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OTSU, Japan (AP) — Nasa Hataoka won a playoff Sunday to take the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic after the final 18 holes were washed out by all-day rain and what officials termed “unplayable course conditions.” Hataoka and fellow Japanese golfer Yuna Araki shared the lead on Saturday after 54 holes at 15-under 201 at the Seta Golf Club in western Japan. After rain wiped out regulation play on Sunday, Hataoka prevailed on the first playoff hole to claim the title in an improvised finish and break the tie. It was her seventh title on the LPGA Tour. Hataoka shared the lead in each of the first three rounds, with different golfers each time. Miyu Yamashita, who won the Maybank Championship in Malaysia last week, carded a 68 on Saturday and finished one stroke behind after 54 holes. Yamashita was followed by Shuri Sakuma (69), who finished three back, and Ai Suzuki (70), who was four off the lead after 54 holes. Defending champion Rio Takeda, who was not in contention all week, had a 68 on Saturday and finished nine shots behind. Minjee Lee of Australia, one of the highest profile players in the field, finished 14 behind the leaders after a 74 on Saturday. ___ AP Sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports The Associated Press

TOKYO (AP) — Japan Meteorological Agency says a powerful earthquake occurred off the northern Japanese coast Sunday, and a tsunami advisory has been issued. The JMA said that the earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 occurred off the coast of the Iwate prefecture at the depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) below the sea surface. The agency issued an advisory for a tsunami of up to 1 meter (3 feet) along the northern coastal region. The Associated Press

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have a chance to do something Sunday night that they haven’t done in almost three weeks — win consecutive games. They know doing it won’t be easy. Brock Boeser scored on a partial breakaway at 14:15 of the third period Saturday night to snap a 3-3 deadlock and give the Canucks a 4-3 NHL win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Conor Garland, Drew O’Connor and Jake DeBrusk also scored for the Canucks (8-8-0) who played the first of back-to-back games. Kirill Marchenko had two goals and an assist for the Blue Jackets (7-7-0) who lost their third straight game on the road. Dmitri Voronkov had a goal and two assists. It was a gusty win for a Vancouver team that lost 5-2 to the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday. The Canucks will have little time to savour the victory as they prepare for the red-hot Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche lead the league with a 9-1-5 record and have won four of their last five games, including a 9-1 whipping of the Oilers in Edmonton Saturday. “We need to build on this,” said DeBrusk, who scored his third goal of the year and his first five-on-five. “It’s a really tough task, probably against the top team in the league. We’re going to need to bring our best. We’ve got to bring our A game.” Vancouver strung together road wins over Dallas, Chicago and Washington between Oct. 16 and Oct. 19. The Canucks lost their next three in a row, and since then have been on a win-one, lose-one pace. “It would be nice to win a few in a row,” said Garland, who returned to the lineup Wednesday after missing three games with an injury. “It’s a tough opponent. We’ve just got to play well. There’s a lot of improve on, so we’ve just got to keep going.” Head coach Adam Foote doesn’t want his players thinking about who they play next. "With a young group like this we have to stick to the process,” said the first-year Canuck bench boss. “I know it sounds cliché and boring, but it’s so true. We have to focus. “We can’t get too high. We’ve got a lot of young guys, got a lot of teaching going on. We want to keep the confidence there but also keep them emotionally level.” Goaltender Thatcher Demko didn’t dress against the Blue Jackets after missing practice Friday. He last played in a win over Nashville on Monday. General manager Patrik Allvin said Demko could "possibly" play against Colorado. Demko was limited to just 23 games last year because of a knee injury. He did skate Saturday morning. Vancouver goaltender Kevin Lankinen stopped 29 shots against Columbus, while Elvis Merzlikins made 21 saves for the Blue Jackets. The victory was the first in regulation time for the Canucks in nine games. Vancouver battled back from a 2-1 deficit and didn’t crumble when Marchenko’s second goal tied the match midway through the third period. “We stayed with the program,” said DeBrusk. “It’s something we’ve kind of had to learn.” The Vancouver penalty kill also didn’t allow a goal while playing short-handed three times. The Canuck penalty kill had allowed six goals over the previous four games. “The guys played hard,” said Foote. “Good teams are going to get their looks on a power play. We had way more confidence, so we pressured more. When you see that pressure you know they’re feeling comfortable.” This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025. Jim Morris, The Canadian Press

