National Sports

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Blake Wheeler admits that returning home to play in Minnesota still feels special after a 12-year NHL career spent playing elsewhere, including the past nine seasons for the Wild’s rival Winnipeg Jets.

Martin Peters, whose place in English soccer lore was secured by scoring one of the national team's goals in its victory over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final, died Saturday after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 76.

If any team has a chance of stopping Liverpool marching to a first English league title in 30 years, it looks to be Manchester City rather than Leicester.

SECRET GARDEN, China — Calgary's Noah Bowman won gold in the skiing halfpipe and Rachael Karker of Erin, Ont., took silver in the women's event at a World Cup freestyle skiing event.

BUSAN, Korea, Republic Of — Chan Sung Jung, better known as The Korean Zombie, defeated Frankie Edgar on Saturday at a UFC Fight Night event in South Korea.

BRNO, Czech Republic — Benoit-Olivier Groulx of the Halifax Mooseheads was the final cut Hockey Canada made on Saturday as Canada finalized its roster ahead of the world junior hockey championship.

Friday's Games NHL Washington 6 New Jersey 3 Florida 7 Dallas 4 Toronto 6 N.Y.

EDMONTON — Secondary scoring carried the Pittsburgh Penguins to a fourth straight win on Friday. Tristan Jarry made 26 saves and Jared McCann scored the eventual winner as the Penguins emerged with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.

ATLANTA — Charlie Culberson watched in wonder as Chris Corning flipped four times off a 5-meter jump to stick a perfect landing and make a bit of snowboarding history in a Big Air competition.

TORONTO — Fred VanVleet's return to action was a welcome sight for the injury-challenged Toronto Raptors on Friday.