National Sports

Thursday's Games NHL Minnesota 4 Toronto 3 Carolina 5 Philadelphia 3 Buffalo 4 Florida 3 Boston 6 Calgary 4 N.Y. Islanders 3 Chicago 2 (OT) Montreal 2 Vancouver 0 St.

SAN ANTONIO — The Spurs' suffocating defence , scoring runs and fans' unrelenting contempt for the opposing team's star player have often overwhelmed the opposition.

MONTREAL — Carey Price shared his key for success after Thursday night's 2-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Price returned from a lower-body injury that caused him to miss three games, and made 33 saves for his second shutout of the season.

BOSTON — The Bruins slowed down Johnny Gaudreau just enough Thursday night, and that got them past the high-scoring Calgary Flames.

TORONTO — Michael Hutchinson was introduced to his head coach and teammates a few hours before making his Toronto Maple Leafs' debut. With No. 1 goalie Frederik Andersen and backup Garret Sparks out injured, the 28-year-old from nearby Barrie, Ont.

VANCOUVER — A devastating quarterfinal loss at the world junior hockey championship must act as motivation for the members of Team Canada, says the squad's captain.

VANCOUVER — A Quebec politician says Instagram insults against Canadian world junior hockey team captain Maxime Comtois are "anti-francophone racism.

TORONTO — Canadian Misha Cirkunov, ranked No. 14 among light-heavyweight contenders, will face No. 11 Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 235 on March 2 in Las Vegas.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions have suspended director of player personnel and player development Torey Hunter 90 days for violating the team's and the CFL's social media policies. The Lions confirmed Hunter's suspension in a statement on Thursday.

VANCOUVER — A pair of upsets has created a battle of the underdogs in the semifinal round of this year's world junior hockey championship.