EDMONTON — The Colorado Avalanche have been sending messages since the start of the season, but they made an even bigger statement Saturday. Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and a pair of assists as the Western Conference-leading Colorado Avalanche crushed the Edmonton Oilers 9-1. The Avalanche have only lost one game in regulation time through their first 15 NHL contests, improving to 9-1-5. But of all their wins thus far this season, putting up nine goals on the road against Connor McDavid and the Oilers — a team that has been in the Stanley Cup final the last two years — that means something. “Obviously two high-powered offensive teams, you probably would have thought nine goals total in the game, not just for one side,” said Avs goalie Scott Wedgewood, who registered 23 saves to collect the win in net. “Obviously credit to us, we kind of exposed them in a few spots and were able to capitalize. We did a good job defensively.” MacKinnon, who stretched his points streak to eight games, admitted things are really rolling for the Avalanche right now. “I don’t want to jinx it, but we’ve been playing really well,” he said. “We have one regulation loss in 15 games. Solid hockey. Five-on-five has been great, our penalty kill has been great, our power play has been tough, but we haven’t needed it yet, so hopefully we can get it going." Since he entered the league in 2013-14, MacKinnon has now recorded the third-most four-point games (30) behind only McDavid (41) and Nikita Kucherov (33). He also picked up the 700th even-strength point of his career, joining Joe Sakic as the only other player in franchise history to reach that mark. Cale Makar, Parker Kelly and Jack Drury each had two-goal games and Gavin Brindley also scored for the Avalanche, who have registered at least a point in six straight games. Devon Toews chipped in with three assists. “It’s a good confidence builder for our group. I think we got contributions all the way through our lineup,” said Colorado head coach Jared Bednar. “The fourth line got a couple of goals, the third line got a couple of goals and Cale and Mack had good nights, too. "Cale got it started and Mack was chipping in along the way." Bednar said it was great to see so many players lower down in the lineup make significant contributions. “You need it. You have to have it in this league,” Bednar said. “The top guys have been really good for us, they obviously lead the way for us on most nights, but the other lines have done a good job building an identity, they’re all a little bit different in certain ways and contributing in good ways on a nightly basis, which is nice to see. "It’s good depth and we’ve been relatively healthy, we’re missing a couple of guys, but have been relatively healthy at the start of the year and the buy-in has been good, and we’re getting some good results.” It’s only the second time in franchise history that the Avalanche/Nordiques have scored nine goals on the road and the first time they have won a road game by a margin of eight or more goals. On the Edmonton side of the ledger, the Oilers’ 9-1 loss ties the largest margin of defeat on home ice in franchise history matching a 10-2 loss at home to Buffalo on Jan. 27, 2009. Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said his team is miles behind the level Colorado is playing at. “Absolutely, we’re not even close,” Knoblauch said. “That’s a team that’s playing really well. We’re not. It’s not just one game. You look at the last few weeks, they’ve been going pretty well, and we have a lot of work to do.” Edmonton dropped to 6-6-4. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025. Shane Jones, The Canadian Press

OTSU, Japan (AP) — Nasa Hataoka won a playoff Sunday to take the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic after the final 18 holes were washed out by all-day rain and what officials termed “unplayable course conditions.” Hataoka and fellow Japanese golfer Yuna Araki shared the lead on Saturday after 54 holes at 15-under 201 at the Seta Golf Club in western Japan. After rain wiped out regulation play on Sunday, Hataoka prevailed on the first playoff hole to claim the title in an improvised finish and break the tie. It was her seventh title on the LPGA Tour. Hataoka shared the lead in each of the first three rounds, with different golfers each time. Miyu Yamashita, who won the Maybank Championship in Malaysia last week, carded a 68 on Saturday and finished one stroke behind after 54 holes. Yamashita was followed by Shuri Sakuma (69), who finished three back, and Ai Suzuki (70), who was four off the lead after 54 holes. Defending champion Rio Takeda, who was not in contention all week, had a 68 on Saturday and finished nine shots behind. Minjee Lee of Australia, one of the highest profile players in the field, finished 14 behind the leaders after a 74 on Saturday. ___ AP Sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports The Associated Press

The Prince Albert Raiders have been rolling through the first 15 games of the season without surrendering a loss in regulation time as they headed into Kennewick to take on the Tri-City Americans for their yearly meeting. The Raiders had a tough time out of the gate but did have a good push through the middle of the game, bu the speed of the Americans took over to hand the Raiders their first regulation of the loss of the season 6-2. The Americans got on the board first at the 5:52 mark when a shot from Crew Martinson bounced off the pad of Dimitri Fortin, and Mason Mykichuk potted the rebound. The Raiders found their momentum after that and the game saw chances flying back and forth between the two teams. At the 18:41 mark, the Raiders tied it up when Justice Christensen brought the puck over centre and passed to Riley Boychuk. He then made a toe drag around a defender and shot around the screen for his third of the season. After 1: Raiders 1 – 1 Americans, shots 11-11 The Raiders took the lead at the 9:12 mark in the middle of a line change. Daxon Rudolph got the puck at the centre of the blueline and fed it to Jonah Sivertson down the left wall. Sivertson then found a seem through the middle to Justice Christensen on the right side, and Juice ripped home his fourth of the season. Just 29 seconds later, the Americans tied it right back up. This time it came from the rush as Jake Gudelj put a shot on through traffic, and the rebound came out to Cash Koch to hit the back of the net. From there the Raiders ran into some penalty trouble. At 10:44, the Americans struck on the powerplay with a onetimer from the middle of the blueline by Jakub Vanecek. Then with the Raiders down 5-on-3, the Americans scored again at 15:20 mark on a goal line onetimer from Savin Virk. After 2: Raiders 2 – 4 Americans, shots 10-9 Raiders, 21-20 Raiders overall In the third period, the Americans used their speed to hem the Raiders in their own zone for a good portion of the period, smothering the Raiders from getting any chances. At 13:21, again on the powerplay, a collision in the crease left Dimitri Fortin at the bottom of a pile of bodies and Gavin Garland found the loose puck, firing it overtop of everyone to score. At the 17:21 mark, the Raiders net was empty and they put on some pressure, but soon Cruz Pavao took the puck away and drove down the ice to centre before hitting the empty net. FINAL: Raiders 2 – 6 Americans, shots 12-8 Americans, 32-29 Americans overall The Raiders have Sunday and Monday off as they travel to Seattle where they will hub for the rest of the U.S. road swing. The Raiders will head to Everett on Tuesday for a matchup between the top two teams in the league in points percentage against the Silvertips, and then Portland on Wednesday to take on the Winterhawks.