SUNDAY SPORTS PAGE

DETROIT (AP) – Claude Giroux and Vladimir Tarasenko each had a goal and an assist and the Ottawa Senators beat Detroit 5-1 on Saturday night in a game overshadowed by a hit from behind that left Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin unconscious on the ice.

Larkin was down for about a minute after being cross-checked in the back of the head and neck by Ottawa’s Mathieu Joseph Eventually, Larkin was able to stand up, but was hunched over as he was assisted to the locker room.

The team released a statement during the game that Larkin was being evaluated by the medical staff. Coach Derek Lalonde didn’t have a further update afterward.

Standing near the Ottawa goal during a first-period power play, Larkin took the hit from Joseph and fell into the Senators’ Parker Kelly, who also hit him.

Joseph and Kelly were assessed roughing penalties on the play with 6:10 left in the period. Detroit’s David Perron was given a match penalty for intent to injure for cross-checking Artem Zub as the Ottawa defenseman stood next to the prone Larkin. Detroit’s Christian Fischer and Joseph dropped the gloves early in the third period.

Nine-time All-Star Patrick Kane scored his first goal of the season in his second game with Detroit. He signed a one-year contract Nov. 28 as a free agent.

KINGS 3, ISLANDERS 2, OT

NEW YORK (AP) – Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored 13 seconds into overtime, Ilya Sorokin stopped 34 shots and the New York Islanders ended Los Angeles’ record season-opening road winning streak at 11.

GOLDEN KNIGHTS 6, STARS 1

DALLAS (AP) – Vegas captain Mark Stone, Zach Whitecloud, Nicholas Roy and Paul Cotter each had a goal and an assist and the Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights wrapped up their season series against Dallas with a victory.

BRUINS 5, COYOTES 3

BOSTON (AP) – David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist, Linus Ullmark made 31 saves and Boston held off Arizona.

MAPLE LEAFS 4, PREDATORS 0

TORONTO (AP) – Auston Matthews scored twice, Ilya Samsonov made 18 saves for his first shutout of the season and Toronto beat Nashville. Samsonov has 11 NHL shutouts. He got the start after Joseph Woll sprained an ankle Thursday night in a victory in Ottawa.

CAPITALS 4, RANGERS 0

WASHINGTON (AP) – Charlie Lindgren stopped 31 shots for his second shutout of the season and Washington beat New York to snap a three-game losing streak.

CANUCKS 4, HURRICANES 3

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) – Elias Pettersson broke a tie 3:29 of the third period, Thatcher Demko stopped 21 shots and Vancouver held on to beat Carolina.

FLYERS 5, AVALANCHE 2

DENVER (AP) – Travis Konecny scored twice, Owen Tippett had a goal and an assist and Carter Hart stopped 36 shots in Philadelphia’s victory over Colorado.

LIGHTNING 4, KRAKEN 3, OT

SEATTLE (AP) – Nikita Kucherov scored his second goal of the game 3:12 into overtime to lift Tampa Bay past Seattle, sending the reeling Kraken to their seventh straight loss.

DEVILS 4, FLAMES 2

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) – Nico Hischier scored twice and New Jersey beat Calgary for its third straight victory and sixth in seven games.

Former Devils forward Yegor Sharangovich and Nazem Kadri scored for Calgary. The Flames finished a six-game homestand 3-3-0, leaving them 11-13-3.

BLACKHAWKS 3, BLUES 1

CHICAGO (AP) – Petr Mrazek made 38 saves, Anthony Beauvillier, Alex Vlasic and Jason Dickinson scored and Chicago beat St. Louis for its first back-to-back wins of the season. Connor Bedard was held pointless, and was minus-1 for Chicago.

CANADIENS 3, SABRES 2, SO

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Cayden Primeau made a career-high 46 saves and Juraj Slafkovsky scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lift Montreal past Buffalo.

