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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes scored three times in the opening minutes of the third period to break it open and defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Wednesday night.

Saturday's Scoreboard (All times Eastern) NHL Toronto 3 Vegas 0 Carolina 4 Philadelphia 1 Dallas 5 San Jose 2 Seattle 3 Nashville 0 Buffalo 1 Los Angeles 0 --- AHL Toronto 4 Hershey 3 (OT) Rochester 2 Laval 1 (OT) Calgary 4 San Diego 3.

EDMONTON — A 26-save performance from Alex Worthington helped the Edmonton Oil Kings hand the Victoria Royals a 5-1 drubbing in Western Hockey League play on Wednesday.

EDMONTON — Dillon Ford has never marked Transgender Day of Remembrance before.

TORONTO — Defying logic, the Maple Leafs have now won six of seven since Auston Matthews was sidelined by an upper-body injury.

QUÉBEC — Julius Sumpf scored three goals and the Moncton Wildcats downed the Quebec Remparts 7-4 in a feisty Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League matchup on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Fraser Minten scored his first NHL goal as the injury-ravaged Toronto Maple Leafs blanked the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 in a feisty contest Wednesday.

ERIE — A hat trick and an assist from Sam Alfano lifted the Erie Otters to a 7-4 victory over the Brampton Steelheads in Ontario Hockey League play on Wednesday.

MONTREAL — Hilary Knight scored twice, including the eventual winner, as the Boston Fleet sailed past the Montreal Victoire 3-1 on Wednesday in Professional Women's Hockey League pre-season action.

Atlanta’s Chris Sale and Detroit’s Tarik Skubal each won their first Cy Young Award on Wednesday night after the left-handers shared the MLB lead with 18 wins while leading their respective leagues in strikeouts and ERA.