In Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action:
The Saint John Sea Dogs pummelled the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 6-1.
James White scored a hat trick for Saint John, while William Poirier, Nicholas Deakin-Poot and new teammate Alex Drover also scored.
At the 2019 World Junior Hockey Championship:
Russia edged the Czech Republic 2-1 while Team USA beat Kazakhstan 8-2.
In the NHL:
John Tavares scored two goals and backup goalie Garret Sparks had 27 saves as Toronto doubled up Columbus 4-2.
Elsewhere, Montreal beat Florida 5-3 while Ottawa fell to the Islanders 6-3.
In the NBA:
Kawhi Leonard scored 21 points for the Raptors in their 116-87 loss to Orlando.
Toronto is now second in the Eastern Conference standings behind Milwaukee.
