National Sports

CALGARY — Shuffled to centre as a result of Tim Stutzle being added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol, Ottawa's Nick Paul stepped up with a big performance on Thursday night.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Canada's Rebecca Marino is through to the main draw at the Australian Open after edging Kamilla Rakhimova of Russia 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(10) in the final round of qualifying Thursday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Philipp Kurashev scored 2:24 into overtime and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 Thursday night. Montreal, the defending Eastern Conference champion, has dropped five straight and is 1-9-3 in its past 13 games.

DETROIT (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves for his second shutout of the season and Andrew Copp scored twice in the Winnipeg Jets' 3-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored his team-leading 18th goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Thursday night.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Liam Ross tallied a goal and an assist, and the Sudbury Wolves topped the Peterborough Petes 3-1 in Ontario Hockey League play on Wednesday.

DEER VALLEY RESORT, Utah — Canada's Mikael Kingsbury climbed a World Cup podium for the 100th time Thursday, capturing gold in men's moguls. The 29-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., finished first with a score of 83.28 points.

CALGARY — The Western Hockey League announced on Thursday that five teams have been removed from COVID-19 protocols.

TORONTO — Jalen Philpot earned family bragging rights Thursday. The University of Calgary receiver was ranked No. 2 on the CFL Scouting Bureau's winter list of the top-20 prospects for the '22 draft.

OTTAWA — Athletes representing Canada in the Beijing Winter Olympics next month are being told to take extra precautions against Chinese cyber surveillance, including the danger of electronic devices being infected with spyware.