National Sports

VANCOUVER — The Calgary Flames were playing with revenge on their minds Saturday night. On their last trip to Vancouver, the Canucks torched the Flames 7-1. It's a result the visitors didn't forget, said Matthew Tkachuk.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Canada's Kerri Einarson ran hot and cold at the women's world curling championship Saturday to emerge with a 1-1 record on opening day. The host country fell 6-4 to Norway after dominating Italy 9-2.

Saturday's Games NHL Minnesota 3 Chicago 1 N.Y. Islanders 4 Dallas 2 Edmonton 6 New Jersey 3 Vegas 5 Los Angeles 1 Pittsburgh 4 Arizona 1 Columbus 5 St. Louis 4 Montreal 5 Ottawa 1 Nashville 6 Toronto 3 N.Y.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Eeli Tolvanen, Filip Forsberg, Matt Duchene and Yakov Trenin each had a goal and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

MONTREAL — Two of the most popular words around the Canadiens locker room lately are “confidence” and “swagger" – and Montreal played with both in its most recent victory.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Scotland called in another player ahead of its Saturday opener at the women's world curling championship because the skip and alternate have tested positive for COVID-19.

GATINEAU, Que. — Eve Gascon didn’t get a win on the ice Saturday, but she definitely felt like a winner.

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Davis Riley was expecting a big stage Saturday in his rookie year on the PGA Tour. He was playing with fellow Alabama alum and close friend Justin Thomas, both of them in the mix on the weekend in the Valspar Championship.

ATLANTA (AP) — Thiago Almada and Brooks Lennon scored late goals and Atlanta United rallied to earn a 3-3 draw with CF Montreal in MLS play on Saturday. Trailing 3-1, Almada's first career MLS goal came in the 85th minute.

In an effort to avoid distraction, reigning national men's curling champion Brad Gushue was hoping to keep his team's roster developments in-house until after the upcoming world championship.