National Hockey

WINNIPEG — Pre-season or not, if they wanted validation for signing Jussi Jokinen the Edmonton Oilers got it Wednesday night. Jokinen had a goal and two assists as Edmonton beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 in pre-season action.

MONTREAL — Jonathan Drouin showed a lot of promise in his Montreal Canadiens debut. Drouin got an assist as the Canadiens dropped a penalty-filled NHL pre-season game 4-2 against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul has publicly apologized for recent comments he made on social media.

OTTAWA — Thomas Chabot understands that he needs to be patient. Drafted 18th overall by Ottawa in 2015, Chabot is coming off a spectacular junior season and expectations are sky-high for the 20-year-old defenceman.

Loui Eriksson's first season with the Vancouver Canucks can pretty much be summed up by an unfortunate sequence in the first period of his first game. The effort was there. The results? Not so much.

St. Louis Blues forward Alexander Steen will miss the rest of training camp after suffering a left hand injury in the team's first preseason game. The 33-year-old Steen was hurt against Dallas on Tuesday night and will be re-evaluated in three weeks.

NASHVILLE — Connor Brickley had two goals and an assist, helping the Florida Panthers beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 in a preseason split-squad game on Tuesday night. Henrik Haapala, Michael Matheson and Denis Malgin also scored for Florida.

TORONTO — Ottawa Senators coach Guy Boucher marvelled at the play of goaltender Marcus Hogberg following a second consecutive pre-season win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

MONTREAL — Faceoffs were a group effort and penalty boxes were full as the NHL opened it's pre-season schedule this week.

CALGARY — Alberta's premier says her government will not be weighing in on the current battle over a new arena for the NHL Calgary Flames.