National Sports

Saturday's Games NHL Philadelphia 4, Ottawa 3 Vancouver 6, Buffalo 5, OT Colorado 4, Boston 1 Carolina 6, Minnesota 2 Tampa Bay 7, San Jose 1 Toronto 5, St. Louis 2 Florida 4, Columbus 1 Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 3 Nashville 6, New Jersey 4 Dallas 3, N.

Saturday's Games NHL Philadelphia 4, Ottawa 3 Vancouver 6, Buffalo 5, OT Colorado 4, Boston 1 Carolina 6, Minnesota 2 Tampa Bay 7, San Jose 1 Toronto 5, St. Louis 2 Florida 4, Columbus 1 Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 3 Nashville 6, New Jersey 4 Dallas 3, N.

Saturday's Games (All Times Eastern) NHL Philadelphia 4, Ottawa 3 Vancouver 6, Buffalo 5, OT Colorado 4, Boston 1 Carolina 6, Minnesota 2 Tampa Bay 7, San Jose 1 Toronto 5, St.

CALGARY — From his contributions on the scoresheet to his role in helping Milan Lucic turn his season around, Dillon Dube has made a big impact since being called up from the minors three weeks ago.

ST. LOUIS — Auston Matthews let out a sigh and broke into a smile. The Toronto centre snapped a slump with a pair of goals and Zach Hyman also scored twice as the Maple Leafs downed the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Saturday night.

BELLEVILLE, Ont. — Alex Formenton scored twice, including on a penalty shot, to power the Belleville Senators past the Cleveland Monsters 7-1 on Saturday in American Hockey League action.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks have hired Paul LaPolice as the second head coach in team history. LaPolice comes to Ottawa from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, where he was the offensive co-ordinator for the Grey Cup champions.

VANCOUVER — If the Vancouver Canucks hope to still be playing hockey in the spring, they have to keep winning the close games now. Vancouver needed a power-play goal from J.T. Miller in overtime to defeat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 Saturday afternoon.

NEW YORK — Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk was fined by the National Hockey League on Saturday for cross-checking Philadelphia Flyers forward Scott Laughton. Tkachuk was fined US$2,486.

NEW YORK — Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk was fined by the National Hockey League on Saturday for cross-checking Philadelphia Flyers forward Scott Laughton. Tkachuk was fined US$2,486.