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National Sports

Vancouver Whitecaps face LAFC in playoff match that will end or extend season

By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2023

VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps season will end Sunday night if they don’t beat the visiting Los Angeles F.C. The Whitecaps lost the first match of the best-of-three Major League Soccer playoff series 5-2 on Oct. 28 in California, so they’ll need a victory at B.C. Place Stadium to force a third and deciding game ... Read More »

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NHL roundup: Sharks drop 11th straight, lose 10-2 to Penguins

By The Associated Press on November 4th, 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Reilly Smith and Jake Guentzel each had two goals and two assists, Evgeni Malkin also scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat San Jose 10-2 on Saturday night, handing the Sharks their NHL record-tying 11th straight loss to start the NHL season and second straight while allowing 10 goals. Smith ... Read More »

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Kuwaki, Hataoka atop leaderboard after three rounds of Japan Classic

By The Associated Press on November 4th, 2023

OMITAMA, Japan (AP) – Japanese golfers Shiho Kuwaki and Nasa Hataoka each shot 6-under 66 on Saturday to sit atop the leadboard with a one-stoke lead after the third round of the LPGA’s Japan Classic. They were both at 20-under 196 for three rounds. The two Japanese were also tied for the lead after the ... Read More »

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Flames turn up heat in third to beat Kraken 6-3 in Seattle

By The Associated Press on November 4th, 2023

SEATTLE (AP) – Yegor Sharangovich and Mikael Backlund scored early in the third period to lift the Calgary Flames past the Seattle Kraken, 6-3 on Saturday night. Sharangovich broke a 2-2 tie with a tip-in at 1:33, and Backlund scored on a rebound at four minutes after goalie Philipp Grubauer made a sprawling save on ... Read More »

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WHL roundup: Tigers save best for third period to trip visiting Silvertips 4-1

By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2023

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – Third-period goals 17 seconds apart lifted the Medicine Hat Tigers to a 4-1 Western Hockey League victory over the visiting Everett Silvertips on Saturday at Co-op Place. Hayden Harsanyi scored at 1:27 of the third period to make it a 2-1 game, then Bogdans Hodass scored at 1:44 to give the ... Read More »

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Sports scoreboard for Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023

By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2023

Saturday’s Scoreboard CFL East Division Semifinal Montreal 27 Hamilton 12 West Division Semifinal B.C. 41 Calgary 30 — NHL Vancouver 2 Dallas 0 Calgary 6 Seattle 3 Nashville 5 Edmonton 2 Winnipeg 5 Arizona 3 Buffalo 6 Toronto 4 St. Louis 6 Montreal 3 Tampa Bay 6 Ottawa 4 Vegas 7 Colorado 0 Detroit 5 ... Read More »

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Demko shines as hot Canucks squeeze past Stars 2-0

By Carol Schram, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2023

VANCOUVER – Thatcher Demko recorded his second shutout of the year and the Vancouver Canucks improved their home record to 4-0-1 with a 2-0 win over the Dallas Stars in front of a dialed-in crowd on Saturday at Rogers Arena. Vancouver got goals from Pius Suter and Elias Pettersson to improve their NHL record to ... Read More »

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Lightning bolt past frustrated Senators 6-4

By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2023

OTTAWA – Brady Tkachuk’s frustration was palpable after his Ottawa Senators absorbed a 6-4 loss against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. Tkachuk and his teammates were booed off the ice and fans called for head coach D.J. Smith’s firing throughout the game. The Senators (4-6-0), who are without five regulars in their ... Read More »

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Brayden Schenn and Jordan Kyrou star as St. Louis Blues beat Montreal Canadiens 6-3

By Warren Mayes, The Associated Press on November 4th, 2023

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Brayden Schenn and Jordan Kyrou each had a goal and two assists, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Saturday night. Alexy Toropchenko, Robert Thomas, Kasperi Kapanen and Brandon Saad also scored for St. Louis. Joel Hofer made 30 saves. “Just feels good as a team,” Kyrou ... Read More »

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OHL roundup: Ertel scores winner as Battalion edge IceDogs 4-3

By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2023

NIAGARA, Ont. – Justin Ertel scored the game-winning goal at 4:11 of the third period as the North Bay Battalion edged the Niagara IceDogs 4-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday. Dalyn Wakely scored twice for the Battalion (7-5-3-1), while Justin Ertel and Ty Nelson netted singles. Zakary Lavoie, Mike Levin and Kevin He ... Read More »

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Schenn, Kyrou star as Blues beat Canadiens 6-3

By Warren Mayes, The Associated Press on November 4th, 2023

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Brayden Schenn and Jordan Kyrou each had a goal and two assists, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Saturday night. Alexy Toropchenko, Robert Thomas, Kasperi Kapanen and Brandon Saad also scored for St. Louis. Joel Hofer made 30 saves. The Blues (5-4-1) recorded back-to-back wins for ... Read More »

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