National Sports

EDMONTON — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had three goals for the hat trick as the Edmonton Oilers dug deep without their two top forwards to record a narrow 5-4 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps fell behind early then gave up two second-half goals in a 3-1 loss to the Chicago Fire Saturday night for their first loss of the Major League Soccer season.

MONTREAL — Brock Nelson scored the shootout winner in the fourth round as the Colorado Avalanche won 5-4 despite a stunning third-period comeback from the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.

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.