National Sports

WINNIPEG — Brendan Gallagher and the Montreal Canadiens are feeling the holiday cheer ahead of time.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators head into the Christmas break feeling pretty good about their game. Thanks to a two-goal night by Jean-Gabriel Pageau, the Senators (16-18-4) beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 Monday night.

INDIANAPOLIS — Aaron Holiday likened the back-and-forth test of resiliency against the defending NBA champions to that of a playoff game.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — It’s been a tough month personally for Devan Dubnyk, who took time off to attend to a family issue. Now the Wild goalie is back and starting to feel like himself again.

TORONTO — After experimenting with his lines at the start of the game, Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe considered reverting back to the norm after some second-period struggles on Monday.

BOSTON — Free agent pitcher Rich Hill and his wife were arrested outside Saturday's New England Patriots game after police said his wife attempted to enter the stadium with an oversized bag and he argued with officers.

Boston Celtics centre Enes Kanter says he will be able to play in his team's Christmas Day game in Toronto against the Raptors after discussions with the Canadian government.

Former NHL forward Jeremy Roenick was suspended indefinitely by NBC Sports on Monday for his inappropriate comments about coworkers.

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Nolan Foote had two goals and an assist as Canada's junior men's hockey team beat Finland 4-2 in exhibition play on Monday.

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry has been named the NBA's Eastern Conference player of the week. Lowry averaged 24.5 points, 10 assists, 6.5 rebounds and 39.6 minutes while helping the injury-riddled Raptors go 4-0 last week.