National Sports

Montreal driver Lance Stroll is joining the Force India Formula 1 team. The team was purchased by Stroll's father, Lawrence, this past summer, creating instant speculation that Lance would drive for Force India in 2019.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — New Zealand downed Canada 26-14 Friday in the final of the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens, posting its fifth straight tournament win. The Black Ferns won the 2018-19 season opener in Glendale, Colo.

The Mississauga MetroStars jump into the deep end of the Major Arena Soccer League on Saturday, kicking off with a visit to the defending champion Baltimore Blast.

Like many before NHL team captains before him, San Jose Sharks captain Erik Karlsson figures to receive a rousing ovation when he makes his return to Ottawa on Saturday to face the Senators.

LILLEHAMMER, Norway — Canadian cross-country skier Alex Harvey earned the 30th World Cup medal of his career after finishing third in Friday's 1.6-kilometre sprint. Italy's Federico Pellegrino was first in three minutes 19.

TORONTO — Canadian Joe Fletcher has been named MLS assistant referee of the year. The 42-year-old chartered accountant from St. Catharines, Ont., by way of Niagara Falls, won 40.34 per cent of the vote by MLS players, clubs and media.

TORONTO — John Tavares has reaped the rewards of playing alongside Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner in his first season with the Maple Leafs. Getting to know Toronto's talented 21 year olds off the ice hasn't hurt, either.

OTTAWA — Two exiles will return to Ottawa's Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday: star defenceman Erik Karlsson and former super-fan Shaila Anwar, who hasn't been to a game since the Senators traded him.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks dropped another game on Thursday night, but head coach Travis Green says his squad's performance was one of their best so far this year. "You're playing a team that went to the Stanley Cup finals last year.

Thursday's Games NHL Edmonton 3 Los Angeles 2 Vegas 4 Vancouver 3 Winnipeg 6 Chicago 5 Ottawa 3 N.Y. Rangers 0 Columbus 4 Minnesota 2 Tampa Bay 5 Buffalo 4 Boston 2 N.Y.