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Adam Erne and Sam Steel scored 47 seconds apart midway through the third period rally the Dallas Stars to a 5-4 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Mavrik Bourque scored a goal and added an assist, Roope Hintz and Justin Hryckowian also scored and Jake Oettinger made 16 saves for Dallas, winners of two of three. Wyatt Johnston and Miro Heiskanen each had two assists. Heiskanen has a goal and six assists in his last three games. Nicolas Hague had a goal and an assist, Filip Forsberg, Luke Evangelista and Steven Stamkos also scored and Justus Annunen made 17 saves for Nashville, losers of four straight. Ryan O’Reilly and Nick Blankenburg had two assists apiece for the Predators. DEVILS 2, PENGUINS 1 FINAL/SO NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Paul Cotter scored the shootout winner, Jake Allen stopped 33 of the 34 shots he faced in regulation and overtime and New Jersey beat Pittsburgh to take sole possession of first place in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division. Jesper Bratt also scored in the shootout, and Allen turned aside Bryan Rust and Sidney Crosby to win a game for New Jersey that the Penguins dominated for long stretches. Arturs Silovs’ struggles in the shootout continued, as he has allowed seven shooters to score on eight attempts this season. Allen was the best player on the ice for the Devils, who entered the game tied with Pittsburgh in the standings after beating Montreal in overtime on Thursday night. The only goal he allowed was a pinball deflection shot by former New Jersey defenseman Ryan Graves that deflected in off Ondrej Palat. SENATORS 3, FLYERS 2 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ottawa tried and failed to play keep-away with a one-goal lead and had to go to overtime to beat Philadelphia. While the Senators neglected to post a shot on goal in the third period until only 1:26 remained, the Flyers got a game-tying goal from Jamie Drysdale to send the game into overtime. Then Tim Stutzle reached a loose puck and scored with 1:41 left in OT. Ottawa (7-5-3) went without a shot from 2:43 remaining in the second period until Dylan Cozens’ attempt with 1:26 left, his team up 2-1 at the time. They started fast with 37-year-old David Perron passing to a wide-open Stutzle, and he had an easy time snapping a shot past Flyers goalie Sam Ersson 5:14 into the game. CANADIENS 6, MAMMOTH 2 MONTREAL (AP) — Cole Caufield scored twice, Sam Montembeault made 25 saves and Montreal beat Utah. Oliver Kapanen and Alex Newhook each had a goal and an assist, and Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach also scored to help Montreal improve to 10-3-2. Kailer Yamamoto and Lawson Crouse scored for Utah. The Mammoth have lost four of five after winning seven straight in October. BRUINS 5, MAPLE LEAFS 3 TOTONTO (AP) — Fraser Minten scored against his former team and Jeremy Swayman made 30 saves as Boston beat Toronto for their sixth straight victory. Morgan Geekie, with a goal and an assist, Viktor Arvidsson, Michael Eyssimont and David Pastrnak provided the rest of the offense for Boston. Mason Lorei added two assists for the Bruins, who were missing top defenseman Charlie McAvoy because of a personal matter. Nick Robertson, Matias Maccelli and John Tavares scored for Toronto. Anthony Stolarz allowed four goals on 19 shots before getting pulled. Dennis Hildeby finished with 19 saves in relief. Morgan Rielly had two assists for the Maple Leafs, who had won three in a row. LIGHTNING 3, CAPITALS 2 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Hagel scored the tiebreaking goal 8:42 into the third period and Tampa Bay beat Washington. Hagel and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and an assist as Tampa Bay won for the seventh time in eight games. Emil Lilleberg scored his first goal of the season, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves. Charle-Edouard D’Astous had two assists for the Lightning. Brandon Duhaime and John Carlson scored for Washington, which has one win in the past seven games. Logan Thompson, who stopped 16 shots, allowed more than two goals for the first time in 10 starts. ISLANDERS 5, RANGERS 0 NEW YORK (AP) — Bo Horvat scored twice to move into a tie for the NHL lead and the New York Islanders kept the New York Rangers winless on home ice with a victory of their biggest rival. Jonathan Drouin and Jean-Gabriel Pageau each added a goal and two assists for the Islanders and Anders Lee also scored. Ilya Sorokin made 33 saves as the Islanders ended a five-game losing streak to the Rangers and won for the second time in the past 10 meetings with their biggest rival. HURRICANES 6, SABRES 3 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Charles Alexis Legault each had a goal and an assist and Carolina extended their winning streak to three games with a victory over Buffalo. Sebastian Aho and Eric Robinson, returning from a six-game absence, also scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the fourth time in five games despite using a revolving roster because of injuries. Seth Jarvis and Legault, who didn’t have a career point until a third-period assist, added empty-net goals. Pyotr Kochetkov made 19 saves. Owen Power, Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson