National Sports

CALGARY — Jacob Markstrom overcame the oddness of playing against his former Vancouver Canucks teammates with a 32-save shutout for the Calgary Flames in a 3-0 win Saturday.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — In what was supposed to be a showdown between Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson, Taron Johnson literally stole the show.

Saturday's Games NHL New Jersey 2 Boston 1 (OT) Arizona 5 San Jose 3 Detroit 4 Carolina 2 Montreal 5 Edmonton 1 N.Y. Rangers 5 N.Y.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Don’t tell Aaron Rodgers the lack of capacity crowds in a pandemic will limit the Green Bay Packers' home-field advantage in the NFC championship game. He's been waiting too long for this moment to have any such negative thoughts.

EDMONTON — Carey Price and the Canadiens achieved a major feat Saturday night — stopping Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl from burying the puck in Montreal's net.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Toronto Raptors got another big lift from their bench and won consecutive games for the first time this season.

Madeline Schizas knew she'd skated a great free program. But the 17-year-old from Oakville, Ont., had to wait six weeks to find out just how great.

OTTAWA — Youth and age proved to be a winning combination for the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

HONOLULU — Brendan Steele had the lowest score of his PGA Tour career with a 9-under 61, giving him a two-shot lead and another chance to win the Sony Open. Steele has reason to still be smarting from last year.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have cancelled their practice today due to a potential exposure to COVID-19. The NHL team did not provide further details and said information regarding their schedule for Sunday will come at a later time.