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Gustavsson earns first career shutout as Wild defeat Canucks 3-0
By Jim Morris, The Canadian Press on December 10th, 2022
VANCOUVER – Filip Gustavsson stopped 35 shots for his first NHL shutout as the Minnesota Wild snapped a two-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks Saturday night. Matt Boldy, on the power play, and Connor Dewar, shorthanded, scored for the Wild (14-11-2), who were playing their third game in four nights. ... Read More »
1 responseHoman, Einarson advance to final at Grand Slam of Curling’s Masters
By The Canadian Press on December 10th, 2022
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Canada’s Rachel Homan and Kerri Einarson are set to clash for the women’s title at the Grand Slam of Curling’s Masters event. Ottawa’s Homan, a three-time Masters champion, defeated South Korea’s Eun Ji Gim 5-3 in Saturday’s semifinal. Down 3-1 after the fourth end, Homan came back to score four points in ... Read More »
1 responseRougeau scores to help lead Team Harvey’s to 3-1 win at PWHPA all-star weekend
By The Canadian Press on December 10th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canada’s Lauriane Rougeau scored one goal to help Team Harvey’s defeat Team Scotiabank 3-1 on Saturday at the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association all-star weekend. Rougeau gave her side a 3-0 lead 3:05 into the second period. Bailey Larson and Hayley Scamurra also scored, giving Team Harvey’s a 2-0 lead in the first. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marner nets OT winner, extends point streak to 22 games as Maple Leafs top Flames 5-4
By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on December 10th, 2022
TORONTO – Mitch Marner scored the game-winning goal 43 seconds into overtime to push the Toronto Maple Leafs past the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Saturday. The winner came on the power play after Calgary’s Jonathan Huberdeau took a high-sticking penalty on the opening faceoff of the extra period. Marner also picked up an assist in ... Read More »
1 responseKings hold off late Canadiens comeback effort to earn 4-2 victory
By Tristan D'Amours, The Canadian Press on December 10th, 2022
MONTREAL – The Los Angeles Kings took a three-goal lead and held off a late comeback effort to earn a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Anze Kopitar and Viktor Arvidsson each scored first-period goals for Los Angeles (15-11-4). Alexander Edler added another while Adrian Kempe scored an empty netter. In his ... Read More »
1 responseCanada’s Jasmine Baird strikes World Cup gold in Big Air
By Steven Sandor, The Canadian Press on December 10th, 2022
EDMONTON – Jasmine Baird nailed an underflip 900 on her first jump of the night – and never looked back. The rider from Georgetown, Ont. won gold in Saturday’s FIS World Cup Big Air event at Commonwealth Stadium. Holding the lead through two jumps, Baird rode last in the final round. She watched the other ... Read More »
1 responseTuominen’s shootout winner lifts Riveters past Six 3-2 in PHF action
By The Canadian Press on December 10th, 2022
TORONTO – Minttu Tuominen scored the shootout winner to lead the Metropolitan Riveters past the Toronto Six 3-2 on Saturday in Premier Hockey Federation action. Tuominen was the lone scorer of the shootout, going in the second round. The Six missed all three attempts against Riveters goaltender Katie Burt. Reagan Rust, with one goal and ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian speedskating team strikes double gold at Calgary World Cup
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on December 10th, 2022
CALGARY – Laurent Dubreuil can think of a few reasons he’s had one of the best starts to a season in his speedskating career. The 30-year-old from Lévis, Que., claimed his second straight men’s 500 metres Saturday at the Olympic Oval. Dubreuil is the defending World Cup champion in the sprint, and ranks first after ... Read More »
1 responseNash, Corless first Canadians to race women’s doubles at luge World Cup
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on December 10th, 2022
WHISTLER, B.C. – Caitlin Nash and Natalie Corless knew they were going to make history on Saturday – and they refused to be intimidated by the prospect. With the luge World Cup back in Whistler, B.C., for the first time in three years, the duo became the first Canadians to slide in the competition’s new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian speedskating team strikes double gold at World Cup
By The Canadian Press on December 10th, 2022
CALGARY – Laurent Dubreuil of Levis, Que., won the men’s 500 metres and Canada also claimed gold in women’s team pursuit Saturday at a speedskating World Cup in Calgary. Dubreuil crossed the line in 34.017 seconds, ahead of runner-up Tatsuya Shinhama of Japan in 34.181 at the Olympic Oval. Jun-Ho Kim of South Korea was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Germany, Italy take gold in doubles as World Cup returns to Whistler, B.C.
By The Canadian Press on December 10th, 2022
WHISTLER, B.C. – Germany took the top two spots in men’s doubles action at a luge World Cup stop in Whistler, B.C., on Saturday and added a bronze in women’s doubles. Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken finished the two-run race with a time of one minute 16.554 seconds to take men’s gold and set a ... Read More »
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