December 26th, 2024

National Sports

Ottawa Senators extend win streak with 5-4 OT victory over Vancouver Canucks

By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2024

VANCOUVER – Jake Sanderson scored 15 seconds into overtime and the Ottawa Senators stretched their win streak to six straight games with a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. It’s the first time since March 2017 that Ottawa has won six in a row. Shane Pinto scored twice for the Senators (18-13-2) in ... Read More »

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Canadiens riding three-game win streak ahead of long stretch away from home

By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2024

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens are on a season-best win streak ahead of their longest stretch away from home. Patrik Laine scored on the power play, again, and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Detroit Red Wings on consecutive nights with a 5-1 victory Saturday. Juraj Slafkovsky, Jake Evans, Emil Heineman and Brendan Gallagher also scored ... Read More »

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Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews misses loss to Islanders with injury

By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2024

TORONTO – The Maple Leafs have managed pretty well minus star centre Auston Matthews. The fact head coach Craig Berube had to call a timeout less than five minutes into Saturday’s first period was a good indication Toronto wasn’t following its usual script. Now the attention once again turns to the captain’s health. Matthews sat ... Read More »

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Jets soar out of the gates, whip Wild 5-0

By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2024

WINNIPEG – Cole Perfetti and Morgan Barron knew it was time the Winnipeg Jets stopped coming slow out of the gate. The team accomplished that with a pair of first-period goals on its way to a 5-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. “We knew they were on a back-to-back and they were obviously ... Read More »

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WJH exhibition roundup: Ritchie leads Canada to 4-2 win over Sweden

By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2024

OTTAWA – Calum Ritchie’s goal at 16:24 of the third period snapped a 2-2 tie and lifted Canada to a 4-2 victory over Sweden in a pre-World Junior Championship exhibition game on Saturday at TD place. Sweden grabbed a 2-1 second-period lead on goals from Felix Unger Sorum and Rasmus Bergqvist, but couldn’t hold off ... Read More »

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Hellebuyck nets shutout as Jets whip Wild 5-0

By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2024

WINNIPEG – Connor Hellebuyck made 19 saves for his NHL-leading fourth shutout of the season and 41st of his career to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-0 victory Saturday over the Minnesota Wild, who have lost four in a row. Cole Perfetti had a goal and two assists and Nikolaj Ehlers and Neal Pionk ... Read More »

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Laine scores again, Canadiens beat Red Wings on consecutive nights with 5-1 win

By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2024

MONTREAL – Patrik Laine scored on the power play again, and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Detroit Red Wings on consecutive nights with a 5-1 win Saturday. Laine found twine for the eighth time – all with the man-advantage – in nine games since returning from a pre-season knee injury. The Finnish winger beat Alex ... Read More »

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Horvat powers Islanders over Leafs; Toronto captain Auston Matthews sits with injury

By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2024

TORONTO – Bo Horvat had two goals and an assist as the New York Islanders topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Saturday night. Maxim Tsyplakov, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Isaiah George, with his first in the NHL, and Mathew Barzal, into the empty net, also scored for New York (13-14-7), which got 27 saves from Ilya ... Read More »

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Flames thrilled with Coronato’s improvement, attention to details

By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2024

CALGARY – Matt Coronato has always been able to score goals, but it’s his improved defensive game that’s fuelled his breakout season. Both aspects of his game were on display Saturday afternoon as the 22-year-old right-winger had a goal and assist to lead the Calgary Flames to a 6-4 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Coronato ... Read More »

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NFL roundup: Mahomes throws for TD, runs for major as Chiefs beat Texans 27-19

By The Associated Press on December 21st, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Patrick Mahomes threw for 260 yards and a touchdown while running for a major on his ailing ankle, and the Kansas City Chiefs took a big step toward securing the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs with a 27-19 victory over the Houston Texans on Saturday. The AFC West ... Read More »

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Oilers finding ways to thrive in close encounters

By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2024

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers have certainly displayed a flair for the dramatic of late. Following much the same script from a 3-2 overtime victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday, the Oilers scored a late goal to tie it and then won early in overtime, coming from behind to defeat the San Jose Sharks ... Read More »

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