National Sports

TORONTO — William Nylander and Nick Robertson had two goals apiece as the Toronto Maple Leafs blanked the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-0 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Clayton Keller and Barrett Hayton each had a goal and an assist, and the Utah Hockey Club beat the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on Saturday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Aziel (AZ) Jackson scored a goal in the 11th minute, Jacen Russell-Rowe added a goal and an assist and the Columbus Crew beat CF Montreal 2-1 on Saturday night.

MONTREAL — Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist as the Montreal Canadiens scored three goals in the third period to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Saturday night. Suzuki’s short-handed goal gave him 83 points on the season.

OTTAWA — With a few minutes left in Ottawa's 3-0 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday afternoon, the Senators crowd chanted loudly, "We want playoffs." With the win, Ottawa (41-29-6) moved 12 games above .

MOOSE JAW — There will be a new champion at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship this year. And it won't be Canada. Brad Jacobs dropped a 7-4 decision to Scotland's Bruce Mouat in semifinal play Saturday at the Temple Gardens Centre.

MOOSE JAW — The Canadian team's swear jar remains empty at the Temple Gardens Centre.

VANCOUVER — Talks about building a soccer-specific stadium in Vancouver are intrinsically tied to keeping a Major League Soccer team in the city, says the club's CEO and sporting director.

LAS VEGAS — Brazilian Dione (The Witch) Barbosa submitted Canadian-based flyweight Diana (Warrior Princess) Belbita in the first round on the undercard of a UFC Fight Night show Saturday.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks looked flat early but rookie defenceman Elias Pettersson provided a spark with his first NHL goal, igniting a five-goal first-period outburst in a 6-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks Saturday afternoon.