National Sports

Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes and Anaheim Ducks counterpart Pat Verbeek accumulated plenty of assets ahead of the NHL trade deadline. Vancouver's Patrik Allvin, meanwhile, started to put his stamp on the Canucks.

An independent review into Rugby Canada's high-performance programs paints a damning picture of a dysfunctional organization at odds with its athletes, staff and supporters.

VANCOUVER — Canadian running back Wayne Moore is back with the B.C. Lions. Moore, 30, retired from football before the start of training camp last year after being involved in a car accident. The Lions announced Moore's return Wednesday.

LONDON (AP) — A swimming pool at the London sports complex that hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics was evacuated Wednesday and ambulance crews treated several people after chlorine gas was released inside the facility, authorities said.

CALGARY — San Jose's playoff chances are slim, but you would never know that judging by their resilient effort on Tuesday night.

WINDSOR, Ont. — Matthew Maggio notched two goals and an assist, powering the Windsor Spitfires to a 7-5 win over the Kitchener Rangers in Ontario Hockey League play on Tuesday.

VICTORIA — Riley Gannon tallied a goal and an assist, helping his Victoria Royals to a 4-2 win over the slumping Kelowna Rockets in Western Hockey League action Tuesday.

Tuesday's Games (All Times Eastern) NHL St. Louis 5 Washington 2 Pittsburgh 5 Columbus 1 New Jersey 7 N.Y. Rangers 4 Carolina 3 Tampa Bay 2 N.Y.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Kerri Einarson's foursome played a complete game as a team in the women's world curling championship en route to a 10-4 win over Japan on Tuesday. "That was our strongest team game," second Shannon Birchard said.

DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz and Denis Gurianov scored 24 seconds apart late in the third period, and the Dallas Stars rallied to beat Edmonton 5-3 on Tuesday night, handing their Oilers their first loss this season after scoring first.