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Thursday's Games (All Times Eastern) NHL Buffalo 3, Arizona 1 Columbus 4, Los Angeles 1 Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 1 Montreal 6, Carolina 4 Nashville 4, Vancouver 3, OT Winnipeg 5, Edmonton 4, OT Minnesota 5, Florida 1 San Jose 3, Dallas 2 --- AHL Charlott

NASHVILLE — Leading by two late in the third period, the Nashville Predators nearly let this one get away. Colton Sissons made sure that didn't happen.

WINNIPEG — Blake Wheeler had a plan to spark the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday and it involved a familiar play. The Jets captain looked for linemate Mark Scheifele.

TAMPA, Fla. — Andrei Vasilevskiy delivered a record-setting performance after sitting out a month.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens were determined to show their mettle after their worst performance of the season — and they did just that.

Given the launch of the Canadian Premier League, CONCACAF says it does not see the "exceptional circumstances" needed to sanction Ottawa Fury FC playing in the U.S.-dominated USL.

COLWOOD, B.C. — One of Canada's two returning players was on crutches Thursday and awaiting word from doctors about when he can hit the ice again after suffering a leg injury Wednesday in a warm-up game ahead of the world junior hockey tournament.

MONTREAL — A group of investors trying to bring Major League Baseball back to Montreal released a market study Thursday concluding the project would be viable and would generate strong interest among fans and the city's business community.

TORONTO — The Seattle area's major junior hockey teams aren't worried about competing for fans with the NHL expansion franchise coming to town.

SARNIA, Ont. — A former high-ranking gymnastics coach accused of sexual assault told his trial Thursday that when he apologized to his accuser for "crossing the line," he wasn't referring to any sexual transgressions.