National Sports

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Vitek Vanecek stopped all 21 shots he faced in his Florida debut, and the Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 on Saturday night. A.J.

KELOWNA, B.C. — When veteran skip Brad Jacobs joined his new teammates last spring, one of their main goals was to make it to the last day of the Montana's Brier. Mission accomplished for the Alberta foursome.

VANCOUVER — An all-Canadian clash on Saturday showcased the different trajectories two of the country's Major League Soccer clubs are on early in the season.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Ty Halaburda scored twice and added an assist as the visiting Vancouver Giants beat the Kamloops Blazers 5-1 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at the Sandman Centre.

EDMONTON — Zach Hyman had a pair of goals and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers won their second straight game, hanging on to defeat the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Saturday.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames are the NHL's lowest scoring team, yet with six weeks to go they're in a playoff spot thanks largely to rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf.

CINCINNATI — Robin Fraser is still waiting for his first win as Toronto FC coach.

OTTAWA — Caden Taylor scored the only goal of a three-round shootout to lift the visiting Peterborough Petes to a 4-3 Ontario Hockey League victory over the Ottawa 67's on Saturday at TD Place.

INDIAN WELLS — Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the third of the Indian Wells tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Australia's Adam Walton on Saturday. The Richmond Hill, Ont.

TORONTO — Jordan Poole led all scorers with 34 points to lead the Washington Wizards past the Toronto Raptors 118-117 on Saturday in a game between two teams hoping for a high pick in this summer's NBA Draft.