National Sports

LANGLEY, B.C. — Tim Hunter knows he's got some tough decisions looming on the horizon. The head coach of Canada's junior national team will soon have to invite dozens of the country's most talented young hockey players to selection camp.

DETROIT — Down by two in the second period and still looking for their first goal of the night, the Detroit Red Wings simply kept competing.

Tuesday's Games NHL Columbus 4 Dallas 1 Toronto 3 Vegas 1 N.Y. Rangers 5 Montreal 3 Ottawa 7 New Jersey 3 Detroit 3 Vancouver 2 (SO) Tampa Bay 5 Edmonton 2 St.

Tuesday's Games NHL Columbus 4 Dallas 1 Toronto 3 Vegas 1 N.Y. Rangers 5 Montreal 3 Ottawa 7 New Jersey 3 Detroit 3 Vancouver 2 (SO) Tampa Bay 5 Edmonton 2 St.

INDIANAPOLIS — Canadian RJ Barrett scored 33 points and Zion Williamson added 28 in their first college games, leading No. 4 Duke over No. 2 Kentucky 118-84 on Tuesday night in the season-opening Champions Classic.

TAMPA, Fla. — Edmonton Oilers coach Todd McLellan had high praise for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 33 saves and the Lightning beat the Oilers 5-2 on Tuesday night.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Connor McClennon had a pair of goals as Canada White downed the Czech Republic 5-1 on Tuesday to finish undefeated in the preliminary round of the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.

NEW YORK — Neal Pionk couldn't ever remember scoring on an end-to-end rush before.

CANMORE, Alta. — Canmore's town council has voted to support Calgary's bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

SASKATOON — Sarah Fillier not only scored a goal in her debut for the Canadian women's hockey team Tuesday, but became the first place born in the year 2000 to do so. The 18-year-old forward from Georgetown, Ont.