National Sports

TORONTO — Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner have a tradition of passing the puck back and forth at the end of every pre-game warmup.

CALGARY — It took Sean Monahan breaking out of his goal-scoring slump to set the offensive tone for the Calgary Flames.

Saturday's Games (All Times Eastern) NHL Philadelphia 3 Boston 2 Dallas 4 Florida 1 Chicago 4 Columbus 3 Detroit 5 Carolina 4 Toronto 6 Ottawa 5 Winnipeg 5 Montreal 0 St.

REGINA — Tristen Robins had two goals in the first period and the Saskatoon Blades dumped the Moose Jaw Warriors 4-2 in Western Hockey League play on Saturday.

MONTREAL — There was a moment Saturday's game when Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice felt his goaltender simply would not be scored on – and he was right.

CLEVELAND — Gary Trent Jr. scored a career-high 44 points and the severely short-handed Toronto Raptors scored a franchise-record 87 first-half points en route to a 135-115 blowout victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks are expected to return to the ice Sunday, nearly two weeks after a COVID-19 outbreak swept through the team. The NHL said the Canucks can reopen their facilities Sunday pending the results of Saturday's tests.

WINNIPEG — Jeff Malott buried the game-winning goal 51 seconds into overtime, giving his Manitoba Moose a 3-2 victory over the Bellville Senators in American Hockey League action Saturday.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hideki Matsuyama showed he could handle Augusta National when he first showed up as a 19-year-old amateur. Ten years later, the Japanese star put himself on the cusp of a green jacket Saturday at the Masters.

TORONTO — Laurent Dauphin scored twice in the first period Saturday, leading the Laval Rocket to a 4-3 win over the Toronto Marlies in American Hockey League play.