SUNDAY SPORTS

Jack Campbell appears to be the backup goalie the Maple Leafs were looking for. Campbell stopped 24 shots for Toronto in a 4-2 road win over the Ottawa Senators. He’s now 3-0-and-1 since the Leafs acquired him February 5th from the L-A Kings.

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A comeback win for the Stars in Montreal. Tyler Seguin (SAY’-gehn) scored in overtime as Dallas erased a three-goal deficit to beat the Canadiens 4-3. It was Seguin’s second goal of the night and 14th of the season. Joal Armia (ar-MEE’-uh), Jordan Weal and Nick Cousins made it 3-0 Montreal early in the second period.

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Adam Larsson scored his first goal in almost a year, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the struggling Florida Panthers 4-1 in Sunrise. Larsson’s first goal since February 19th of 2019 put the Oilers ahead 1-0 at the 15:14 mark of the first period. It was the sixth loss in the last seven games for the Panthers, who are 2-6-and-1 since the All-Star break.

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San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane has criticized the NHL department of player safety – shortly after he was suspended three games for elbowing. Kane says “No one person can tell you what is or isn’t a suspension in today’s game, it’s become a complete guess.” He was suspended for elbowing Winnipeg defenceman Neal Pionk in yesterday’s 3-2 win over the Jets.

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Miami’s Bam Abedayo has won the All-Star skills challenge in Chicago. Abedayo narrowly defeated Indiana’s Domantas Sabonis in the final in a matchup of All-Star big men. He also eliminated 2018 champion Spencer Dinwiddie and Raptors star Pascal Siakam in the first two rounds on the obstacle course.

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Saskatchewan’s Robyn Silvernagle opened the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in front of a hometown crowd in Moose Jaw with a 6-4 win over New Brunswick’s Andrea Crawford. Also, the women’s nation championship had its first upset when Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville downed defending champion Chelsea Carey 8-3 in the first draw.

(Canadian Press)