scored for the Sabres, who trailed 4-1 less than a minute into the third period. Alex Lyon stopped 29 shots. Buffalo has lost two in a row in regulation following a seven-game points streak. KRAKEN 4, BLUES 3, OT ST. LOUIS (AP) — Shane Wright scored 1:57 into in overtime after Chandler Stevenson tied the game with two seconds left in regulation and Seattle beat St. Louis. St. Louis never touched the puck in overtime. Jordan Kyrou gave St. Louis a 3-2 lead with a goal at 5:10 of the third period. Kyrou had been a healthy scratch in the Blues’ 3-0 win at Buffalo on Thursday. Dylan Holloway and Dalibor Dvorsky also scored for St. Louis, while Joel Hofer made 26 saves. Ryker Evans and Eeli Tolvanen also scored for the Kraken, while Philipp Grubauer made 16 saves. AVALANCHE 9, OILERS 1 EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and two assists, Cale Makar, Parker Kelly and Jack Drury also scored twice and the Western Conference-leading Colorado embarrassed Edmonton. Gavin Brindley also scored, Scott Wedgewood made 23 saves and Devon Toews had three assists. The Avalanche have earned at least a point in six straight games to improve to 9-1-5. Connor McDavid scored for Edmonton. The Oilers have dropped three straight to fall to 6-6-4. Stuart Skinner allowed four goals on 13 shots before being replaced by Calvin Pickard, who made 17 stops. MacKinnon assisted on Colorado’s first goal, picking up the 700th career even-strength point to join Joe Sakic as the only other player in franchise history to reach that mark. MacKinnon also stretched his points streak to eight games. DUCKS 4, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3, OT LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jacob Trouba scored with 31.5 seconds left in overtime and Ducks leading scorer Leo Carlsson recorded his first two-goal game of the season to lead red hot Anaheim to a victory over Vegas. The Ducks, who lead the Pacific Division with 21 points, extended their winning streak to six games. They have won eight of nine. Vegas third-line center William Karlsson did not play the final two periods because of an apparent injury. The Golden Knights have just one regulation victory in their past four games. Carlsson leads the Ducks with 22 points, and he extended his point streak to nine games (six goals and 11 assists) that included the assist on the winning goal. Frank Vatrano also scored for the Ducks, and Olen Zellweger had two assists. Petr Mrazek, making his 400th career start, stopped 36 shots. Brett Howden, Pavel Dorofeyev and Kaedan Korczak each scored a goal for the Golden Knights and Akira Schmid made 25 saves. SHARKS 3, PANTHERS 1 SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Macklin Celebrini scored his 10th goal of the season and San Jose defeated Florida. Adam Gaudette and Alexander Wennberg also scored for San Jose (7-6-3), which has won three consecutive games and five of six. Yaroslav Askarov made 38 saves to shut down the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. Brad Marchand scored in his fourth straight game, the longest streak by a Panthers player 37 or older. Marchand needs four points to become the 102nd player in NHL history to reach 1,000. CANUCKS 4, BLUE JACKETS 3 VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Brock Boeser broke a tie on a partial breakaway with 5:45 left in Vancouver's victory over Columbus. Boeser took a long pass from Kiefer Sherwood, got behind the defense and beat Elvis Merzlikins with a shot over the glove. Conor Garland, Drew O’Connor and Jake DeBrusk also scored for the Canucks in the first game of a back-to-back. Kevin Lankinen stopped 29 shots. Kirill Marchenko had two goals and an assist for Columbus. Dmitri Voronkov had a goal and two assists, and Merzlikins made 21 saves. Marchenko tied it at 3 midway through the third. It came 3:30 after Garland gave the Canucks the lead off a pretty play by defenseman Tyler Myers _____ The Associated Press

EDMONTON — Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and a pair of assists as the Western Conference-leading Colorado Avalanche embarrassed the Edmonton Oilers 9-1 on Saturday. Cale Makar, Parker Kelly and Jack Drury each had two-goal games, and Gavin Brindley also scored for the Avalanche (9-1-5) who have registered at least a point in six straight games. Devon Toews chipped in with three assists. Connor McDavid replied for the inconsistent Oilers (6-6-4), who have lost three straight. Scott Wedgewood registered 23 saves to collect the win for the Avalanche, while Stuart Skinner allowed four goals on 13 shots for the Oilers, before being replaced by Calvin Pickard, who made 17 stops. TAKEAWAYS Avalanche: Nathan MacKinnon assisted on Colorado’s first goal, picking up the 700th even-strength point of his career, joining Joe Sakic as the only other player in franchise history to reach that mark. MacKinnon also stretched his points streak to eight games. Oilers: Edmonton defenceman Mattias Ekholm played in his 900th NHL regular-season game. Ekholm leads all active Oilers in career games (43) against Colorado. KEY MOMENT Just over a minute after starting the scoring with 6:31 left in the opening period, defenceman Makar struck again, beating Skinner with a wicked wrist shot for his sixth of the campaign and already giving him 20 points on the season. It also extended Makar’s season-opening road point streak to nine games. KEY STAT Colorado’s top scoring trio of MacKinnon, Makar and Martin Necas came into the contest with a combined rating of plus-28 and left it sitting at plus-39. UP NEXT Avalanche: Visit the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday. Oilers: Host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025. Shane Jones, The Canadian Press

