National Sports

MONTREAL — Ryan Poehling delivered one of the most impressive NHL debuts in Canadiens history on Saturday, giving Montreal fans plenty to cheer about after a major downer the previous night.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Nani converted a late penalty and finished with two goals and one assist on Saturday night to help Orlando City beat the Colorado Rapids 4-3.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators capped an awful season with an ugly performance. A 6-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday finished a campaign in which Ottawa finished last in the standings for the first time in 23 years.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Josh Williams scored and the Columbus Crew moved alone into first place in the Eastern Conference with a 1-0 win over the New England Revolution on Saturday night.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Cristian Espinoza had a goal and an assist on Saturday night and the San Jose Earthquakes earned their first points of the season with a 3-0 win over the Portland Timbers.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames will face the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the NHL playoffs.

Bob Cole has always said the focus should be on the players — not him. There was little chance of that on Saturday night. The legendary play-by-play man called his last game for "Hockey Night in Canada" to cap a half century behind the microphone.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Jin Young Ko turned a four-stroke deficit into a five-stroke lead in only 10 holes Saturday at the ANA Inspiration.

CHESTER, Pa. — Cory Burke and Alejandro Bedoya scored a pair of late goals on Saturday night to rally the Philadelphia Union to its third straight win, 2-1 over FC Dallas.

HARRISON, N.J. — Abu Danladi and Romario Ibarra scored goals on Saturday night and Minnesota United beat the New York Red Bulls 2-1. Danladi opened the scoring in the 34th minute with a low finish set up by Angelo Rodriguez's cross.