SUNDAY SPORTS: PANTHERS ROUT OILERS, BOWL ROUND-UP & MORE

NHL ROUND-UP

PANTHERS 5 OILERS 1

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) – Carter Verhaeghe had two goals and an assist as Florida bounced back from two consecutive shutouts with a convincing win over the Oilers.

Sam Bennett had a goal and two assists and Brandon Montour and Aleksander Barkov also scored for the Panthers, while Sergei Bobrovsky had 38 saves.

Zach Hyman scored for the Oilers who have now lost two straight following an eight-game winning streak. Calvin Pickard finished with 34 saves.

FLAMES 4 LIGHTNING 2

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) – Yegor Sharangovich scored for the fifth consecutive game as Calgary snapped a four-game skid.

RANGERS 2 BOSTON 1 OT

BOSTON (AP) – Vincent Trocheck scored his second goal of the game 2:03 into overtime and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 Saturday night in a matchup of the Eastern Conference’s top two teams.

JETS 6 AVALANCHE 2

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) – Gabriel Vilardi scored twice and Alex Iafallo broke an 18-game goal-scoring drought as Winnipeg beat Colorado.

Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves as the Jets, who have won six of seven, set a franchise record by holding opponents to two goals or fewer in seven consecutive games.

MAPLE LEAFS 7 PENGUINS 0

TORONTO (AP) – Martin Jones stopped 38 shots for his first shutout of the season, Max Domi had a goal and two assists, and Toronto routed Pittsburgh.

Mitch Marner, William Nylander and Matthew Knies each had a goal and an assist, and John Tavares, Noah Gregor and Bobby McMann also scored for the Maple Leafs. Tyler Bertuzzi had three assists to help Toronto extend its point streak to nine games (6-0-3).

COYOTES 2 SABRES 0

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) – Karel Vejmelka had 29 saves for his first shutout of the season, Clayton Keller scored his 10th goal of the year and Arizona beat Buffalo.

FLYERS 1 RED WINGS 0

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Samuel Ersson stopped 34 shots for his third career shutout and Cam York scored to lead Philadelphia past Detroit.

BLUES 4 STARS 3 (OT)

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Colton Parayko scored 37 seconds into overtime, lifting St. Louis past Dallas.

WILD 2 CANUCKS 1 (SO)

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Mats Zuccarello scored in the shootout and Minnesota upset Vancouver in a matinee.

KINGS 3 KRAKEN 2 (SO)

SEATTLE (AP) – Carl Grundstrom scored the deciding goal in the ninth round of a shootout and Los Angeles snapped a three-game losing streak.

PREDATORS 3 CAPITALS 1

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Colton Sissons, Philip Tomasino and Yakov Trenin scored goals to help Nashville win its fourth straight.

CANADIENS 5 ISLANDERS 3

MONTREAL (AP) – Josh Anderson scored twice as Montreal held on to beat the Islanders.

DEVILS 6 BLUE JACKETS 3

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Jack Hughes scored goals for his second career hat trick to lead New Jersey past Columbus.

 

 

REGINA PATS

Red Deer, Alta. – The Regina Pats overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period, earning a point in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Red Deer Rebels on Saturday inside the Peavey Mart Centrium.

With the Rebels taking a 4-2 lead late in the third period, the Pats scored twice roughly three minutes apart to tie the game and gather a point in Red Deer. Tanner Howe hit the 20 goal mark with two in the game while Borya Valis (1G-1A) and Aaron Krestanowich rounded out the scoring. Braxton Whitehead (2A) and Parker Berge (2A) each chipped in with multi-point games and Kelton Pyne made 36 saves.

The Pats have now grabbed three of a possible four points so far this weekend and have gone 3-1-0-1 over their last five games.

 

 

NFL

A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid was fined 100-thousand-dollars and quarterback Patrick Mahomes was fined 50-thousand-dollars for criticizing officials following a 20-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills last week. Reid and Mahomes violated the NFL’s policy about public criticism of game officials for comments about an offside penalty.

CINCINNATI (AP) – Jake Browning led Cincinnati to three fourth-quarter touchdowns and directed the winning drive in overtime, and the Bengals beat the Minnesota Vikings 27-24 on Saturday to improve their position in the playoff race.

DETROIT (AP) – Jared Goff matched a career high with five touchdown passes, three to rookie tight end Sam LaPorta, and Detroit routed Denver 42-17.

The NFC North-leading Lions (10-4) could clinch a spot in the postseason for the first time since the 2016 season if other results go their way this weekend. The simplest scenario would be a loss or tie by Seattle to Philadelphia on Monday night.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Gardner Minshew threw three touchdown passes and Indianapolis improved its playoff prospects, beating sagging Pittsburgh 30-13.

 

 

BOWL ROUND-UP

L.A. BOWL

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) – Ethan Garbers threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns after replacing the injured Collin Schlee early in the second half, TJ Harden rushed for two touchdowns, and UCLA rallied for a 35-22 victory over Boise State in the LA Bowl on Saturday night at SoFi Stadium.

INDEPENDENCE BOWL

TEXAS TECH 34, CALIFORNIA 14

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) – Behren Morton completed 27 of 43 passes for 256 yards and three first-half touchdowns, leading Texas Tech over California in the Independence Bowl.

NEW ORLEANS BOWL

JACKSONVILLE STATE 34, LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 31, OT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Zion Webb completed a fourth-down pass to Perry Carter for an 18-yard, tying touchdown with 1:46 left in regulation, Garrison Rippa hit a 27-yard field goal in overtime, and Jacksonville State capped off its first season in the Football Bowl Subdivision by beating Louisiana-Lafayette.

MYRTLE BEACH BOWL

OHIO 41, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 21

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) – Freshman Rickey Hunt ran for four touchdowns and caught a fifth as Ohio overcame a host of transfer portal losses to win its fifth straight bowl game.

The Bobcats (10-3) forced five turnovers, four by Georgia Southern quarterback Davis Brin. They reached 10 wins in consecutive years for the first time in program history. And they did it without their top two rushers, Sieh Bangura and O’Shaan Allison, and their starting quarterback, Kurtis Rourke, who has committed to Indiana.

CELEBRATION BOWL

FLORIDA A&M 30, HOWARD 26

ATLANTA (AP) – Jeremy Moussa threw three fourth-quarter touchdown passes, including two to Kelvin Dean Jr., and Florida A&M rallied past Howard.

CURE BOWL

APPALACHIAN STATE 13, MIAMI (OHIO) 9

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Joey Aguilar threw for 211 yards and scored on an 8-yard run in the third quarter to lead Appalachian State past Miami (Ohio) in rainy conditions.

NEW MEXICO BOWL

FRESNO STATE 37, NEW MEXICO STATE 10

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Mikey Keene threw for a career-high 380 yards with three touchdown passes and a rushing TD, and Fresno State routed New Mexico State.

 

 

CURLING

Rachel Homan’s Ottawa-based team will be trying to win a WFG Masters Grand Slam of Curling championship Sunday in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Homan, who defeated Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg 8-4 in last night’s semifinals, will play Silvana Tirinzoni of Switzerland, who beat Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Manitoba 6-3 in Saturday night’s other semifinal. Joel Retornaz of Italy plays Ross Whyte of Scotland in Sunday’s men’s final.