Sports News Roundup: Auston Matthews posts hat trick as Maple Leafs edge Flames; DeMar DeRozan helps Bulls outlast Scottie Barnes, Raptors and more

Coby White had 23 points and eight rebounds, Patrick Williams added 12 points and Alex Caruso and Ayo Dosunmu each scored 10. Auston Matthews posts hat trick as Maple Leafs edge Flames Auston Matthews collected his fourth hat trick of the season in a four-point game to lead the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames that snapped their four-game winless skid on Thursday.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

DeMar DeRozan helps Bulls outlast Scottie Barnes, Raptors

DeMar DeRozan had 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists and the visiting Chicago Bulls defeated the Toronto Raptors 116-110 Thursday night. Nikola Vucevic added 24 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists for the Bulls. Coby White had 23 points and eight rebounds, Patrick Williams added 12 points and Alex Caruso and Ayo Dosunmu each scored 10.

Auston Matthews posts hat trick as Maple Leafs edge Flames

Auston Matthews collected his fourth hat trick of the season in a four-point game to lead the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames that snapped their four-game winless skid on Thursday. Mitch Marner also scored for Toronto, while William Nylander collected two assists. Goaltender Martin Jones made 23 saves.

Top 25 roundup: USF rallies, stuns No. 10 Memphis

Kasean Pryor made a foul shot with 4.4 seconds left Thursday night, capping visiting South Florida's comeback from a 20-point, second-half deficit as the Bulls upset No. 10 Memphis 74-73. Pryor, who finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls (10-5, 3-1 American Athletic Conference), got wide open on an inbounds play and drove the lane. Nae'Qwan Tomlin had no choice but to foul him in order to prevent a certain dunk.

Thunder stop Jazz winning streak at six

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder snapped the Utah Jazz's six-game winning streak with a 134-129 win Thursday night in Salt Lake City. Jalen Williams hit 11 of 14 shots for 27 points and added eight assists, and Josh Giddey contributed 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as the Thunder bounced back after two losses in Los Angeles.

Gustav Nyquist scores deciding goal as Predators edge Kings

Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist for the visiting Nashville Predators in a 2-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. Gustav Nyquist also scored and Juuse Saros made 33 saves for the Predators, who have won six of nine.

Oilers bounce back, beat Kraken for 12th straight win

Warren Foegele scored twice and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and three assists as the Edmonton Oilers rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat the visiting Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Thursday and extend their franchise-record winning streak to 12 games. Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist and Evander Kane added two helpers for the Oilers. Goaltender Stuart Skinner made 25 saves.

Dakota Joshua nets game winner as Canucks beat Coyotes

Dakota Joshua scored the game-winner as the host Vancouver Canucks edged the Arizona Coyotes 2-1 on Thursday. Elias Pettersson had the other goal for Vancouver, while Thatcher Demko, who was playing in his 200th career NHL game, made 20 saves to improve to 11-1-1 in his last 13 games.

Ivan Barbashev scores twice as Knights rout Rangers

Ivan Barbashev scored two goals and Logan Thompson made 29 saves to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night in Las Vegas. It was the eighth multigoal game of Barbashev's career. Jonathan Marchessault and Brett Howden each had a goal and an assist and Keegan Kolesar also scored for Vegas, which improved to 17-5-2 at home.

Short-staffed Pacers hold off Kings

Ben Mathurin had 25 points and T.J. McConnell 20 in a balanced attack and the Indiana Pacers, playing short-handed after their big trade with the Toronto Raptors, survived a frantic finish to turn back the host Sacramento Kings 126-121 on Thursday night. The win came as Indiana awaited the Pacers debut of Pascal Siakam, acquired in a trade from the Raptors in a three-team deal in which the Pacers gave up Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora, two first-round picks and a conditional third first-rounder to Toronto.

Timberwolves dominate fourth quarter to beat Grizzlies

Anthony Edwards scored 28 points on 11-for-19 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 118-103 win over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night in Minneapolis. Edwards had two points at halftime before erupting for 26 points in the second half for Minnesota, which won its second game in as many nights and its fourth in a row. Naz Reid scored 20 points off the bench as the Timberwolves improved to 17-2 at home.