National Sports

LOS ANGELES — Jonathan Quick and Anze Kopitar have been teammates since they were drafted together 13 1/2 years ago by the Los Angeles Kings, so the synchronicity of their milestone achievements Saturday night just felt right.

OBIHIRO, Japan — Canada has its first win at the women's under-18 world hockey championship. Daniella Calabrese and Danielle Serdachny supplied the offence as the Canadians opened the tournament with a 2-1 win over Sweden on Sunday.

VANCOUVER — Jack Hughes still had tears in his eyes Saturday night as he talked about losing the gold-medal game at the world junior hockey championship.

VANCOUVER — Finland danced with the devil but still managed to waltz home with a gold medal after defeating the United States 3-2 Saturday night in the championship game of the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship.

MILWAUKEE — Kawhi Leonard had a simple explanation after the Toronto Raptors' latest victory. "If you want to win, you got to play defence ," Leonard said. "That is every game in the NBA.

SASKATOON — Ben McIntosh had five goals and four assists to lead the Saskatchewan Rush to a 16-12 win over the San Diego Seals on Saturday in National Lacrosee League action. Jeff Shattler had four goals, while Mark Matthews chipped in a pair.

TORONTO — Trevor Moore was an undrafted walk-on at rookie camp in the summer of 2016. Just over a week ago, Michael Hutchinson was battling to get back in the NHL. The perseverance shown by both players paid off Saturday.

MONTREAL — All eyes were on P.K. Subban and Shea Weber but it was Craig Smith who stole the show.

TORONTO — Defensive lapses proved costly for the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night as they closed out a six-game road trip by dropping a 5-0 decision to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena.

TORONTO — Vancouver Canucks star rookie Elias Pettersson is expected to be out of the lineup for about a week or two after suffering a right knee injury in a game at Montreal last Thursday.