National Sports

BRANDON, Man. — Connor Bedard scored with less than two minutes remaining in the third period to lift the visiting Regina Pats past the Brandon Wheat Kings 4-3 in Western Hockey League action on Friday night.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Christina Black's opportunistic Nova Scotia curling team stole its way into the final four at the Canadian women's championship Friday. Black won back-to-back playoff games by stealing a point in an extra end.

WINNIPEG — J.T. Compher liked what four days between games did for the Colorado Avalanche.

TORONTO — William Nylander lost the puck before quickly stealing it back. Then his eyes lit up. Wild forward Matt Boldy was the only skater standing in the way of a game-clinching moment in Friday's extra period. The Maple Leafs winger didn't miss.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Antti Raanta made 32 saves for his third shutout in 21 appearances this season, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 4-0 on Friday night.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Brennan Othmann scored twice as the visiting Peterborough Petes defeated the Oshawa Generals 5-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Friday night. Chase Lefebvre, Jax Dubois and J.R.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jesse Ylonen had a goal and an assist for his first career multipoint game, Jake Allen made 24 saves and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Friday night.

BAIE-COMEAU, Que. — The visiting Rimouski Oceanic scored the game's first four goals then hung on to defeat the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Friday night.

GUATEMALA CITY — Micah Burton's spectacular free kick and substitute Keyrol Figueroa's late strike lifted the U.S. to a 2-0 victory over Canada in semifinal play Friday at the CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Championship.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal granted Kei Kamara's trade request on Friday by shipping the veteran striker to the Chicago Fire in exchange for up to US$400,000 in general allocation money.