National Sports

Nine people have been killed in British Columbia avalanches this season, including four since Feb. 11. Avalanche Canada has warned that this year's snowpack is dangerous and difficult to forecast.

CALGARY — Jonathan Huberdeau's first season in Calgary has been tough, but he hopes Saturday night was a sign that things are turning around.

VANCOUVER — For Vancouver Canucks star Elias Pettersson, marking a career milestone on Saturday night was big — but getting a rookie goalie his first NHL win was bigger.

Saturday's Scoreboard NHL Toronto 5 Montreal 1 Calgary 3 New York 2 (OT) Vancouver 6 Philadelphia 2 Vegas 5 Tampa Bay 4 Los Angeles 6 Arizona 5 (SO) Colorado 4 St. Louis 1 Nashville 7 Florida 3 Boston 6 N.Y.

REGINA — It was billed as the Number 1 team in the country versus the Number 1 player.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Rachel Homan's experiment got off to a winning start at the Canadian women's curling championship Saturday. Eyebrows raised when one of the most decorated skips in Canada handed another woman the broom ahead of this season.

TORONTO — Ryan O'Reilly started his day in St. Louis and ended it in Chicago. In between, one of the newest Maple Leafs made a memorable, time-zone crossing debut with the team that hopes he can help it get over an ugly playoff hump.

GUATEMALA CITY — Canada dispatched Haiti 3-0 Saturday to reach the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Championship and move within one win of qualifying for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

BARRIE, Ont. — The visiting North Bay Battalion surrendered two first-period goals, but then buckled down and rolled over the Barrie Colts 4-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday night.

SIMSBURY, Conn. — The Toronto Six grabbed an early lead, scored a couple power-play goals and coasted to a 5-3 Premier Hockey Federation road win on Saturday against the Connecticut Whale.