VANCOUVER — Brock Boeser scored on a partial breakaway at 14:15 of the third period to snap a 3-3 deadlock as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 Saturday night. Conor Garland, Drew O’Connor and Jake DeBrusk also scored for the Canucks (8-8-0) who played the first of back-to-back games. Kirill Marchenko had two goals and an assist for Columbus (7-7-0). Dmitri Voronkov had a goal and two assists. Vancouver goaltender Kevin Lankinen stopped 29 shots. Elvis Merzlikins made 21 saves for Columbus. Boeser took a long pass from Kiefer Sherwood, got behind the Columbus defence, and beat Merzlikins with a shot over his glove. Marchenko’s second goal tied the game 3-3. It came just 3:30 after Garland had given the Canucks the lead off a pretty play by defenceman Tyler Myers. Myers took a pass from centre Elias Pettersson and drove to the net. Merzlikins stopped Myer’s backhand shot but Garland put in the rebound. Marchenko tied the game again with a shot from top of the circle that went under Lankinen’s arm. TAKEAWAYS Canucks: Goaltender Thatcher Demko, who was limited to just 23 games last year because of a knee injury, did not dress against the Blue Jackets. He skated Saturday morning, but his status remains uncertain. In the dying seconds centre Elias Pettersson blocked two big shots. Blue Jackets: Marchenko leads Columbus with eight goals and eight assists. KEY MOMENT With seven minutes gone in the second period the Blue Jackets Mathieu Olivier was given a five-minute major and game misconduct for boarding defenceman Elias Pettersson behind the Vancouver net. The Canucks managed four shots against Columbus, which has the 30th-ranked penalty kill, but couldn’t score. Just 1:62 after the penalty ended Voronkov scored to give the Blue Jackets a 2-1 lead. KEY STAT Boeser has four goals and three assists in his last seven games. UP NEXT Blue Jackets: Visit the Edmonton Oilers on Monday. Canucks: Host the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025. Jim Morris, The Canadian Press

REGINA — Touchdown Tommy Nield is going to the Grey Cup again -- and this time he’s taking the Saskatchewan Roughriders with him. Nield, a two-time Grey Cup winner with the Toronto Argonauts, caught a three-yard touchdown pass from Riders quarterback Trevor Harris with 11 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give Saskatchewan a 24-21 victory over the B.C. Lions in the West Division final Saturday, sending the Riders to the 2025 Grey Cup. The Riders will face the Montreal Alouettes in the Grey Cup in Winnipeg on Nov. 16. The Alouettes advanced to the championship game with a 19-16 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Division final earlier on Saturday. Trailing 21-17 with 1:03 left in the fourth quarter, the Riders drove 74 yards in seven plays to score the game-winning touchdown. Neild ran a quick slant route into the end zone from the left side of the formation and Harris snapped a quick pass into a tight window for the completion. Nield, who signed with the Riders in the off-season after four seasons with the Argos, was still trying to comprehend the catch after the game. “You can't really put it into words. It's just a super exciting moment, thankful to be put in that position, and that's a play you dream about making, and I’m just grateful to make a play for my team,” said Nield. “It honestly wasn't the greatest look for that play, so I knew Trevor was going to put it into the body, a bang-bang type of catch. It was going to be like a body, bang, bang, type of catch. He put it on the money and I’m just happy that I made the play.” While Nield was confident he made the catch, the touchdown was reviewed by the CFL’s Command Centre. After a lengthy review, the reception was confirmed. “I knew I caught it the whole time. Then I'm seeing the review, and I'm like, ‘Is there something they saw?’ because you never know what's going to happen there. I was just sitting there waiting, making sure I didn't do all that celebrating for it to get turned over,” said Nield. Nield’s touchdown capped a wild finish which saw Saskatchewan head coach Corey Mace decide twice against gambling on third down in the final three minutes. The first decision came with the Lions leading 21-14 and the Riders facing a third-and-goal situation on the B.C. five-yard line. Mace chose to kick a field goal to cut the deficit to 21-17 with 2:42 remaining. Mace said it was a tough decision to take the points. “Very close. I feel like last year, I probably just would have said, ‘F it, let's do it.’ But to take the points, just knowing what we're capable of doing, to be able to make sure that we're taking points rather than if we didn't get it, and then we’ve got to do the same thing just to tie the game. "It was just faith in the guys. That's all it came down to. I thought about it for sure, but it was a pretty easy decision,” said Mace. “I've made aggressive decisions before for this team and it hadn't worked out for us in games prior. And while I understand (the fans’ frustration), I totally get it. Just have faith. But I get it, I totally get it, but I think you still love us.” What was Harris thinking about the decision? “Nothing. I trust Corey Mace. He knows what he's doing. As you guys all saw, I'm sure that there's people at home going, ‘What are you doing?’ And now they're like, ‘Mace is the man,’" said Harris. The second decision came with 1:42 left and the Riders in a third-and-10 situation on their own 36-yard line. Rather than gambling, Mace decided to punt and put his faith in his defence getting the ball back. The football gods smiled on Mace and the Riders because that’s exactly what happened. The Riders forced the Lions into a two-and-out after A.J. Allen sacked quarterback Nathan Rourke on a second-and-three play. The ensuing punt gave the ball back to the Riders with 1:10 remaining. Harris knew that was enough time for a scoring drive. "I looked at the clock and thought in the CFL this is plenty of time. Typically, when you see an NFL game or college game down in the United States, it's like, ‘Oh, man, no, it's not a lot of time.’ "Here, it’s plenty of time for us to get down there so we just kind of meticulously drove the ball down the field,” said Harris, who finished the game 26 of 38 passing for 305 yards and two touchdowns. For Rourke, B.C.’s final offensive play was a missed opportunity to put the Lions in position to seal the victory. “It looked like they were heavy in the box, expecting some kind of run. I appreciated the confidence from (head coach) Buck (Pierce) for putting the ball in my hands and seeing what happens," said Rourke. "That's probably going to be the play that I'll be thinking about the most, just wishing that I would have done something with it. Obviously, you want the ball in your hands at that time, and I just didn't make a play so that's on me." Rourke, who is the West Division finalist for the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player, completed 20 of 30 passes for 290 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He also scored two rushing touchdowns. Defensive back T.J. Lee felt Saskatchewan’s last drive just got away from the Lions. “The final drive was hurry-up tempo. They caught us in a defensive package, and then they just kept running plays and hurrying up and kept completing the ball," said Lee. "As a veteran, I wish I would’ve have done something different. I wish I could’ve have took it upon myself to call a timeout or something, just to help reset things for us. But we stayed playing. We were hoping to make a play, and they made the play." Running back A.J. Ouellette had an impressive game for the Riders, who will be returning to the Grey Cup for the first time since 2013 when they defeated the Tiger-Cats 45-35. Ouellette gained 113 yards rushing on 17 carries. Kian Schaffer-Baker also had a touchdown catch for the Riders while Brett Lauther kicked three field goals. Keon Hatcher caught a 19-yard scoring pass for the Lions. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025. Jeff DeDekker, The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Anthony Stolarz fell on his sword for the Maple Leafs. There were plenty of other culprits — especially early — in another uneven performance that's already become a concerning trend. Toronto put up a sloppy first period Saturday in a 5-3 loss to the Boston Bruins on a night where the home side wasn't able to carry the momentum following four strong periods earlier in the week. "It's frustrating," Leafs head coach Craig Berube said. "We didn't execute well enough with the puck … we've all got to be better, including the goalie. Everybody." "We had some self-inflicted mistakes," Toronto centre John Tavares added. "They just got to their game a little bit more than we got to ours." Stolarz was beaten on the first two pucks directed his way and allowed four goals on 19 shots before getting pulled in the second period for Dennis Hildeby. "First and foremost, I've got to bear down, make a save," Stolarz said. "When you give teams like that a couple freebies, it's gonna be a tough hill to climb." Stolarz went 21-8-3 with a .926 save percentage and a 2.14 goals-against average last season with Toronto after joining the club in free agency. In the wake of Saturday's setback that ended the Leafs' three-game winning streak, the 31-year-old owns a 6-5-1 mark with an .889 save percentage and 3.35 GAA in 2025-26. Stolarz has had to shoulder an increased workload with Joseph Woll, who's on an AHL conditioning stint and just returned to action after stepping away for "family reasons" in training camp, but said his energy and health are fine. "I'm giving up one or two (shots) you want back, but it's just the life of a goalie," said Stolarz, whose team was solid in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Utah Mammoth after Monday's chaotic 4-3 comeback triumph against the Pittsburgh Penguins. "Just have to put it behind you and just focus on the next game." The players in front of him in Saturday's game didn't do their netminder any favours, including on Boston's second goal when winger Dakota Joshua and defenceman Philippe Myers combined for an egregious turnover in front. Berube said Stolarz has had strong moments in the schedule, but offered a grade of "inconsistent, like our team" through 11 starts. The veteran bench boss added his group has not been nearly as strong in front of its netminders compared to last year. "I don't feel we're as tight defensively," Berube said. "There's good stretches of it, but not enough." Toronto, which owns an 8-6-1 record, isn't sounding alarm bells, but improvement when it comes to consistency are imperative. "I don't think we're in a horrible spot," he said. "No reason for panic, but certainly just some mistakes that give up too much time and space, and allow teams to generate momentum, sustain play. Then you have to really work to get that back. "We have to continue to work at it and be sharper." STEPPING UP Bruins defenceman Nikita Zadorov, who stands six-foot-seven and weighs 255 pounds, crushed Leafs centre Scott Laughton with a huge hit in the second period that resulted in a fight with Toronto winger Bobby McMann. "I thought it was a head shot," Berube said. "I've got to take a closer look at it." Laughton, who just returned to the lineup Wednesday after missing 14 games with a lower-body injury, went to the locker room and didn't return. Berube said he won't be available for Sunday's matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes. "You hate that side of the game," said McMann, who stepped up in weight class by going at Zadorov to defend his teammate. "I hope he's back soon." BEAST MODE Nicknamed "The Beast" by teammates, Hildeby was recalled from the minors this week and put in a good effort with 19 saves in his season debut. "A little nerve-racking to begin with," he said of coming off the bench. "Had to battle with my breathing there and all that. But once I got into it, had a lot of fun." This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025. Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press

