.

It didn't take long for Christine Sinclair to see the impact from the announcement that a new pro women's soccer league planned to kick off in Canada in 2025.