National Sports

EDMONTON — For the first couple of minutes after the crash, no one on the University of Alberta Pandas hockey team bus knew what had happened. Captain Cayle Dillon heard a big boom and felt the cold.

LANGLEY, B.C. — Filip Lindberg and Lassi Lehtinen combined for a nine-save shutout as Finland crushed Denmark 7-0 on Wednesday in pre-competition action ahead of the world junior hockey championship.

Wednesday's Games NHL Colorado 2 Montreal 1 Pittsburgh 2 Washington 1 --- AHL Cleveland 3 Grand Rapids 1 Hartford 3 Providence 0 Toronto 3 Binghamton 1 Belleville 5 Rochester 4 Lehigh Valley 5 Hershey 0 Springfield 3 Syracuse 2 WB/Scranton 4 Bridgepo

Wednesday's Games NHL Colorado 2 Montreal 1 Pittsburgh 2 Washington 1 --- AHL Cleveland 3 Grand Rapids 1 Hartford 3 Providence 0 Toronto 3 Binghamton 1 Belleville 5 Rochester 4 Lehigh Valley 5 Hershey 0 Springfield 3 Syracuse 2 WB/Scranton 4 Bridgepo

DENVER — Gabriel Landeskog got the chance to celebrate his goal a second time — after a big sigh of relief. He thought his score would count despite a challenge for goaltender interference. But really he wasn't sure. It's hard to be completely sure.

VICTORIA — Maxime Comtois, the lone veteran on Canada's world junior hockey team, hopes his teammates learn from Wednesday's victory.

TORONTO — Pascal Siakam summed up his confidence in teammate Fred VanVleet with two words: "Steady Freddie.

CANMORE, Alta. — The first Canadian man to win a world championship biathlon medal has retired from the sport. Nathan Smith of Calgary won a silver medal in the 10-kilometre pursuit at the 2015 world championship in Kontiolahti, Finland.

NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Edmonton Oilers forward Jujhar Khaira two games for cross-checking St. Louis Blues defenceman Vince Dunn in a game Tuesday night at Rogers Place. The incident occurred in the third period.

OTTAWA — The National Capital Commission says it is moving to terminate a development deal with Rendez-Vous LeBreton Group, which includes Senators owner Eugene Melnyk, in the wake of bitter legal infighting within the development group.