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Senators whip Red Wings 5-1, Larkin injured on scary hit
By Dana Gauruder, The Associated Press on December 9th, 2023
DETROIT (AP) – Claude Giroux and Vladimir Tarasenko each had a goal and an assist and the Ottawa Senators beat Detroit 5-1 on Saturday night in a game overshadowed by a hit from behind that left Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin face-down and motionless on the ice. Larkin was down for about a minute after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Primeau stops 46 shots, Canadiens edge Sabres 3-2 in shootout
By Joe Yerdon, The Associated Press on December 9th, 2023
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Cayden Primeau made a career-high 46 saves and Juraj Slafkovsky scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night. Primeau stopped two out of four Sabres shooters in the shootout. Jayden Struble and Nick Suzuki scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Snowboard sensations put on a Big Air show
By Steven Sandor, The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2023
EDMONTON – New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and Japan’s Taiga Hasegawa won gold medals at the FIS World Cup Big Air Snowboard event Saturday night at Commonwealth Stadium. Hasegawa hit all three of his tricks, all five-rotation 1800s, to win the event. China’s Su Yiming, winner of gold in Big Air at the 2022 Olympics, finished ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Matthews scores twice, Samsonov makes 18 saves as Maple Leafs blank Predators 4-0
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2023
TORONTO – Auston Matthews scored twice and Ilya Samsonov made 18 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Nashville Predators 4-0 on Saturday. David Kampf and Noah Gregor, into the empty net, had the other goals for Toronto (14-6-4). William Nylander added two assists, while John Tavares ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Matthews scores twice, Samsonov makes 19 saves as Maple Leafs blank Predators 4-0
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2023
TORONTO – Auston Matthews scored twice and Ilya Samsonov made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Nashville Predators 4-0 on Saturday. David Kampf and Noah Gregor, into the empty net, had the other goals for Toronto (14-6-4). William Nylander added two assists, while John Tavares ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flemming, Froud win Canadian senior curling championships
By The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2023
VERNON, B.C. – Paul Flemming’s team from Nova Scotia scored a single point in the eighth end on Saturday to defeat Bruce Korte’s Saskatchewan foursome 4-3 to win the Canadian senior men’s curling championship. Flemming, with third Peter Burgess, second Martin Gavin and lead Kris Granchelli of the Halifax/Truro Curling Club, scored two in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Masse posts shutout as Oceanic blank Remparts 4-0
By The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2023
RIMOUSKI, Que. – Cedric Masse didn’t have to stop many pucks to help the Rimouski Oceanic blank the Quebec Remparts 4-0 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday. Masse made 17 saves as the Oceanic improved to 16-13-2-0, good enough for second place in the East Division. Mael St-Denis, Mathis Aguilar, Maxim Barbashev ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crew win third MLS Cup with 2-1 win over LAFC 2-1
By Craig Merz, The Associated Press on December 9th, 2023
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Cucho Hernandez and Yaw Yeboah scored in the first half and the Columbus Crew held on to beat defending champion LAFC 2-1 on Saturday to win their third MLS Cup. The Crew added the title to their championships in 2008, when they beat the New York Red Bulls, and 2020, when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flemming foursome wins men’s senior curling championship
By The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2023
VERNON, B.C. – Paul Flemming’s team from Nova Scotia scored a single point in the eighth end on Saturday to defeat Bruce Korte’s Saskatchewan foursome 4-3 to win the Canadian senior men’s curling championship. Flemming, with third Peter Burgess, second Martin Gavin and lead Kris Granchelli of the Halifax/Truro Curling Club, scored two in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hischier scores twice as visiting New Jersey Devils top Calgary Flames 4-2
By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2023
CALGARY – Nico Hischier scored twice and Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-2 victory over the Calgary Flames in NHL action on Saturday afternoon. Timo Meier also scored for New Jersey (14-10-1), which has won three straight game and six of its last seven. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Edey stars for Purdue in Toronto homecoming, etches name in record book
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2023
TORONTO – Zach Edey’s return home was one for the books – both literally and figuratively. The Toronto native matched his season high of 35 points as the No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers took a 92-86 win over Alabama on Saturday in the Hall of Fame Series at Toronto’s Coca-Cola Coliseum. Edey passed Robbie Hummel for ... Read More »
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