National Sports

WINNIPEG — Eric Comrie finally got what he deserved on Tuesday — in a good way.

CALGARY — Calgary-born William Nylander notched his second career hat trick on Tuesday as the Toronto Maple Leafs completed a sweep of Alberta with a 6-3 victory over the Calgary Flames.

TORONTO — In the final minutes of a close game the Toronto Raptors had rookies Jamal Shead, Ja'Kobe Walter and Jonathan Mogbo playing with sophomore Gradey Dick and four-year veteran Scottie Barnes.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Connor Brown scored at 2:33 of overtime and the Edmonton Oilers beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Tuesday night.

WINNIPEG — Eric Comrie made 29 saves and the Winnipeg Jets’ potent power play struck for a pair of goals in a 3-0 victory Tuesday over the Carolina Hurricanes that extended their win streak to seven games.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Hagel scored less than two minutes into the third period to give the Tampa Bay Lightning the lead for good in a 4-3 win on Tuesday night that snapped the Ottawa Senators' five-game NHL winning streak.

TORONTO — Karl-Anthony Towns had a double-double and the New York Knicks held off a late Toronto Raptors rally for a 121-115 win on Tuesday. Towns had 27 points and 20 rebounds as New York (34-17) won back-to-back games.

LONDON, Ont. — Jared Woolley's goal with just under nine minutes left in the third period snapped a 3-3 tie and lifted the London Knights to a 5-3 Ontario Hockey League victory over the Kitchener Rangers on Tuesday night at Canada Life Place.

TORONTO (AP) — Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer and the Toronto Blue Jays finalized a US$15.5 million, one-year contract on Tuesday. The 40-year-old was limited to nine starts with Texas last year, going 2-4 with a 3.95 ERA.

TORONTO — Montréal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin and teammate Erin Ambrose are among the Professional Women's Hockey League's players of the month for January.