Nazem Kadri scored a hat trick to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-2 win over the Panthers in Florida last night. In other action Montreal edged Detroit 4-3 and San Jose beat Vancouver 4-1.

Team Canada skated to an 8-1 win over Russia at the women’s world hockey championships yesterday. Canada concludes the preliminary round against Finland today.

Milos Raonic beat Damir Dzumhur  in straight sets to move into the quarter-finals of the Miami Open.

EDMONTON, ALTA: /January/ 7, 2011 -- Kids l-r: Felix Andrews, Cody Seyforth and and Kieran Cooper 8 play street hockey at the Deep Freeze: Byzantine Winter Festival on 118 Ave between 92 and 94 Street in Edmonton, January 7, 2011. (Photo by Bruce Edwards/Edmonton Journal)