National Sports

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica — Canada's bid to seal World Cup qualification was put on hold Thursday after a 1-0 loss to Costa Rica that saw the Canadians play a man down for almost two-thirds of the match.

Thursday's Scoreboard NHL Florida 4, Montreal 3 Boston 3, Tampa Bay 2 Dallas 4, Carolina 3 (SO) N.Y. Islanders 5, Detroit 2 Philadelphia 5, St.

EDMONTON — Thursday provided a solid first look at how the Edmonton Oilers hope to fare down the stretch with a — finally — healthy lineup and a couple of trade deadline day tweaks.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Joel Eriksson Ek scored 31 seconds into overtime, Cam Talbot made 26 saves and the Minnesota Wild kept rolling with a 3-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

WINNIPEG — Connor Brown was glad the Ottawa Senators turned the tables on an opponent Thursday. The Senators scored a trio of third-period goals in just over three minutes to clinch a 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.

WINDSOR, Ont. — The surging Windsor Spitfires kept their win streak alive Thursday, downing the Saginaw Spirit 8-5 in Ontario Hockey League play.

TORONTO — Pascal Siakam matched his career high for three-pointers. OG Anunoby returned from a 15-game injury layoff. And the Toronto Raptors won a crucial game for playoff positioning in the Eastern Conference.

MONTREAL — Big moves the Florida Panthers made ahead of the NHL trade deadline are already paying off. Claude Giroux and Ben Chiarot both picked up their first points as Panthers in a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.

VICTORIAVILLE, Que. — Frederic Brunet scored the game-winning goal on a third-period power play and the Rimouski Oceanic doubled up the Victoriaville Tigres in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play on Thursday.

Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby started Thursday versus the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers in his first game since Feb. 16. Anunoby missed 15 games due to a fractured right ring finger.