National Sports

MONTREAL — It’s not always ending in a victory, but the Montreal Canadiens are proving they can’t be counted out no matter the score.

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Viktor Hovland was steady amid a wild Saturday of charges and collapses at the Valspar Championship, leaving him in a three-way tie for the lead at Innisbrook with two dozen players still very much in the mix.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alex Muhl, Josh Bauer and Jonathan Pérez all scored during an 11-minute stretch of the second half to spark Nashville SC to a 3-0 victory over CF Montreal in Major League Soccer action at GEODIS Park on Saturday night.

OWEN SOUND, Ont. — Mason Wray had a goal and assist and the Owen Sound Attack beat the visiting Guelph Storm 4-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday.

HARRISON — Toronto FC restored out-of-favour Italian star Lorenzo Insigne to the starting lineup but lost again Saturday, beaten 2-1 by the New York Red Bulls.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — David Perron scored a power-play goal to cap Ottawa's three-goal second period, and the Ottawa Senators held on to beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Saturday night.

OTTAWA — Mitch Martin's second goal of the game, scored at 19:18 of the third period, lifted the underdog Ottawa Gee-Gees past the Toronto Metropolitan Bold 4-3 on Saturday in the first semifinal of the U SPORTS men's hockey championship at TD Place.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Filip Forsberg had two goals and an assist, Luke Evangelista had a goal and two assists, and the Nashville Predators snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

MIAMI — Canada's Denis Shapovalov reached the third round of men's singles at the Miami Open while Leylah Fernandez was ousted in the third round of women's singles in the tennis tournament Saturday. Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Canada's Cory Johnston has some work to do to capture his first US$1-million Bassmaster Classic. Johnston, of Cavan, Ont., remained second overall following Saturday's second round on Lake Ray Roberts.