National Sports

CHARLOTTETOWN — Jakub Brabenec had a goal and an assist, while Lukas Cormier scored the game-winner to lead the Charlottetown Islanders to a 7-3 victory over Moncton in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Thursday.

WINNIPEG — David Gustafsson scored a pair of goals to lead the Manitoba Moose to a 6-2 victory over the Milwaukee Admirals in the American Hockey League on Thursday. Nicholas Jones, Cole Perfetti, C.J.

TORONTO — Igor Shesterkin had the Maple Leafs' number the last time he stepped on Scotiabank Arena ice. Morgan Rielly and his teammates found an answer exactly a month later.

EDMONTON — Giving rookie goaltender Stuart Skinner the start worked out pretty well for the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Connor McDavid and Kyle Turris scored in the shootout as the Oilers emerged with a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Ty Collins had two goals and an assist to lead the Mississauga Steelheads to a 7-1 rout of the Niagara IceDogs in the Ontario Hockey League on Thursday.

OTTAWA — Guy-Frank Essome Penda’s penalty strike in a shootout propelled the Montreal Carabins to a 2-1 victory over the Victoria Vikes and into the semifinals of the U Sports men's soccer championships on Thursday.

MONTREAL — The Pittsburgh Penguins rallied through adversity and snapped a three-game losing streak at the Bell Centre. Both teams had identical 2-6-2 records in their last 10 games, but Pittsburgh punished Montreal 6-0 on Thursday night.

SALT LAKE CITY — Rudy Gay hit five three-pointers and scored 20 points in his season debut to help the Utah Jazz beat the Toronto Raptors 119-103 on Thursday night. Gay also had five rebounds while playing just 18 minutes.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jacob Markstrom made 27 saves and Andrew Mangiapane and Johnny Gaudreau each had two goals and an assist for the Calgary Flames in a 5-0 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.

OG Anunoby was playing some of the best basketball of his career when he suffered a hip pointer in practice on Wednesday. With no timeline set for his return, both he and the Toronto Raptors are understandably frustrated. "He wants to play.