National Sports

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames need to reignite at the Saddledome to stay in the Western Conference playoff conversation.

WINNIPEG — Josh Morrissey figured the hockey gods weren’t on the Winnipeg Jets’ side Thursday night.

TORONTO — Anthony Stolarz became the latest significant Toronto Maple Leafs player to suffer an injury with the NHL season just shy of the one-third mark.

MONTREAL — Nick Suzuki walked into the locker room in disbelief, unable to explain his team’s third-period collapse. The Montreal Canadiens trailed 3-2 entering the final 20 minutes on Thursday night.

TORONTO — A decision over whether to expand an obscure dog sport in Ontario sparked division within Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative caucus that saw the premier agree to cancel a new licensing regime before later resurrecting it, The Canadian Pre

VANCOUVER — All season long, Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet has been tinkering with his lineup, trying to fill the gaping holes left by a string of injuries and absences.

MONTREAL (AP) — Bryan Rust scored three goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins scored six times in the third period to rout the Montreal Canadiens 9-2 on Thursday night.

Thursday's Scoreboard NHL Vancouver 4 Florida 0 Vegas 3, Winnipeg 2, OT Tampa Bay 8, Calgary 3 Toronto 3, Anaheim 2 Pittsburgh 9, Montreal 2 Edmonton 7, Minnesota 1 Washington 2, Columbus 1, OT N.Y. Islanders 5, Chicago 4 San Jose 4, St.

VANCOUVER — Kevin Lankinen stopped all 27 shots he faced on Thursday, backstopping the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-0 victory over the Florida Panthers. The win marked the Finnish goalie's third shutout of the season and sixth of his NHL career.

CALGARY — Nikita Kucherov contributed a goal and five assists to the Tampa Bay Lightning's 8-3 win over the host Calgary Flames on Thursday.