National Sports

LONDON — Canadian Jim Long won his first-round game at the William Hill World Darts Championship on Saturday, defeating Northern Ireland's Mickey Mansell 3-1. The 50-year-old from London, Ont.

THAIWOO, China — Canada's Mikael Kingsbury skied to his second victory in as many competitions this season at Saturday's single moguls World Cup event in Thaiwoo, China.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A struggling Trail Blazers bench finally got rolling Friday night, setting a season high for points in a confidence-boosting win over the NBA-leading Toronto Raptors.

Friday's Games NHL Ottawa 4 Detroit 2 Winnipeg 4 Chicago 3 (OT) Edmonton 4 Philadelphia 1 New Jersey 5 Vegas 4 (OT) Pittsburgh 5 Boston 3 Arizona 4 N.Y. Rangers 3 (OT) Washington 6 Carolina 5 (SO) St.

CHICAGO — Mark Scheifele and the Winnipeg Jets just keep rolling along. Another long night was no big deal.

EDMONTON — Rogers Place has been a much more lucrative location for the Edmonton Oilers recently. Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist and Leon Draisaitl had three assists as the Oilers defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Friday.

COLWOOD, B.C. — Six players were released Friday from Canada's world junior hockey team roster and one veteran forward was ruled out of the upcoming championship tournament due to injury.

DETROIT — Mark Stone swooped into the crease, knocked the puck in the net and pumped his right fist.

CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. — Hometown skip Brad Gushue has made it into the playoffs the hard way at the National.

VICTORIA — Jennifer Abel and Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu are one step closer to returning to the Olympic Games. Abel and Citrini-Beaulieu took top spot in women's three-metre synchro with 301.