National Sports

TORONTO — COVID-19 outbreaks, cancelled games, and reduced crowd capacity has dominated news around the Toronto Raptors this week.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil provided the final kick in an anchor leg that propelled Canada to gold in the mixed 4x50-metre mixed relay at the world short-course swimming championships on Friday.

ALPE D'HUEZ, France — Canadian freestyle ski star Mikael Kingsbury was back on the World Cup podium on Friday, finishing third in moguls. If not for a small error in the super final, his 96th-career podium result might have been golden.

WINNIPEG — Paul Maurice sounded comfortable with his decision to resign as head coach of the Winnipeg Jets Friday morning, but players were left shocked.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens' home game against the Boston Bruins tomorrow night has been postponed. The NHL announced the decision this morning.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Brock Boeser scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks won their sixth straight game since coach Bruce Boudreau took over with a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have finally broken out of their serious slump. Jesse Puljujarvi had two goals and an assist as the Oilers defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Thursday to snap a six-game skid, the last five of which came at home.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Dakota Betts scored 22 seconds into overtime to lead the Niagara IceDogs past the North Bay Battalion 7-6 on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League action.

MONTREAL — No cheers rained down from the stands on Jonathan Drouin when he scored the shootout winner on home ice Thursday night.

HALIFAX — Jordan Dumais put away the winner with 38 seconds left to play as the Halifax Mooseheads edged the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 3-2 on Thursday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.