 

CURLING

After a thrilling week at the 2023 Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships, hosted at the Vernon Curling Club in B.C., Nova Scotia’s Team Paul Flemming (10-2; Halifax/Truro) and Ontario’s Team Susan Froud (9-3; Alliston) have risen to the top and are now senior men’s and women’s Canadian champions, respectively. 

Both teams will now represent Canada at the 2024 World Senior Curling Championships from April 20-27 in Östersund, Sweden. 

On the women’s side, Ontario defeated Saskatchewan’s Team Nancy Martin (10-2; Martensville) by a 10-4 score while in men’s play, Nova Scotia downed Saskatchewan’s Team Bruce Korte (9-3; Saskatoon) 4-3 in the final. 

(Curling Canada)

WHL

REGINA, Sask. – Tij Iginla scored the game-winning goal 3:21 into the third period as the visiting Kelowna Rockets edged the Regina Pats 5-4.

Hiroki Gojsic and Iginla scored twice for the Rockets (12-14-2-0), while Gabriel Szturc netted a single.

Parker Berge scored three goals for the Pats (12-16-1-1), while Borya Valis netted a single.

Elsewhere in the DUB:

BRANDON, Man. – Caleb Hadland scored twice and added an assist as the Brandon Wheat Kings whipped the visiting Kamloops Blazers 6-2 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday.

Roger McQueen, Joby Baumuller, Nolan Flamand and Luke Shipley also scored for the Wheat Kings (15-11-4-1), who led 2-1 after the first period and 4-2 heading into the third.

Dylan Sydor and Shea Van Olm scored for the Blazers (7-18-3-2), who outshot the Wheat Kings 33-29.

SILVERTIPS 8 GIANTS 7

LANGLEY, B.C. – Ben Hemmerling’s second goal of the game, scored at 18:34 of the third period, proved to be the winner as the visiting Everett Silvertips outlasted the Vancouver Giants 8-7.

Dominik Rymon also scored twice for the Silvertips (19-11-1-1), with singles netted by Tarin Smith, Kaden Hammell, Julius Miettinen and Beau Courtney.

Jaden Lipinski and Tyler Thorpe each scored twice for the Giants (11-17-2-0), with singles netted by Samuel Honzek, Ty Halaburda and Cameron Schmidt.

The Silvertips outshot the Giants 43-29.

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BLADES 4 WARRIORS 3

MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Morgan Tastad scored at 15:53 of the third period to snap a 3-3 tie as the visiting Saskatoon Blades edged the Moose Jaw Warriors.

Fraser Minten, Easton Armstrong and Hudson Kibblewhite also scored for the East Division-leading Blades (21-8-1-0).

Kalem Parker, Atley Calvert and Jagger Firkus scored for the Warriors (17-12-0-2).

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AMERICANS 9 WILD 3

KENNEWICK, Wash. – Jordan Gavin, Parker Bell and Brandon Whynott each scored twice as the Tri-City Americans trounced the visiting Wenatchee Wild 9-3.

Lukas Dragicevic, Max Curran and Andrew Fan also scored for the Americans (15-12-1-1) who outshot the Wild 44-35.

Kenta Isogai scored twice for the U.S. Division-leading Wild (19-9-3-0), while Jonas Woo added a single.

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BRONCOS 3 HURRICANES 1

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. – Luke Mistelbacher scored twice as the Swift Current Broncos topped the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes 3-1.

Connor Hvidston also scored for the Broncos (15-12-1-2).

Logan Wormald scored for the Hurricanes (15-12-2-0).

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REBELS 2 RAIDERS 1

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Talon Brigley scored the game-winning goal at 19:04 of the second period as the visiting Red Deer Rebels edged the Prince Albert Raiders 2-1.

Zane Saab also scored for the Rebels (14-12-0-3).

Sloan Stanick scored for the Raiders (16-14-0-2).

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COUGARS 1 ROYALS 0

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Joshua Ravensbergen stopped 16 shots to earn a shutout as the Prince George Cougars edged the visiting Victoria Royals 1-0.

