SATURDAY SPORTS PAGE: BLADES TRIP WARRIORS, PATS FALL AT SWIFT

SASKATOON – Ben Saunderson knocked in the game-winning goal at 9:13 of the second period as the Saskatoon Blades edged the Moose Jaw Warriors 3-2 on Friday night.

Jordan Keller and Misha Volotovskii also tallied for Saskatoon.

BRONCOS 5 PATS 2

SWIFT CURRENT – Josh Filmon scored a goal and an assist as the Swift Current Broncos topped the Regina Pats.

Owen Pickering, Rylan Gould, Clarke Caswell and Petr Pavelec also scored for Swift Current.

WHEAT KINGS 5 OIL KINGS 2

BRANDON – Brett Hyland scored a goal and an assist as the Brandon Wheat Kings defeated the Edmonton Oil Kings.

Wheat Kings netminder Carson Bjarnason kicked out 28 of 30 shots.

REBELS 3 HITMEN 0

CALGARY – Rhett Stoesser made 40 saves for the shutout as Red Deer blanked Calgary.

Carson Latimer scored twice while Talon Brigley added a single.

RAIDERS 2 WINTERHAWKS 1

PORTLAND – Krzysztof Macias scored the game-winning goal at 11:00 of the second period as the Raiders edged the Winterhawks.

Oli Chenier had the other goal for Prince Albert.

SILVERTIPS 4 THUNDERBIRDS 1

EVERETT – Dominik Rymon scored twice as the Everett Silvertips downed the Seattle Thunderbirds.

Carter Bear and Julius Miettinen also scored for Everett.

HURRICANES 8 ROYALS 3

VICTORIA – Brayden Edwards had a hat trick as the Lethbridge Hurricanes topped the Victoria Royals.

Hurricanes goaltender Harrison Meneghin stopped 25 of 28 shots.

AMERICANS 3 WILD 2

TRI-CITY – Jordan Gavin had the overtime winner at 4:33 as the Americans edged the Wild.

It was Gavin’s second goal of the game.

COUGARS 5 GIANTS 0

LANGLEY – Joshua Ravensbergen made 26 saves to lead the Cougars past the Giants.

Five different players tallied for the Cougars.

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NHL

One-goal victories for the two Canadian NHL teams in action. Winnipeg scored three times in the second period of a 3-2 win over Buffalo. Toronto came back for a 3-2 victory over Detroit in Stockholm. Swedish forward William Nylander, who had friends and family at the game, had three points for the Leafs.

In Anaheim, the Florida Panthers downed the Ducks 2-1. Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored the winner in the first period.

NBA

The Boston Celtics’ winning streak is up to five games after a 108-105 victory over Toronto. The Raptors fought back from a 16-point halftime deficit but Derrick White hit a three-pointer with 26.8 seconds left to give the Celtics the lead. It was Toronto’s first In-Season Tournament game.

CFL

The CFL Players’ Association is out with its list of all-stars for the 2023 season. Quarterback Chad Kelly is one of seven members of the Toronto Argonauts named to the squad. He guided the Argos to a 16-win regular season. The B-C Lions also had seven players named to the team. Winnipeg and Montreal will meet in the Grey Cup on Sunday in Hamilton.

NFL

The NFL season is over for Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow. He has a torn ligament in his right wrist that will likely need surgery. Burrow signed a five-year extension worth 275 million dollars U-S before the start of the season. The Bengals are last in the AFC North at 5-and-5 after winning the division the previous two years.

MLB

Right-hander Adam Cimber is a free agent after the Toronto Blue Jays declined to offer him a contract for next season. The reliever had a 7.40 earned-run average over 22 appearances. Cimber battled shoulder issues for most of the year. He was 10-and-6 with a 2.80 E-R-A for Toronto in 2022.