National Sports

EDMONTON — Credit Connor Hellebuyck for being able to stifle the offensive output of the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Hellebuyck made 31 saves as the Winnipeg Jets pushed past the Oilers 2-1 despite only mustering 17 shots of their own.

Saturday's Games World Junior Hockey Championship Preliminary Round At Halifax Canada 5 Sweden 1 Czechia 8 Germany 1 At Moncton, N.B.

WINNIPEG — Ben Zloty scored 44 seconds into overtime and the Winnipeg ICE defeated the Saskatoon Blades 2-1 in a battle of Western Hockey League powers on Saturday.

DETROIT (AP) — Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist, and the Detroit Red Wings scored three times in the first 3 1/2 minutes of the third period to beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Saturday night.

HALIFAX — Connor Bedard added his name to New Year's Eve lore at the world junior hockey championship — and placed himself alongside one of the sport's most dominant forces in the process.

DENVER (AP) — Michael Bunting had two goals, Auston Matthews and T.J. Brodie scored 24 seconds apart in the second period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs spoiled Nathan MacKinnon’s return with a 6-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored almost at will against the Montreal Canadiens and moved a few steps closer to Wayne Gretzky's NHL goal record.

MONCTON, N.B. — The U.S. wrapped round-robin play at the world junior hockey championship Saturday with a decisive 6-2 victory over Finland.

CHICOUTIMI, Que. — Marshall Lessard scored his second goal of the day 2:44 into overtime Saturday, lifting the Baie-Comeau Drakkar to a 6-5 victory over the Chicoutimi Sagueneens in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play.