National Sports

CALGARY — Jonathan Huberdeau's first season in Calgary has been tough, but he hopes Saturday night was a sign that things are turning around.

VANCOUVER — For Vancouver Canucks star Elias Pettersson, marking a career milestone on Saturday night was big — but getting a rookie goalie his first NHL win was bigger.

Saturday's Scoreboard NHL Toronto 5 Montreal 1 Calgary 3 New York 2 (OT) Vancouver 6 Philadelphia 2 Vegas 5 Tampa Bay 4 Los Angeles 6 Arizona 5 (SO) Colorado 4 St. Louis 1 Nashville 7 Florida 3 Boston 6 N.Y.

REGINA — It was billed as the Number 1 team in the country versus the Number 1 player.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Rachel Homan's experiment got off to a winning start at the Canadian women's curling championship Saturday. Eyebrows raised when one of the most decorated skips in Canada handed another woman the broom ahead of this season.

TORONTO — Ryan O'Reilly started his day in St. Louis and ended it in Chicago. In between, one of the newest Maple Leafs made a memorable, time-zone crossing debut with the team that hopes he can help it get over an ugly playoff hump.

GUATEMALA CITY — Canada dispatched Haiti 3-0 Saturday to reach the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Championship and move within one win of qualifying for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

BARRIE, Ont. — The visiting North Bay Battalion surrendered two first-period goals, but then buckled down and rolled over the Barrie Colts 4-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday night.

SIMSBURY, Conn. — The Toronto Six grabbed an early lead, scored a couple power-play goals and coasted to a 5-3 Premier Hockey Federation road win on Saturday against the Connecticut Whale.

GATINEAU, Que. — Alexis Gendron was a one-man show on Saturday afternoon. Gendron scored five goals to lead the Gatineau Olympiques past the Cape Breton Eagles 8-4 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.