National Sports

DENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen, Artturi Lehkonen and Alex Newhook each scored twice, Pavel Francouz made 29 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Colorado Avalanche routed the Ottawa Senators 7-0 on Saturday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Ekblad scored the tiebreaking goal in the second period and the Florida Panthers beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Saturday night.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Nick Lardis scored the first and last goal for his team on Saturday night as the visiting Hamilton Bulldogs beat the Kingston Frontenacs 4-1 in Ontario Hockey League action.

CHICOUTIMI, Que. — Andrei Loshko, Maxim Masse and Emmanuel Vermette each scored twice as the Chicoutimi Sagueneens defeated the visiting Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 7-4 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday.

HONOLULU (AP) — Hayden Buckley started and ended the back nine at Waialae with eagles Saturday for a second straight 6-under 64, giving him a two-shot lead and creating some separation going into the final round of the Sony Open.

ÖSTERSUND, Sweden — Alex Law scored twice, including the overtime winner, as Canada edged Finland 3-2 in a women's world under-18 hockey championship semifinal Saturday. Canada will face Sweden for the gold medal Sunday.

DALLAS (AP) — Nazem Kadri’s team-best 17th goal and Chris Tanev’s first of the season were part of Calgary’s four-goal second period as the Flames hung on to beat the Dallas Stars 6-5 on Saturday.

PITTSBURGH — Brooke Stacey scored the game-winner with 19 seconds remaining for the Montreal Force in a 5-4 win Saturday over the Connecticut Whale.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — It was a very good day for Manchester United, whose revival under Erik ten Hag is really taking shape.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks have signed Canadian running back Ante Litre to a one-year contract extension. The 28-year-old from Vancouver suited up in all 18 games for the Elks in 2022.