Sports News Roundup: Oilers edge Blackhawks for 8th straight win; NBA roundup: Anthony Davis helps Lakers edge Raptors and more

Six wins during the Oilers' current tear have come away from Rogers Place. OG Anunoby, Knicks win fifth straight by blasting Blazers OG Anunoby scored 23 points as the New York Knicks took control early and extended their winning streak to a season-high five games with a wire-to-wire, 112-84 rout of the visiting Portland Trail Blazers Tuesday night.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Oilers edge Blackhawks for 8th straight win

Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl scored and Stuart Skinner made 25 saves to lift the streaking Edmonton Oilers to a 2-1 road victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday. Edmonton matched a season high with its eighth consecutive victory. Six wins during the Oilers' current tear have come away from Rogers Place.

OG Anunoby, Knicks win fifth straight by blasting Blazers

OG Anunoby scored 23 points as the New York Knicks took control early and extended their winning streak to a season-high five games with a wire-to-wire, 112-84 rout of the visiting Portland Trail Blazers Tuesday night. New York improved to 5-0 since acquiring Anunoby from the Toronto Raptors on Dec. 30 and earned its fourth straight double-digit win. The Knicks led by double digits for the final 40:05 to move a season-high seven games above .500 and notch their sixth wire-to-wire win this season.

Ducks start strong to top Predators, end 5-game skid

Ryan Strome, Frank Vatrano and Mason McTavish scored first-period goals and the visiting Anaheim Ducks held on for a 5-3 win against the Nashville Predators in the opener of a six-game road trip on Tuesday night. Troy Terry had a goal and an assist, Jackson LaCombe and Alex Killorn each had two assists and Lukas Dostal made 39 saves for the Ducks, who had lost five in a row.

Jon Cooper gets 500th win as Lightning top Kings in OT

Nick Perbix scored a nifty backhanded goal as the Tampa Bay Lightning opened a four-game homestand with a 3-2 overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night. While being hounded by two Los Angeles skaters, Brandon Hagel dished the puck to the defenseman, who went to the backhand and sent home the game-winning goal at 2:02 - his first marker this season.

NHL roundup: Matthew Tkachuk posts hat trick as Panthers win 8th straight

Red-hot Matthew Tkachuk scored a hat trick and earned an assist as the visiting Florida Panthers defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-1 Tuesday for their eighth straight victory. Tkachuk, who grew up in St. Louis, has six goals and nine assists during his six-game point streak.

NBA roundup: Anthony Davis helps Lakers edge Raptors

Anthony Davis recorded 41 points and 11 rebounds, LeBron James added 22 points and 12 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers won consecutive games for the first time in over a month with a 132-131 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. Christian Wood scored 14 points and Cam Reddish added 13 as the Lakers won for just the fifth time in 15 games since winning the NBA's inaugural in-season tournament last month.

Desmond Bane pours in 32 as Grizzlies take down Mavericks

Desmond Bane collected 32 points and nine rebounds to lift the visiting Memphis Grizzlies to a 120-103 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. Marcus Smart scored 23 points before exiting in the third quarter after dislocating a finger on his right hand. The undermanned Grizzlies played without stars Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee) and Ja Morant (season-ending shoulder injury).

Coyotes edge Bruins in OT to end three-game skid

Nick Schmaltz scored at the 4:04 mark of overtime as the Arizona Coyotes came from behind to beat the visiting Boston Bruins 4-3 on Tuesday night in Tempe, Ariz. Schmaltz took a feed from Clayton Keller and slid into the low left circle for the winner, which snapped the Coyotes' three-game skid.

Flames' four-goal third period too much for Senators

Yegor Sharangovich and Blake Coleman each scored twice and the host Calgary Flames rode a four-goal third period to beat the struggling Ottawa Senators 6-3 on Tuesday to snap a two-game skid. Noah Hanifin scored once in a three-point game and Connor Zary collected one goal and one assist for the Flames, while goalie Jacob Markstrom made 30 saves.

Both banged-up, Avs, Knights clash in meeting of recent champs

The first meeting between the last two Stanley Cup champions was not much of a battle. The Vegas Golden Knights, the reigning champions, skated the Colorado Avalanche out of Sin City with a 7-0 win on Nov. 4. On Wednesday, the Avalanche seek revenge as the Knights come to Denver.

(With inputs from agencies.)