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VANCOUVER — Brock Boeser scored twice and notched an assist as the Vancouver Canucks handed the league-leading Winnipeg Jets a 6-2 drubbing on Tuesday.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have been looking for a confidence boost and Tuesday’s 7-1 victory over the Utah Hockey Club certainly fit the bill.

MONTREAL — Martin St. Louis often dubs Josh Anderson as a "culture-setter" for the Montreal Canadiens. On Tuesday night, Montreal's winger set the standard and spurred the Canadiens to a comeback in their most important game of the season so far.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Brayden Boehm, Nolan Stewart and Markus Loponen each had a goal and assist as the visiting Victoria Royals beat the Kamloops Blazers 5-3 in Western Hockey League action at the Sandman Centre on Tuesday night.

EDMONTON — Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Connor McDavid and Mattias Ekholm all had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers won their third straight game in convincing fashion, drilling the Utah Hockey Club 7-1

NEW YORK (AP) — Nazem Kadri and Matt Coronato scored first-period goals and the Calgary Flames beat the New York Rangers 2-1 on Tuesday night.

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Susanna Tapani scored a go-ahead goal in the shootout, Emma Soderberg made a game-winning save for her first win of the season, and the Boston Fleet beat the Montreal Victoire 3-2 on Tuesday night.

MONTREAL — Nick Suzuki’s power-play goal late in the third period lifted the Montreal Canadiens past the Ottawa Senators 6-3 in a high-intensity rivalry matchup on Tuesday.

KITCHENER, Ont. — Sam O'Reilly's goal at 4:29 of the third period snapped a 1-1 deadlock and lifted the London Knights to a 2-1 Ontario Hockey League victory over the Kitchener Rangers on Tuesday night at Kitchener Memorial Auditorium.

SARASOTA — Ryan Mountcastle hit two home runs, drove in four runs and led the Baltimore Orioles to an 8-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in exhibition baseball action at Ed Smith Stadium on Tuesday night.