National Sports

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alex Turcotte had his first NHL goal and assist and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 on Wednesday night to snap a four-game skid in the final game for both teams before the NHL All-Star break.

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Sloan Stanick scored the game-winning goal in the shootout as the Prince Albert Raiders halted the Red Deer Rebels' comeback effort with a 4-3 win Wednesday in Western Hockey League action.

SAGINAW, Mich. — Gavin Hayes scored the go-ahead goal in a four-goal third period for Sault Ste. Marie and the Greyhounds snagged a 5-3 comeback win over the Saginaw Spirit on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League action.

QUEBEC — Loic Goyette scored the winning goal in the shootout as the Québec Remparts earned a 3-2 comeback win over the Gatineau Olympiques on Wednesday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action.

DETROIT (AP) — Shane Pinto scored on a tip-in at 2:05 of overtime to give the Ottawa Senators a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. Pinto deflected the puck in after Thomas Chabot shoveled it toward the net.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have acquired forward Elias Lindholm from the Calgary Flames, the team announced Wednesday night.

The five players from Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team facing sexual assault charges also have the potential to encounter further sanctions regardless of the outcome of their case.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — It was a defensive-centric head coach that brought the Seattle Seahawks their only Super Bowl title.

Newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion Raquel (Rocky) Pennington shot back at former middleweight title-holder Sean Strickland on Wednesday for sexist, demeaning comments at UFC 297 in Toronto.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has posted a video to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, announcing several new policies and guidelines dealing with gender and sexuality.