National Sports

Thursday's Games NHL Philadelphia 4 Carolina 1 Pittsburgh 4 Buffalo 2 Tampa Bay 4 Montreal 0 N.Y. Rangers 6 Washington 5 (OT) Ottawa 4 N.Y.

CHICAGO — Alex DeBrincat scored two goals, rookie Adam Boqvist had two assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday night.

TAMPA, Fla. — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 32 saves, Victor Hedman scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 Thursday night.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators were more than happy to spoil Jean-Gabriel Pageau's homecoming. Pageau made his return to Ottawa on Thursday, 11 days after being traded to the Islanders, in New York's 4-3 loss to the Senators.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Canada lead Ben Hebert smacked his broom on the ice. Teammate Colton Flasch looked dejected. A look of resignation washed over the faces of B.J. Neufeld and skip Kevin Koe.

OTTAWA — The Brock Badgers held off a feisty Calgary team primed for an upset, edging the seventh-seeded Dinos 72-71 in the final moments of the second quarterfinal at the U Sports women's basketball championship on Thursday. The No.

CLEVELAND — Yannick Veilleux scored twice and Jesper Kotkaniemi added a goal and an assist as the Laval Rocket downed the Cleveland Monsters 5-2 on Thursday in American Hockey League action.

So far, at least, spring training ballparks are drawing good crowds and NBA and NHL arenas are mostly full. There’s little sign of coronavirus panic among U.S.

LEEDS, England — The Toronto Wolfpack took it on the chin Thursday, torn asunder in a 66-12 beatdown by the Leeds Rhinos.

VANCOUVER — The Canadian men want to make a statement early when they face France in their first match Saturday at the HSBC Canada Sevens Rugby tournament.