Terik Parascak scored for the B.C. Division-leading Cougars (22-8-0-0).

Netminder Jayden Kraus kicked out 32 of 33 shots for the Royals (18-12-0-2).

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TIGERS 3 OIL KINGS 2

EDMONTON, Alta. – Tomas Mrsic scored the game winner at 16:13 of the second period as the Medicine Hat Tigers edged the Edmonton Oil Kings 3-2.

Cayden Lindstrom and Josh Van Mulligen also scored for the Central Division-leading Tigers (19-8-2-0).

Gavin Hodnett and Roan Woodward scored for the Oil Kings (8-19-0-1). Oil Kings goaltender Kolby Hay saved 41 of 44 shots.

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WINTERHAWKS 7 THUNDERBIRDS 2

PORTLAND, Ore. – Jack O’Brien scored three times and Josh Zakreski netted a pair as the Portland Winterhawks whipped the visiting Seattle Tunderbirds 7-2.

Carter Sotheran and James Stefan also scored for the Winterhawks (17-9-1-1), who led 1-0 after the first period and 4-0 heading into the third.

Sawyer Mynio and Luca Hauf scored for the Thunderbirds (11-13-1-0), who were outshot 43-34.

 

 

NLL

Saskatoon, SK – Saturday night at SaskTel Centre, Saskatchewan and Rochester battled it out in a back-and-forth tilt, with the Knighthawks pulling away late for a 16-14 victory. The Rush dropped to 0-2 to start the season.

The Rush jumped out to a 3-2 lead in the first quarter thanks to goals from Zach Manns, Nathaniel Kozevnikov and Jake Boudreau. 

At the half, the game was level at seven a piece as Boudreau, Robert Church (x2) and Clark Walter found the back of the net. 

Saskatchewan would find themselves trailing 11-10 after the third quarter despite goals from Manns, Walter and Mike Triolo. 

In the final frame, Mike Messenger, Patrick Dodds, Manns and Ryan Keenan put the home side up 14-13 with just over five minutes to go, but the Knighthawks didn’t go away, clawing out a 16-14 win. 

Jake Boudreau finished the game with two goals, two assists and a team-high, 13 loose balls. Saskatchewan was outshot 56-50 in the game, with the powerplay going 2/4 and the penalty kill 2/6. Frank Scigliano made 40 saves in the loss.

Next up, the Rush will head to Las Vegas to take on the Desert Dogs on Friday, Dec 15.

 

 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – Army held its ground on a goal-line stand in the final seconds to send Navy mascot Bill the Goat – and Navy superfan Bill, the G.O.A.T. – home disappointed.

Army linebacker Kalib Fortner scored on a fourth-quarter strip sack and then helped stuff quarterback Tai Lavatai inches from the end zone with 3 seconds left to lead the Black Knights to a 17-11 victory over Navy on Saturday and win the 124th meeting of the nation’s oldest service academies.

“Why’s it always got to be like that?” said Army coach Jeff Monken, whose team won last year in double overtime. “It is. It’s always like that. We had a 14-point lead, and with 1 second to go they’re standing there knocking on the door with a chance to tie the game. Unreal.”

Bryson Daily ran for 84 yards and threw Army’s first touchdown pass against Navy since 2015 to help the Black Knights claim the much-coveted bragging rights for the sixth time in eight tries. Kanye Udoh ran for 88 yards for Army, which also claimed the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy that goes to the team with the best record in head-to-head matchups against other service academies. (Army upset then-No. 17 Air Force last month.)

MLB

Shohei Ohtani’s decision to stay in Southern California has left Toronto Blue Jays fans heartbroken. Despite early excitement over the prospect of the Jays landing the generational talent, hopes were dashed as Ohtani signed a record-breaking 10-year, 700 million-dollar deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers today. The Dodgers were the early favourites to land Ohtani, but some analysts had Toronto emerging as a strong contender after the Japanese star reportedly visited the Blue Jays’ spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida.

(Canadian Press)