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CALGARY — Mikael Backlund had a goal and an assist and rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf made 32 stops for his second shutout as the Calgary Flames blanked the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Saturday.

OTTAWA — Goalies tend to be creatures of habit and being taken out of their routine can often be challenging, but Linus Ullmark just rolled with things when he found out he would be starting just over an hour before puck drop.

WINNIPEG — You could say that Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck is healthy. Before the game, former Jets forward Patrik Laine joked that Hellebuyck must have had the “Patty Flu” because he has never played against him.

GUELPH, Ont. — Charlie Paquette and Leo Serlin scored in the three-round shootout to lift the Guelph Storm to a 4-3 Ontario Hockey League victory over the visiting Kingston Frontenacs on Saturday.

DETROIT (AP) — Jeff Petry scored his first two goals of the season and Ville Husso made 23 saves for his first victory in more than a year, helping the Detroit Red Wings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Saturday night.

OTTAWA — Linus Ullmark was expecting to have the night off but was called into action after Anton Forsberg suffered a minor injury before warm-up.

WINNIPEG — Kyle Connor scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a hard-fought 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. It was the final contest of a four-game homestand for Winnipeg, which went 2-1-1.

TAMPA — Canadian flyweight Jamey-Lyn Horth, fighting for the second time in six weeks, lost a unanimous decision to Miranda (Fear The) Maverick on a UFC Fight Night card Saturday. All three judges scored it 29-28 for the American.

RIMOUSKI, Que. — Mael St-Denis's power-play goal at 19:03 of the second period ended up being the winner as the Rimouski Oceanic edged the visiting Baie-Comeau Drakkar 3-2 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Saturday.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Josh Pauls scored twice and the powerhouse United States scored three unanswered goals in the third period to defeat Canada 4-1 on Saturday in the Para Cup hockey tournament's gold-medal game at Bell Aliant Centre.