National Sports

OTTAWA — The Montreal Canadiens know they need a lot more games like Saturday if they have any hope of getting back in the playoff picture.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — A team made up entirely of former skips is a win away from a Canadian women's curling championship.

TORONTO — The Carolina Hurricanes had to turn to an emergency goaltender on Saturday night in Toronto against the Maple Leafs.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Curling Canada and TSN have extended their broadcast rights contract for another eight years. The agreement kicks in for the 2020-21 season through to 2027-28.

CARSON, Calif. — Argentine winger Pablo Piatti, Toronto FC's new designated player, will miss the start of the MLS regular season with a strained hamstring.

SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic — Second-half goals by captain Tanya Boychuk and Kaila Novak lifted Canada to a 2-0 win over El Salvador in its opening match Saturday at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship.

TAMPA, United States — Trent Thornton pitched two scoreless innings as the Toronto Blue Jays earned a 2-1 road win over the New York Yankees on Saturday in their first contest of the exhibition season.

With power and a prodigious shot, Alex Ovechkin now stands where few in the NHL have been.

PHILADELPHIA — Scott Laughton scored two goals Saturday to lead the streaking Philadelphia Flyers to an 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.

MINSK, Belarus — Canadian Lewis Irving captured a silver medal Saturday at a freestyle ski World Cup aerials competition. American Justin Schoenefeld finished first in the field but just 0.46 points ahead of Irving, of Quebec City.