National Sports

NEW YORK — Comcast's NBC is airing both the Super Bowl and the Olympics in February, a double-whammy sports extravaganza that the company expects to yield $1.4 billion in ad sales, helping it justify the hefty price it's paying for both events.

MELBOURNE, Australia — After losing in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Wednesday, Tennys Sandgren saved his final shot of the tournament for the media.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer got cranky at the chair umpire for a technology flaw in his Australian Open quarterfinal match, using the rare emotional outburst as motivation. It helped.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Tomas Hertl and Justin Braun have learned their lesson. They won't make fun of Winnipeg again.

VANCOUVER — Buried from behind by a cross check to set up a 5-on-3 power play, Vancouver Canucks rookie Brock Boeser waited patiently on the bench to get back in the action. It took the sniper precisely 12 seconds to exact his revenge.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Bryan Little made sure Winnipeg went into the All-Star break with at least one overtime victory. In a season filled with success, the Jets finally got two points in their eighth overtime contest.

Tuesday's Games NHL Pittsburgh 3 Carolina 1 Boston 3 New Jersey 2 Philadelphia 3 Detroit 2 (OT) Montreal 4 Colorado 2 St. Louis 3 Ottawa 0 Tampa Bay 4 Nashville 3 (OT) Dallas 6 Florida 1 Buffalo 5 Edmonton 0 Vegas 6 Columbus 3 Anaheim 6 N.Y.

Tuesday's Games NHL Pittsburgh 3 Carolina 1 Boston 3 New Jersey 2 Philadelphia 3 Detroit 2 (OT) Montreal 4 Colorado 2 St. Louis 3 Ottawa 0 Tampa Bay 4 Nashville 3 (OT) Dallas 6 Florida 1 Buffalo 5 Edmonton 0 Vegas 6 Columbus 3 Anaheim 6 N.Y.

ST. LOUIS — Carter Hutton didn't lose any sleep after getting pulled from his previous game. "No, I'm all good, believe me," the St. Louis Blues goalie said. "You never want to lose, but you never want to have that happy attitude, either.

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid is at a loss. He can't explain why his Edmonton Oilers can be so flat-footed.