SUNDAY SPORTS

Kyle Burroughs and Dmitry Sinitsyn had a goal and two assists apiece to lead the Pats over the Blades 7-3 in the Brandt Centre Saturday night.Boston Leier, Chandler Stephenson, Braden Christoffer, Dyson Stevenson and Jesse Zgraggen had a goal and an assist each for Regina (28-22-5), who outshot the Blades 62-25.Cameron Hebig, Austin Adamson, and Chase Clayton scored for Saskatoon (15-39-4), who was held to four shots on goal in the third period.Regina goaltender Daniel Wapple made 22 saves in the win. Troy Trombley kicked aside 55 shots in the losing effort.—Phil Kessel sparked the comeback for Toronto, scoring the eventual winner as the Leafs downed Vancouver 3-1. Regina's Tyler Bozak earned career-assist number 100 for Toronto, which has won seven straight games on home ice. The Canucks have now dropped seven games in a row overall.—Carey Price stopped 31 shots and David Desharnais scored twice as the Canadiens defeated the Hurricanes in Carolina 4-1. Montreal forward Max Pacioretty, a member of the U-S team, suffered a first-period injury and did not return. After the game, Pacioretty said it was all precautionary.—Around the NHL, St. Louis edged Winnipeg in a shootout 4-3, Boston hammered Ottawa 7-2, Philadelphia beat Calgary 2-1, Tampa Bay doubled up Detroit 4-2, Colorado toppled the Islanders 5-2, Washington blanked New Jersey 3-0, Nashville lost to Anaheim 5-2 and Dallas slipped past Phoenix 2-1.—Rachel Homan and her Team Canada squad know who they will face in Sunday's Scotties Tournament of Hearts final. Alberta's Val Sweeting defeated Manitoba's Chelsea Carey 6-5 in the semifinal and will now meet Homan, who is the defending champion. Homan is 12-0 in the tournament, including a 10-5 win over Alberta during the round-robin phase.—OLYMPIC UPDATEJustine Dufour-Lapointe earned Canada's first gold medal at the Sochi Winter Games.Dufour-Lapointe finished first in women's moguls and was joined on the podium by her sister Chloe who won silver.Justine and Chloe also had sister Maxime Dufour-Lapointe in the event.She finished 12th, while fellow Canadian Audrey Robichaud was 10th.—Canada is doing well early on in the medal count.Justine and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe's pair of moguls medals made it three after Mark McMorris took bronze in men's snowboard slopestyle.Canada is tied for second in the medal count with the Netherlands.Norway meanwhile has four medals with two gold, a silver and a bronze.—Yet another figure skating scandal may involve Canada's defending Olympic ice dance champions.A French newspaper is reporting Russian judges have agreed to keep Canadians Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir off the top of the podium in favour of Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White.In return the American judges would allegedly make sure Russia wins gold in the new team event.Moir says judging is none of the pair's concern.—Barring a meltdown Canada should have a medal in the team figure skating event Sunday.Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch earned nine points for Canada with a second-place finish in the pairs long program.That moves Canada to second place overall with 41 points heading into the final three legs of the event.Russia is a near-lock for gold with 47 out of a possible 50 points, while the United States is well back of Canada with 34 points.—The quest for a fourth straight Olympic gold medal began for Canada's women's hockey team.Canada overwhelmed Switzerland for a 5-0 win in its opening game.Canadian flagbearer Hayley Wickenheiser scored a short-handed goal as Canada pelted the Swiss with 69 shots.Canada next plays Finland on Monday.—A retired Olympian is suspected of doping at the 2006 Winter Games.Estonian cross-country ski champion Kristina Smigun-Vahi won two gold medals in Turin, Italy.She's denied ever using banned substances despite an IOC letter to the Estonian Olympic Committee that raises suspicions.© Canadian Press