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TORONTO — Pascal Siakam is living a hip-hop head's dream. The Toronto Raptors forward was name-checked in a new song released by the rap supergroup Czarface, a trio that includes Wu-Tang Clan member Inspectah Deck and underground duo 7L and Esoteric.

OTTAWA — The New York Islanders played 57 minutes of Friday night’s game with four defencemen and the Ottawa Senators still couldn’t beat them. New York put a gutsy effort together to beat Ottawa 5-3 and deserved to leave with the two points.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors played the kind of team-first basketball they want to make their brand. Unfortunately, it came hours after they had been eliminated from the NBA's in-season tournament.

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin put Australia back into the Davis Cup final for a second straight year after winning their singles matches in a 2-0 victory over Finland on Friday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jesse Ylönen scored the game-winning goal in the sixth round of a shootout and the Montreal Canadiens beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored twice, Connor McDavid had four assists and the Edmonton Oilers ended their three-game skid by beating the Washington Capitals 5-0 on Friday.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Marco Iadeluca isn't buying that the Montreal Carabins are Vanier Cup favourites.

CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie defenseman Kevin Korchinski scored 4:30 into overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Friday to stop a five-game slide.

J.T. Miller shrugged when asked about why he slid to block a shot near the end of the Vancouver Canucks' 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks last Monday. "It shouldn't matter. It's like a mindset thing for the team," he said after the victory.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks say they have placed defenceman Carson Soucy on long-term injured reserve and forward Pius Suter on injured reserve retroactively. Soucy, 29, hasn't played since Nov.