National Sports

Joshua Roy recorded a hat trick as the Sherbrooke Phoenix continued their dominant ways with a 6-0 win over the Val-d'Or Foreurs on Thursday. Cole Huckins, Milo Roelens and David Spacek also scored for Sherbrooke (13-1-1).

CALGARY — Riley Fiddler-Schultz scored two goals in the final eight minutes of the game as the Calgary Hitmen downed the Victoria Royals 5-2 on Thursday.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Ben West made the game-sealing save and Jacob Frasca scored the lone shootout goal as the Barrie Colts defeated the Peterborough Petes 4-3 on Thursday.

CALGARY — Canada's Brad Gushue booked a ticket into the semifinals with a fifth straight win at the Pan Continental Curling Championship Thursday with a 10-5 victory over New Zealand in the evening draw. His St. John's, N.L.

VANCOUVER — Luke Schenn has dubbed his Vancouver Canucks teammate Andrei Kuzmenko "the celebration king.

Thursday's Scoreboard MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL World Series Houston 3 Philadelphia 2 (Astros lead best-of-seven series 3-2) --- NHL Carolina 4 Tampa Bay 3 (SO) Vegas 5 Ottawa 4 Detroit 3 Washington 1 Boston 5 N.Y. Rangers 2 Winnipeg 3 Montreal 2 (OT) N.

CALGARY — Filip Forsberg's value is not lost on the Nashville Predators as he continues to prove why he was worth the long-term deal he received in the off-season.

EDMONTON — It took just seven seconds for the New Jersey Devils to flip the script and keep their winning streak alive while ending that of the Edmonton Oilers.

VANCOUVER — When Kevin Bieksa stepped on the ice at Rogers Arena for the Vancouver Canucks' morning skate on Thursday, he felt like he was home.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Justin Verlander overcame an early jolt to grit out the World Series win that long eluded him, rookie Jeremy Peña hit a go-ahead home run and the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Thursday night to head home with a