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CALGARY — It took a while to get in the lineup and stay in the lineup, but Flames Adam Ruzicka is starting to flash his potential.

Saturday's Games NHL Detroit 4, Philadelphia 2 Boston 2, Ottawa 0 Columbus 2, Montreal 1 Vancouver 3, Toronto 2 Winnipeg 5, Nashville 2 Minnesota 3, Carolina 2 Louis 5, Chicago 1 Calgary 5, N.Y.

BOSTON — Moh Ahmed broke his own Canadian indoor 5,000-metre record on Saturday. The Olympic silver medallist in the 5,000 ran 12 minutes 56.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks leaped out to the start they wanted then got the goaltending they needed from Thatcher Demko for a 3-2 NHL win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night.

The Toronto Raptors wasted a season-high 35-point and 10-rebound performance from Pascal Siakam in an agonizing defeat to Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal threw one big party, but with two different experiences. O’Neal hosted his carnival-themed event “Shaq’s Fun House” on Friday night in downtown Los Angeles ahead of the Super Bowl this weekend.

NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl advertisers this year want Americans to forget about pandemic woes and focus on the future: of electric vehicles, mind reading Alexas, robots and cryptocurrency — and also to harken back to the nostalgic past of '90s movies

LAVAL, Que. — Two goals from Jean-Sebastian Dea helped the Laval Rocket to a decisive 5-1 win over the Syracuse Crunch in American Hockey League action on Saturday.

MONTREAL — Even goalie Elvis Merzlikins was impressed by the Patrik Laine blast that gave the Columbus Blue Jackets a last-minute 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. With just 6.

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime booked his spot in the final at the Rotterdam Open with a 6(5)-7, 6-4, 6-2 win over Andrey Rublev of Russia on Saturday.