National Sports

Wednesday's Games NHL Vancouver 7 Ottawa 4 Winnipeg 3 Anaheim 0 Toronto 4 Buffalo 2 Tampa Bay 5 Washington 4 (OT) --- AHL Belleville 3 Utica 1 Charlotte 4 Syracuse 2 Toronto 2 Bridgeport 1 (OT) Laval 3 Providence 2 (SO) Rockford 2 Chicago 1 (SO) Texa

Wednesday's Games NHL Vancouver 7 Ottawa 4 Winnipeg 3 Anaheim 0 Toronto 4 Buffalo 2 Tampa Bay 5 Washington 4 (OT) --- AHL Belleville 3 Utica 1 Charlotte 4 Syracuse 2 Toronto 2 Bridgeport 1 (OT) Laval 3 Providence 2 (SO) Rockford 2 Chicago 1 (SO) Texa

ANAHEIM, Calif. — No goalie had played more NHL games this season without a shutout than Connor Hellebuyck, who was beginning to wonder why he couldn't keep a clean sheet.

DAYTON, Ohio — Montreal's Luguentz Dort overcame a hard foul and a leg injury, scored 21 points and led Arizona State to a long-awaited NCAA Tournament victory Wednesday night, 74-65 over St. John's in the First Four.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mike Babcock sensed his slumping Toronto Maple Leafs were showing signs of turning the corner. Auston Matthews and John Tavares delivered on their coach's belief.

MIAMI — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has advanced to the main draw at the Miami Open.

This week's Valspar Championship is playing right into Nick Taylor's hands. Taylor, from Abbotsford, B.C., is looking forward to taking on the difficult Copperhead Course at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Fla.

Bianca Andreescu's stunning arrival on the WTA Tour scene has been a promotional gift from the heavens for DAZN Canada. It has also left so-called cord clingers in a pickle about how to watch the Canadian teenager on the tube.

MONTREAL — Proposed rules to limit natural testosterone levels in some female track and field athletes are unscientific and would set a precedent for discriminating against people based on their natural abilities, a Canadian researcher says.

Eric Perez is looking to ramp up the Battle of Ontario by bringing a pro rugby league team to Ottawa.