National Sports

ST. PAUL, Minn.

WINNIPEG — Connor Hellebuyck registered 17 saves in a 1-0 shutout over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday, but Mark Scheifele could have been credited with one of those.

TORONTO — A lot of things at Scotiabank Arena still feel familiar to Pascal Siakam, but he's already noticing some differences just a month after he was traded from the Toronto Raptors.

TORONTO — Pascal Siakam has nothing but love and respect for the people of Toronto and the Raptors players and staff who he used to work with. But there was no way he was leaving Toronto without a win.

SAN NICOLÁS DE LOS GARZA, Mexico — The Vancouver Whitecaps were shutout 3-0 to Mexico's Tigres UANL on Wednesday night in CONCACAF Champions Cup action.

WINDSOR, Ont. — The Brantford Bulldogs defeated the Windsor Spitfires during the shootout. Florian Xhekaj scored twice while Adrian Rebelo and Patrick Thomas scored once for Brantford. Bulldogs netminder Matteo Drobac saved 22 of 26 shots.

CAPE BRETON, N.B. — Olivier Houde scored a goal and 2 assists as Cape Breton Eagles topped Moncton Wildcats. Charles-Antoine Lavallée, Lucas Romeo, Luke Patterson and Brayden Schmitt all scored once for Cape Breton.

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime dropped his second-round match at the ABN Amro Open tennis tournament against Russia's Andrey Rublev losing 6-3, 6-7 (6), 5-7 on Wednesday.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Italian star Federico Bernardeschi scored as Toronto FC tied Real Salt Lake 1-1 Wednesday in MLS pre-season play.

They lost elements of their pass rush but the Toronto Argonauts did keep a huge presence in the middle of their defensive line. Toronto re-signed towering defensive tackle Shawn Oakman on Wednesday, the second day of CFL free agency.