National Sports

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An eclectic array of celebrities including singer Elton John, golfing legend Greg Norman and champion surfer Kelly Slater paid tribute on Wednesday to their friend, former Australian cricketer Shane Warne, at a star-studded

CALGARY — The Colorado Avalanche's power play was lethal as usual Tuesday night, even without injured star Nathan MacKinnon.

Tuesday's Scoreboard NHL Toronto 6 Boston 4 Colorado 2 Calgary 1 Florida 7 Montreal 4 Nashville 4 Ottawa 1 NY Rangers 3 Pittsburgh 2 NY Islanders 4 Columbus 3 Tampa Bay 4 Carolina 3 (OT) Minnesota 4 Philadelphia 1 Dallas 3 Anaheim 2 --- AHL Toronto 5

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Nick Robertson and Alex Steeves both scored twice as the Toronto Marlies defeated the Abbotsford Canucks 5-3 in AHL action Tuesday night. Curtis Douglas had the other goal for Toronto (31-23-3-1).

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Michael McCarron scored twice and Juuse Saros made 36 saves to lead the Nashville Predators over the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Tuesday night.

William Provost and Jeremy Ste-Marie scored first-period goals as the Val-d'Or Foreurs edged the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 3-2 in QMJHL action Tuesday night.

Avery Hayes had two goals and an assist to power the Hamilton Bulldogs past the Peterborough Petes 6-2 in OHL action Tuesday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jonathan Huberdeau and Ryan Lomberg both had two goals and an assist to lead the Florida Panthers past the Montreal Canadiens 7-4 on Tuesday night.

BOSTON (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his league-leading 49th goal and had an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs ended Boston’s four-game winning streak with a 6-4 victory on Tuesday night.

Canada's Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge vows to have an independent mechanism for the reporting of maltreatment in sport soon, amid a growing chorus of athlete voices demanding change. In a story that has caught the eye of U.S.