National Sports

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored four goals for the first time in his NHL career, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 53 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Edmonton 7-4 on Thursday night to end the Oilers’ winning streak at eight.

Thursday's Scoreboard NHL Columbus 6 Toronto 5 (OT) Minnesota 3 Calgary 2 (SO) St.

EDMONTON — Usually a team that outshoots its opponent by 33 shots comes out on top, but that was not the case in Edmonton on Thursday.

VANCOUVER — Roberto Luongo says his time with the Vancouver Canucks was career-defining. Luongo spent parts of eight seasons with the Canadian franchise after being acquired in 2006 as part of a package deal with the Florida Panthers.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy scored in the shootout to lift the Minnesota Wild over the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Thursday night.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robert Thomas had two goals and an assist and the St. Louis Blues won in interim coach Drew Bannister’s NHL coaching debut, beating the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Thursday night to end a four-game losing streak.

RED DEER, Alta. — Hunter Mayo produced three points, including the game-winning goal at 16:33 of the third period, and the Red Deer Rebels edged the Swift Current Broncos 3-2 on Thursday night in the Western Hockey League.

SASKATOON — Ottawa's Rachel Homan remained perfect at the Grand Slam of Curling's WFG Masters with a 7-5 win over Sweden's Anna Hasselborg in Draw 10 action on Thursday.

KITCHENER, Ont. — Captain Hilary Knight scored the overtime winner as the United States women’s national hockey team improved to 3-0 in its Rivalry Series with a 3-2 win over Canada on Thursday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs showed resiliency Thursday night but it didn't come with the desired result.