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WINNIPEG — Kevin Cheveldayoff’s pride in how well the Winnipeg Jets are playing comes from different perspectives — as the team’s general manager, as a hockey fan and as a Canadian who knows all about small markets.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson scored two goals to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. JJ Peterka, Peyton Krebs and Dylan Cozens also scored for the Sabres, who have won three of four.

DETROIT (AP) — Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers have accomplished something Wayne Gretzky never did with the franchise.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Anthony Romani bagged a hat trick as North Bay Battalion defeated the Mississauga Steelheads. Owen Van Steensel had the lone other goal for North Bay. Battalion netminder Dom DiVincentiis stopped 24 shots.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mathew Barzal scored 21 seconds into overtime, Ilya Sorokin made 32 saves and the New York Islanders rallied to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Thursday night.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Rebecca Marino has advanced past fellow Canadian Katherine Sebov in qualifying to make the first round of the Australian Open.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Justin Larose scored a goal and an assist as Victoriaville Tigres beat the Charlottetown Islanders. Sidney Deslauriers, Joseph Henneberry, Egor Goriunov, Justin Gendron and Nikita Prishchepov all scored once for Victoriaville.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays say they have signed deals with 11 players, including Cavan Biggio, Alejandro Kirk and closer Jordan Romano, for 2024. Romano, of Markham, Ont., was eligible for arbitration for the second time.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Anaheim Ducks center Trevor Zegras is expected to be sidelined six to eight weeks after breaking his left ankle Tuesday night at Nashville. The Ducks revealed the injury Thursday, saying Zegras will have surgery.

ZUG, Switzerland — Sienna D'Alessandro scored two goals and Canada advanced to the semifinals of the world women's under-18 hockey championship with a 6-0 win over host Switzerland on Thursday.