National Sports

When Billy Bridges first made the national Para-hockey team back in 1998, players had to buy their own Canada jerseys off the rack at a sporting goods store.

VANCOUVER — Another slow start was once again the undoing of the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday. After coughing up two goals to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the opening minutes, the Canucks rallied but weren't able to fight all the way back.

Sunday's Scoreboard NHL Pittsburgh 4 Carolina 2 Buffalo 5 Toronto 2 Winnipeg 4 St. Louis 3 (OT) Columbus 6 Vegas 4 Montreal 4 Philadelphia 3 (OT) N.Y.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — After a whirlwind winter season that included an Olympic bronze medal in Beijing just a few weeks ago, expectations were rather low for Brad Gushue's team at the Tim Hortons Brier.

HAMILTON — Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews has a hearing with the NHL's department of player safety Monday.

DENVER (AP) — Darcy Kuemper had his own player screening his vision and was still able to lift his stick just enough to deflect a shot down low. It was just that kind of night for the Colorado Avalanche goaltender.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cole Caufield scored 2:10 into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 comeback victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night in a matchup of last-place clubs. Rem Pitlick tied it for Montreal with 42.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pierre Luc-Dubois scored in overtime and Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves in the Winnipeg Jets' 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night. The Jets have won 10 of their last 12 games in St. Louis.

HAMILTON — Kyle Dubas emphatically backed his goaltending last week.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks will be without star forward Elias Pettersson as they take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday. The team says the Swedish centre is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury.