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OTTAWA — Brady Tkachuk stopped short of calling Tuesday’s game against the St. Louis Blues a must-win for the Ottawa Senators. But he said the team put some pressure on itself to bounce back after returning home from a two-game skid.

TORONTO — Canadian squash player Salah Eltorgman dropped a 7-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-7 decision to Israel's Daniel Poleshchuk in quarterfinal play Tuesday at the Cambridge Group of Clubs Classic.

OTTAWA — Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stützle and Adam Gaudette each scored two goals as the Ottawa Senators thumped the St. Louis Blues 8-1 on Tuesday night.

KITCHENER, Ont. — The Kitchener Rangers scored on a penalty shot, on the power play and while short-handed en route to a 6-1 Ontario Hockey League victory over the visiting Sarnia Sting on Tuesday night.

MONTREAL — Defenceman Brandon Montour had three goals and one assist, and the Seattle Kraken thumped the Montreal Canadiens 8-2 on Tuesday night.

COLORADO SPRINGS — Two Canadian female boxers earned bronze medals on Tuesday while competing at the under-19 Youth World Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo.

NEW YORK (AP) — Freddie Freeman broke a pair of World Series records Tuesday night when he homered yet again for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 against the New York Yankees.

Expansion is on the table for the six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League, and executives aren’t placing limitations on which North American markets they’ll consider in a bid to add as many as two franchises for the 2025-26 season.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have exercised the third-year team option on sophomore guard Gradey Dick's contract, the team announced Tuesday.

TORONTO — Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes will continue medical assessments after being hit in the right eye and will not travel with the team for their game Wednesday night against Charlotte, the NBA team announced Tuesday.