National Sports
Leylah Fernandez progresses at ASB Classic
By The Associated Press on January 4th, 2023
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) – Canada’s 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez opened her 2023 season with an emphatic 6-1, 6-1 win Monday over 15-year-old Brenda Fruhvirtova in the first round of the ASB Classic. Third-seeded Fernandez needed only 61 minutes to sweep by the Czech teenager, who entered the main draw on a wild ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grand Prix champions Gilles, Poirier withdraw from Canadian championships
By The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2023
OSHAWA, Ont. – Ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, gold medallists at last month’s ISU Grand Prix Final, will miss next week’s Canadian figure skating championships after Gilles underwent an appendectomy. Gilles and Poirier were having a career-best season, winning both of their Grand Prix assignments, and the Final in Turin, Italy. Gilles, 30, ... Read More »
1 responseWHL roundup: Hitmen rally in third, beat Blades in overtime
By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
SASKATOON – Grayden Siepmann scored 53 seconds into overtime and the visiting Calgary Hitmen pulled off the comeback in defeating the Saskatoon Blades 3-2 in Western Hockey League action on Tuesday night. The Blades led 2-0 with 10 minutes left in the third period, but Oliver Tulk (10:19) and Sean Tschigerl (15:04) tied the game ... Read More »
1 responseSports scoreboard for Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023
By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
Tuesday’s Scoreboard NHL Winnipeg 3 Calgary 2 N.Y. Islanders 6 Vancouver 2 Ottawa 4 Columbus 0 St. Louis 6 Toronto 5 (SO) Nashville 6 Montreal 3 Seattle 5 Edmonton 2 Florida 5 Arizona 3 Buffalo 5 Washington 4 (OT) N.Y. Rangers 5 Carolina 3 Tampa Bay 4 Chicago 1 Los Angeles 3 Dallas 2 — ... Read More »
1 responseBarzal puts up three points, Islanders hand struggling Canucks 6-2 loss
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
VANCOUVER – Matt Barzal scored and notched a pair of assist as the New York Islanders handed the struggling Vancouver Canucks a 6-2 loss on Tuesday. Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored twice, including a short-handed, empty-net strike late in the third period. Aatu Raty, Anders Lee and Casey Cizikas also had goals for the Isles (22-15-2), who ... Read More »
1 responsePredators win 6-3, extend Canadiens’ losing streak to 6
By Jim Diamond, The Associated Press on January 3rd, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Mattias Ekholm, Tommy Novak and Roman Josi each had a goal and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 6-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. Cody Glass, Colton Sissons and Matt Duchene also scored and Juuse Saros made 24 saves for Nashville. Nino Niederreiter had three ... Read More »
1 responseKraken sink struggling Oilers with offensive outburst
By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
EDMONTON – Jaden Schwartz had a goal and two assists as the Seattle Kraken exploded for four consecutive goals in the second period to come away with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Matty Beniers, Yanni Gourde, Jared McCann and Alex Wennberg also scored for the Kraken (20-12-4) who have won ... Read More »
1 responseMaple Leafs look ahead to opportunity for blue line to gain familiarity
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs blue line regained some familiar faces playing alongside each other on Tuesday night. Toronto’s 6-5 shootout loss to the St. Louis Blues was the first time the team had defencemen Rasmus Sandin, Morgan Rielly and TJ Brodie all playing in the same game since Nov. 11. It was Sandin’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Auston Matthews reaches 500-point milestone as Maple Leafs lose to Blues in shootout
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
TORONTO – Auston Matthews reached a new career milestone and linemate Michael Bunting found his scoring touch, but the Toronto Maple Leafs still weren’t happy with their final result on Tuesday. Brayden Schenn scored on the power play and again in the shootout to lift the St. Louis Blues over Toronto 6-5. The Maple Leafs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Predators win 6-3, extend Canadiens’ losing skid to six games
By Jim Diamond, The Associated Press on January 3rd, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Mattias Ekholm, Tommy Novak and Roman Josi each had a goal and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 6-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. Cody Glass, Colton Sissons and Matt Duchene also scored and Juuse Saros made 24 saves for Nashville. Nino Niederreiter had three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL roundup: Diaco plays OT hero as Knights rally to beat Storm
By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
LONDON, Ont. – George Diaco scored 2:05 into overtime to cap a late comeback by the London Knights on Tuesday in Ontario Hockey League action. The Midwest Division-leading Knights (24-8-1-0) trailed the visiting Guelph Storm 2-0 with nine minutes left in the game, but goals by Sam Dickinson and Rusian Gazizov tied the game and ... Read More »
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