MONTREAL — Rookie sensation Ivan Demidov has met his lofty expectations with a hot start to the season for the Montreal Canadiens. His fellow first-year linemate, meanwhile, might be surpassing them. Oliver Kapanen leads all NHL rookies with six goals through 15 games after scoring once and adding an assist in Saturday’s 6-2 win over the Utah Mammoth, helping Montreal improve to 10-3-2. The production — Kapanen also has four assists — might surprise some, but not his coach or teammates. "He's a great player. I'm not really surprised,” said linemate Alex Newhook. “We all knew what he's capable of doing here, and he's been proving it early on. “Gets to the right area, scores in those spots where he's getting to, and it's been great.” Head coach Martin St. Louis highlighted Kapanen’s intelligence on the ice, crediting the 22-year-old Swede for producing while playing a responsible 200-foot game. “He's a very smart player, and he does all that without cheating, without just looking for those things,” St. Louis said. “I think that Kappy, one of his great qualities, he plays the game that's in front of him, he does the actions that the game requires. “It's rare that you aren't rewarded, offensively, when you have the tools. And he has the tools … I'm happy with how he's getting that production offensively. He doesn't do that at the cost of not doing the job on the other side of the ice." Last season, Kapanen had just two assists in 18 regular-season games and one assist in three playoff contests. The six-foot-two, 194-pound centre spent most of the year in the Swedish Hockey League, where he posted 35 points in 36 games. Would he have believed he’d lead all rookies in goals through 15 games? "Yes and no,” he said. “It's just rolling well now and when I get chances I put the puck in the net, so it's rolling well and of course playing with a good line, get some good chances so it helps a lot." Kapanen’s production is part of a larger trend of secondary scoring from the Canadiens, who can now rely on more than just the top line of Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky to score goals. The second line of Kapanen, Newhook and Demidov has combined for 16 goals and 35 points through 15 games, including two goals and five points on Saturday. Kapanen and Demidov combined on Montreal’s first goal with a give-and-go. Newhook later produced the highlight of the night by deking between J.J. Peterka’s legs on a rush before ripping a wrist shot to give Montreal a 3-2 lead in the second period. Kirby Dach, meanwhile, scored on a breakaway late to make it 6-2 with his fourth goal in three games. "It's big,” Newhook said. “You need depth in this league. It's hard to win without it, and when you're getting production from every line, it's hard for teams to be able to defend that all the way down the lineup, so it's good when everyone's rolling." COLD CAUFIELD Not to be overlooked, Caufield scored twice to take the NHL goal-scoring lead with 12 on the season. And both goals came from sharp angles near the goal line. Caufield squeaked the puck between the post and Vejmelka’s glove in the second period before jamming a puck into the net short-side a second time to make it 4-2 in the third. “I’d rather shoot from above the goal-line,” he said with a smile. "Sometimes the puck just gets down there and you make a read. "He also catches the other way, so I'd say if it's his blocker, there's no chance that's going in, but we do a lot of pre-scouting. Not a high-percentage look, but it sometimes goes in." SHUT IT DOWN The Canadiens have had trouble holding on to third-period leads this season, including Thursday’s 4-3 overtime loss to New Jersey when Montreal led 3-2 late. This time, the Canadiens entered the third up 3-2 and piled on with three more goals. "Our best third period of the year,” goalie Sam Montembeault said. “We kept playing against them, we kept applying pressure and they were down by a goal, so they were going to try to force something. “Just had to wait for them to make mistakes and we capitalized on the other end.” This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025. Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday, knocking down power, forcing the evacuation of nearly a million people and prompting the defense chief to warn many others to evacuate to safety from high-risk villages before it’s too late. Fung-wong, which could cover two-thirds of the Southeast Asian archipelago with its 1,600-kilometer- (994-mile-) wide rain and wind band, approached from the Pacific while the Philippines was still dealing with the devastation wrought by Typhoon Kalmaegi, which left at least 224 people dead in central island provinces on Tuesday before pummeling Vietnam, where at least five were killed. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared a state of emergency due to the extensive devastation caused by Kalmaegi and the expected calamity from Fung-wong, which is called Uwan in the Philippines. Fung-wong, with winds of up to 185 kph (115 mph) and gusts of up to 230 kph (143 mph), was spotted by government forecasters before noon Sunday over coastal waters near the town of Pandan in eastern Catanduanes province, where torrential rains and fog have obscured visibility. The typhoon is expected to track northwestward and make landfall on the coast of Aurora or Isabela province later Sunday or early Monday, state forecasters said. Tropical cyclones with sustained winds of 185 kph (115 mph) or higher are categorized in the Philippines as a super typhoon, a designation adopted years ago to underscore the urgency tied to more extreme weather disturbances. More than 916,860 people were evacuated from high-risk villages in northeastern provinces, including in Bicol, a coastal region vulnerable to Pacific cyclones and mudflows from Mayon, one of the country’s most active volcanoes. