National Sports

MONTREAL — Ask most NHL players and they will say there is something special about playing games at Montreal’s Bell Centre, particularly on a Saturday night.

BOSTON (AP) — Facing the prospect of Mikko Rantanen becoming an unrestricted free agent after this season, Colorado general manager Chris MacFarland felt the timing was right to trade the star forward and bolster the Avalanche's roster for the future

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators were in hostile territory on Saturday night despite playing in their home rink.

OTTAWA — Nic Whitehead's second goal of the game, scored at 16:52 of the third period, snapped a 4-4 deadlock and lifted the Ottawa 67's to a 5-4 Ontario Hockey League victory over the visiting Kingston Frontenacs on Saturday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Scottie Barnes had 24 points and 11 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors swept a two-game set in Atlanta for their season-high third straight victory, beating the Hawks 117-94 on Saturday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Andrei Kuzmenko had two goals and an assist, and the Calgary Flames used their power play to beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Saturday night.

OTTAWA — Shane Pinto spoiled the night for thousands of Toronto Maple Leafs fans on Saturday night.

MONTREAL — Jack Hughes scored at 4:06 of overtime to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night at Bell Centre.

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CALGARY — A world record fell and a hot streak continued on the second day of World Cup speedskating in Calgary. Italy's Davide Ghiotto set a world record in the men's 10,000 metres en route to gold Saturday at the Olympic Oval.