National Sports

INNICHEN, Italy — Canada's Brady Leman captured bronze in a World Cup ski cross event on Friday.

TORONTO — Not one to complain, Zach Hyman tried to play on a bum ankle. But the gritty Maple Leafs winger had to sit out Toronto's 6-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday.

VANCOUVER — Alexis Lafreniere isn't thinking much about the elite class he's about to join — he just wants to play hockey. The 17-year-old will be Team Canada's youngest player at the world junior hockey championship next week.

Los Angeles Clippers announcer Ralph Lawler was approached two months ago with a special request.

VANCOUVER — Jacob Markstrom set a career-high record for consecutive wins on Thursday, but the Vancouver Canucks goaltender wasn't thinking about the accomplishment.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — This may have been the most unusual of Nikolaj Ehlers' four career hat tricks. It didn't make it any less satisfying.

Thursday's Games NHL Toronto 6 Florida 1 Montreal 2 Arizona 1 Tampa Bay 5 Calgary 4 (SO) Winnipeg 5 San Jose 3 Vancouver 5 St.

Thursday's Games NHL Toronto 6 Florida 1 Montreal 2 Arizona 1 Tampa Bay 5 Calgary 4 (SO) Winnipeg 5 San Jose 3 Vancouver 5 St.

CALGARY — Louis Domingue didn't even see teammate J.T. Miller score the shootout game-winning goal on Thursday.

Eric Wellwood and Jeff Kyrzakos can't believe the difference a decade has made in the Ontario Hockey League. Both played in the major junior league in the mid-2000s, when they say hazing and verbal abuse were prevalent in OHL locker rooms.