National Sports

TORONTO — With 35 fights under his belt, NABA welterweight champion Samuel Vargas thought he had pretty much seen it all. Then came Gabriel Adrian Pereiro.

CLEVELAND — In a story Dec. 15 about Yonder Alonso's trade to the Chicago White Sox, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Alonso is married to the sister of star slugger Manny Machado. Machado is married to Alonso's sister.

VANCOUVER — Travis Green said his Vancouver Canucks got some lucky bounces en route to a victory over the slumping Philadelphia Flyers Saturday night. "It didn't feel like a 5-1 game by any means, but we'll take it for sure," said the head coach.

Saturday's Games (All times Eastern) NHL Calgary 2, Minnesota 1 Anaheim 2, Columbus 1, OT Montreal 5, Ottawa 2 N.Y.

Saturday's Games (All times Eastern) NHL Calgary 2, Minnesota 1 Anaheim 2, Columbus 1, OT Montreal 5, Ottawa 2 N.Y.

TORONTO — NABA welterweight champion Samuel Vargas of Toronto won an ill-tempered, lopsided 10-round decision over Argentine Gabriel Adrian Pereiro on Saturday night.

MONTREAL — A controversial no-goal call in the third period helped spark the Canadiens' come-from-behind victory over Ottawa.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov finished off the Toronto Maple Leafs with his first NHL hat trick. Barkov scored at 3:24 of overtime to complete the hat trick and give the Florida Panthers a 4-3 victory over the Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Oscar Klefbom underwent surgery to repair broken bones in his left pinky finger and will be sidelined indefinitely, the team announced Saturday.

CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. — Ottawa's Rachel Homan has knocked off defending champion Jennifer Jones to earn her place back in the National final.