National Sports

MONTREAL — Ahead of a four-game road trip, the Montreal Canadiens wanted to set sail on a high. Thanks to a goal by Justin Barron, the Canadiens led by the slimmest of margins through two periods.

KITCHENER, Ont. — Logan Mailloux's goal at 3:15 of overtime lifted the visiting London Knights to an exciting 4-3 victory over the Kitchener Rangers in the lone Ontario Hockey League game on Tuesday's schedule.

QUEBEC — Zachary Bolduc scored fours goals, Pier-Olivier Roy and Charle Truchon each had three assists, and the Quebec Remparts thumped the Drummondville Voltigeurs 8-1 in the lone Quebec Major Junior Hockey League game on Tuesday night.

MONTREAL — Ukraine Team Select, a hockey team consisting of 11- and 12-year-old refugees displaced by war in their home country, rubbed shoulders with hockey royalty on Tuesday when they met the NHL's Montreal Canadiens.

Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko is close to returning to game action. The 27-year-old netminder told reporters Tuesday that he plans to act as the Canucks' backup on Saturday when Vancouver hosts the Philadelphia Flyers.

MONTREAL — Cody Fajardo has a new CFL home. The veteran quarterback signed a two-year deal with the Montreal Alouettes on Tuesday, the first day of CFL free agency.

QUEBEC — Premier François Legault is calling on the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to provide a public explanation after disturbing revelations in a recent Ontario court decision of sexual assault and torture suffered by teenage players.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders landed veteran quarterback Trevor Harris on a busy opening day of CFL free agency and gave him plenty of support.

SURREY, B.C. — Michael Couture used to run down the concrete steps at the end of every B.C. Lions home game, eager to slap the hands of the players he idolized. Now he'll be on the other side of those high fives.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Blue Jays outfielder George Springer is planning to change his walkout music for at least one game at Rogers Centre this season. The selection will be a nod to his Hartford-area sporting roots.