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Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll better equipped to handle injury frustration

TORONTO — Joseph Woll rolls with the punches. And the Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender has dealt with his fair share of body blows. He appeared poised to take over the No.

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Draisaitl scores twice, assists another to lead Oilers to 5-1 win over Predators

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored two goals and assisted another to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.

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QMJHL Roundup: Sea Dogs snap Wildcats' three-game win streak with 3-2 OT victory

ST. JOHN, N.B. — Matteo Mann scored the game-winning goal 1:51 into overtime and the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the Moncton Wildcats 3-2 on Thursday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action.

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Ovechkin scores his 858th goal and has 2 assists as the Capitals beat the Canadiens 6-3

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 858th career goal and had two assists, and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Thursday night to continue their strong start.

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William Nylander scores twice, Maple Leafs down Kraken 4-1

TORONTO — William Nylander scored twice and Joseph Woll made 24 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Thursday.

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B.C. Lions using adversity as fuel heading into West semifinal

SURREY, B.C. — It wasn't the regular season the B.C. Lions planned for.

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Canada's Marina Stakusic falls in straight sets in second round of Merida Open

MÉRIDA — Canada's Marina Stakusic dropped her second-round match 6-3, 6-3 to Serbia's Nina Stojanovic on Thursday at the Merida Open tennis tournament. Stakusic of Mississauga, Ont.

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Alberta introduces bills affecting transgender people, pronouns at school

EDMONTON — Alberta has introduced a trio of bills focusing on transgender people and students using preferred pronouns.

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New Elks president, CEO Morris vows to curb turnover of players and staff in Edmonton

EDMONTON — Chris Morris played each and every snap of his 14-year CFL career wearing Edmonton’s green and gold. He won three Grey Cups, and described the team as a family.

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Canada's Gushue tops China's Xu 7-4 at Pan Continental curling championship

LACOMBE, Alta. — Canada's Brad Gushue tuned up for the playoffs Thursday by posting a 7-4 victory over China's Xiaoming Xu at the Pan Continental curling championship. Gushue, from St. John's, N.L.

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