March 28th, 2024

National Sports

Sports scoreboard for Sunday, March 17, 2024

By The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2024

Sunday’s Scoreboard NHL Winnipeg 6 Columbus 1 Carolina 7 Ottawa 2 Pittsburgh 6 Detroit 3 N.Y. Rangers 5 N.Y. Islanders 2 Chicago 5 San Jose 2 Vegas 3 New Jersey 1 St. Louis 4 Anaheim 2 — PWHL Toronto 2 Montreal 1 — AHL Abbotsford 8 Henderson 3 Toronto 7 Laval 1 Springfield 6 Charlotte ... Read More »

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Saunders, Powers open mixed curling championship with 6-5 win

By The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2024

FREDERICTON – With Canadian Sports Hall of Fame inductee Colleen Jones serving as coach, the team of Luke Saunders and Marlee Powers opened the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship on Sunday with a 6-5 Pool B victory at the Aitken Centre. Powers and Saunders, from Halifax Curling Club, edged Evan Van Amsterdam and Paige Papley ... Read More »

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WHL roundup: Broncos’ Gould-en touch helps to beat Oil Kings 5-4

By The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2024

EDMONTON – Ryan Gould scored two goals and added an assist as the visiting Swift Current Broncos defeated the Edmonton Oil Kings 5-4 in Western Hockey League action on Sunday at Rogers Place. Ty Coupland, Clarke Caswell and Conor Geekie also scored for the Central Division-leading Broncos (38-21-4-2), who led 2-1 after the first period ... Read More »

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Stingers beat Blues 3-1 to claim another U Sports women’s hockey crown

By Darren Steinke, The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2024

SASKATOON – The Concordia Stingers are back on the mountain top of U Sports women’s hockey. On Sunday night at Merlis Belsher Place, the Stingers beat the Toronto Varsity Blues 3-1 in the final of the U Sports women’s hockey championship tournament. The win marked the second time in three years the Stingers have captured ... Read More »

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Banchero scores 29, Magic roll past skidding Raptors 111-96

By Dick Scanlon, The Associated Press on March 17th, 2024

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Paolo Banchero scored 29 points and the Orlando Magic pulled away from Toronto for a 111-96 victory on Sunday night, handing the Raptors their seventh straight loss. Franz Wagner had 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Orlando, and his brother, Moritz, scored 14 points in the opener of an ... Read More »

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NHL roundup: Islanders’ losing streak hits 4 games after 5-2 loss to Rangers

By The Associated Press on March 17th, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) – Jonny Brodzinski scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and the New York Rangers defeated the New York Islanders 5-2 on Sunday. Bo Horvat scored twice, Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves, but the Islanders lost their fourth consecutive game. The Rangers scored three times in the second period to erase ... Read More »

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Tyler Toffoli scores twice, Jets roll over Blue Jackets 6-1

By Nicole Kraft, The Associated Press on March 17th, 2024

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Tyler Toffoli scored twice and added an assist, leading the Winnipeg Jets past the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-1 on Sunday night. Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist, and Kyle Connor, Logan Stanley and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored. Sean Monahan added two assists and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 30 shots for ... Read More »

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OHL roundup: Barlow’s hat trick helps Attack beat Wolves 6-4

By The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2024

OWEN SOUND, Ont. – Captain Colby Barlow scored three goals as the Owen Sound Attack defeated the visiting Sudbury Wolves 6-4 in Ontario Junior Hockey League action on Sunday. Servac Petrovsky added two goals for the Attack (29-29-5-3), while Cedrick Guindon netted a single. Quentin Musty scored twice for the Wolves (36-22-4-3), while Alex Pharand ... Read More »

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Toffoli scores twice as Jets zip past Blue Jackets 6-1

By Nicole Kraft, The Associated Press on March 17th, 2024

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Tyler Toffoli scored twice and added an assist, leading the Winnipeg Jets past the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-1 on Sunday night. Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist, and Kyle Connor, Logan Stanley and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored. Sean Monahan added two assists and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 30 shots for ... Read More »

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Banchero scores 29, Magic roll past Raptors 111-96

By Dick Scanlon, The Associated Press on March 17th, 2024

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Paolo Banchero scored 29 points and the Orlando Magic pulled away from Toronto for a 111-96 victory on Sunday, handing the Raptors their seventh straight loss. Franz Wagner had 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Orlando, and his brother Moritz scored 14 points. The Magic improved to 8-2 in ... Read More »

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Orlov helps Hurricanes storm past Senators 7-2

By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2024

OTTAWA – The Carolina Hurricanes, led by Dmitry Orlov’s four-point night, scored four third-period goals en route to whipping the Ottawa Senators 7-2 on Sunday. Both teams were playing the second half of back-to-back games, but the Hurricanes (42-20-6) fared much better late in the game. Evgeny Kuznetsov, Seth Jarvis, Jalen Chatfield, Jake Guentzel and ... Read More »

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