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WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have hit some turbulence in what has been a strong season — they've lost four of their last five games, including three at home.

WINNIPEG — Adrian Kempe scored 74 seconds into overtime and added an assist as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Friday, extending their winning streak to five games.

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TORONTO (AP) — All-Star reliever Jeff Hoffman and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $33 million, three-year contract. The team announced the deal Friday night, two days after his 32nd birthday. Hoffman went 3-3 with a 2.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Staal had a goal and an assist, Dustin Tokarski got his first shutout since 2022 and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-0 on Friday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nick Suzuki scored at 1:15 of overtime to give the surging Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night. Suzuki got to the front and put the puck up and over goalie Logan Thompson.

TORONTO — Right-handed pitcher Jeff Hoffman, selected ninth overall by the Blue Jays in 2014 first-year player draft and dealt to the Colorado Rockies the following summer, is back with Toronto.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks signed running back William Stanback to a one-year deal on Friday and re-signed defensive lineman Lorenzo Mauldin IV to a one-year extension. Stanback had 1,175 rushing yards last season for the B.C.

CALGARY — Forward Connor Zary doesn't require surgery after ugly knee-on-knee contact in a game earlier this week, but he's out of the Calgary Flames' lineup indefinitely.

CALGARY — The swagger is resurfacing, in a different way, for Calgary Flames winger Jonathan Huberdeau.