Latest / The Sports Reset Canada: Daily Sports Recap in 2 Minutes / Leafs light up Columbus, 76ers spoil Knicks banner night, Rays and Brewers open World Series
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- Leafs light up Columbus! This is The Sports Reset for Wednesday October 21st In the NHL, the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6 to 2, scoring four times in a 9:37 burst in the second period. Auston Matthews marked his 700th game with a goal and an assist, while Easton Cowan and Jack Roslovic each produced three points. Toronto has answered a three-game skid with back-to-back wins. The San Jose Sharks erased a two-goal third-period deficit and beat the Montreal Canadiens 4 to 3 in overtime, with Macklin Celebrini scoring twice and adding an assist. The Edmonton Oilers edged the Minnesota Wild 4 to 3 in overtime, the St. Louis Blues beat the Winnipeg Jets 2 to 1, and the Carolina Hurricanes pulled away from the Vancouver Canucks 6 to 3, Vancouver’s eighth straight loss. In the NBA, the Philadelphia 76ers spoiled the New York Knicks’ championship banner night 106 to 100 behind Tyrese Maxey’s 28 points, while the Detroit Pistons erased a 22-point deficit with a 23 to 0 fourth-quarter run to beat the Boston Celtics 121 to 113. Looking ahead, the NHL has the Florida Panthers visiting the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, with former Senators captain Brady Tkachuk back in Ottawa and Florida carrying a three-game winning streak into an Atlantic Division matchup. The Philadelphia Flyers are at the Buffalo Sabres. In the NBA, the Raptors open their season at home against the Chicago Bulls, with Kawhi Leonard beginning his second Toronto chapter after returning in the offseason. The Golden State Warriors visit the Los Angeles Lakers in the late showcase. Then Friday, MLB’s World Series opens with the Tampa Bay Rays at the Milwaukee Brewers; neither franchise has won the title, and 24-year-old Jacob Misiorowski starts Game 1 for Milwaukee. Beyond the scoreboard, the NFL Players Association is calling for a full investigation into the medical care Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts received after a calf clot moved to his lungs, an issue expected to cost him the rest of the season.