National Sports

WOLFVILLE, N.S. — A member of a Nova Scotia university hockey team has taken responsibility for making comments that led to a bench-clearing brawl last weekend.

VANCOUVER — Minutes after he was drafted by the Washington Capitals last year, Alex Kannok Leipert got a call from his best friend and Vancouver Giants teammate. Bowen Byram simply couldn't contain his excitement, Kannok Leipert said.

MOSCOW — Russia will be able to compete at next year's Paralympics in Tokyo after being reinstated Friday, more than two years after the country was suspended for widespread doping.

Crowding the plate, fearsome and fearless, Frank Robinson hammered his way into the Hall of Fame.

Thursday's Games NHL Ottawa 4 Anaheim 0 Montreal 5 Winnipeg 2 Edmonton 4 Minnesota 1 Chicago 4 Vancouver 3 (OT) San Jose 5 Calgary 2 Los Angeles 3 Philadelphia 2 (SO) Florida 3 Pittsburgh 2 (OT) N.Y.

Thursday's Games NHL Ottawa 4 Anaheim 0 Montreal 5 Winnipeg 2 Edmonton 4 Minnesota 1 Chicago 4 Vancouver 3 (OT) San Jose 5 Calgary 2 Los Angeles 3 Philadelphia 2 (SO) Florida 3 Pittsburgh 2 (OT) N.Y.

CALGARY — Evander Kane's mastery of the Calgary Flames continued on Thursday night. Kane and Tomas Hertl each scored twice and added an assist to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames in a Pacific Division showdown.

Almost every team in the NHL was in action Thursday night — and most of them came away with at least a point. A record-tying eight games went to overtime. That tied the mark set Feb. 22, 2007, and matched Nov.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Edmonton Oilers played with an edge and an eagerness to snap out of their slump, taking full advantage of a sleepy start by Minnesota. The Wild sure could use some of that same urgency.

OTTAWA — Helping the Ottawa Senators end a five-game losing streak was just as sweet as posting his first shutout of the season for Anders Nilsson. Nilsson stopped 45 shots as Ottawa defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-0 Thursday night.