Thursday's Games
NHL
Minnesota 4 Toronto 3
Carolina 5 Philadelphia 3
Buffalo 4 Florida 3
Boston 6 Calgary 4
N.Y. Islanders 3 Chicago 2 (OT)
Montreal 2 Vancouver 0
St. Louis 5 Washington 2
Tampa Bay 6 Los Angeles 2
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NBA
San Antonio 125 Toronto 107
Denver 117 Sacramento 113
Houston 135 Golden State 134 (OT)
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Friday's Games
World Junior Hockey Championship
Semifinals at Vancouver
Russia vs. United Sates, 4 p.m.
Finland vs. Switzerland, 8 p.m.
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Relegation Game at Vancouver
Denmark vs. Kazakhstan, 12 p.m.
(Kazakhstan leads best-of-three 1-0)
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NHL
Winnipeg at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Dallas, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Arizona, 9 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Vegas at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
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AHL
Bridgeport at Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Belleville, 7 p.m.
Grand Rapids at WB/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.
Lehigh Valley at Providence, 7:05 p.m.
Toronto at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m.
Springfield at Hartford, 7:15 p.m.
Rochester at Laval, 7:30 p.m.
Manitoba at Texas, 8 p.m.
Rockford at Iowa, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Bakersfield, 10 p.m.
San Jose at San Diego, 10 p.m.
Tucson at Stockton, 10 p.m.
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NBA
Utah at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Brooklyn at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Boston, 8 p.m.
Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Orlando at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Washington at Miami, 8 p.m.
Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
New York at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
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The Canadian Press