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., who oversees the country’s disaster response agencies and the military, warned about the potentially catastrophic impact of Fung-wong in televised remarks Saturday. He said the storm could affect a vast expanse of the country, including Cebu, the central province hit hardest by Typhoon Kalmaegi, and metropolitan Manila, the densely populated capital region which is the seat of power and the country’s financial center. More than 30 million people could be exposed to hazards posed by Fung-wong, the Office of Civil Defense said. Teodoro asked people to follow orders by officials to immediately move away from villages and towns prone to flash floods, landslides and coastal tidal surges. “We need to do this because when it’s already raining or the typhoon has hit and flooding has started, it’s hard to rescue people,” Teodoro said. The Philippines has not called for international help following the devastation caused by Kalmaegi but Teodoro said the United States, the country’s longtime treaty ally, and Japan were ready to provide assistance. As Fung-wong approached with its wide band of fierce wind and rain, several eastern towns and villages lost power, Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro, deputy administrator of the Office of Civil Defense said. Authorities in northern provinces to be hit or sideswiped by Fung-wong preemptively declared the shutdown of schools and most government offices on Monday and Tuesday. At least 325 domestic and 61 international flights have been canceled over the weekend and into Monday, and more than 6,600 commuters and cargo workers were stranded in at least 109 seaports, where the coast guard prohibited ships from venturing into rough seas. Authorities warned of a “high risk of life-threatening and damaging storm surge” of more than 3 meters (nearly 10 feet) along the coasts of more than 20 provinces and regions, including metropolitan Manila. The Philippines is battered by about 20 typhoons and storms each year. The country also is often hit by earthquakes and has more than a dozen active volcanoes, making it one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries. Jim Gomez, The Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — It took a mere two exhibition games in Hilary Knight's lead up to what will be her fifth and final Winter Games for the face of U.S. women’s hockey to show she hasn’t lost her scoring touch. “I didn’t know I did,” Knight said with a laugh following her three-goal outing in a 6-1 rout of Canada and a 2-0 lead in the women’s hockey Rivalry Series on Saturday night. At 36, the team captain and Team USA’s most decorated female player certainly didn’t look old or out of place since going public in May to announce this will be her final Olympics. And Knight did so following a PWHL season in which she finished tied for the league lead with 29 points in 30 games. On Saturday, Knight’s first two goals came from familiar spots in front of the net, before closing with an empty-net goal. Knight’s outburst came on the heels of Abbey Murphy scoring a natural hat trick in a 4-1 series-opening win between the cross-border rivals and global powers at Cleveland on Thursday. And it provided yet another glimpse of the depth of offensive talent the Americans have heading into the Milan Cortina Games in February. “I told (Murphy) that she set the bar pretty high,” Knight said, before deferring much of the credit to her teammates. “I love how we showed up. We’ve been working like dogs since August and to get rewarded for our work and see situations that we need to work on. But I think overall, it was a great team win.” Laila Edwards had a goal and two assists, while Kelly Pannek and Hayley Scamurra, in her Buffalo homecoming, also scored for the Americans. Team USA’s projected backup Gwyneth Philips stopped 29 shots. Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored and Kayle Osborne stopped 26 shots in her national team debut. Osborne is coming off her rookie season with the PWHL’s New York Sirens, and got the start with coach Troy Ryan going with a younger lineup. Canada left several veterans at home to rest, including projected starting goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens. Ryan acknowledged the younger and speedy Americans resemble the Canadian team that set numerous Olympic offensive records and won the gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Games. And yet, Ryan isn’t pushing any panic buttons by noting these are only exhibition games, and he’s still tinkering with his lineup. Aside from sitting out several veterans, Ryan noted he also put some of his players in situations to see how they’d respond. “It’s just about getting better. I don’t get caught up in two back-to-back losses like that,” Ryan said in noting he liked how Canada was competitive by trailing 2-1 through 40 minutes. “You don’t want to have a loser mentality. You don’t want to be OK with it,” he added. “But it’s also just part of the process and we’ve got to make sure we’re better moving forward." The series is limited to four games this year and takes a month break with players either returning to college or reporting to their PWHL teams for the start of training camp and start of the season on Nov. 21. The nations will close the series with two games in Edmonton, Alberta, on Dec. 10 and 13. Ryan plans to go with a lineup that features more veterans and will closer resemble the team’s final roster. The U.S. has won four straight against Canada, including a 4-3 overtime win at the world championships in the Czech Republic in April. Knight opened the scoring with a power-play goal 9:26 into the second period by converting a rebound in front after Osborne stopped Megan Keller’s point shot. Pannek scored 65 seconds later after Osborne misplayed a dump-in behind her net. Leading 2-1, the Americans erupted for three goals over a 2:56 span in the third period. Edwards started the run by driving across the blue line, avoiding Micah Zandee-Hart’s sliding check and roofing a shot below the crossbar. ___ AP women’s hockey: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-hockey John Wawrow, The Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Adam Erne and Sam Steel scored 47 seconds apart midway through the third period to rally the Dallas Stars to a 5-4 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Mavrik Bourque scored a goal and added an assist, Roope Hintz and Justin Hryckowian also scored and Jake Oettinger made 16 saves for Dallas, winners of two of three. Wyatt Johnston and Miro Heiskanen each had two assists. Heiskanen has a goal and six assists in his last three games. Nicolas Hague had a goal and an assist, Filip Forsberg, Luke Evangelista and Steven Stamkos also scored and Justus Annunen made 17 saves for Nashville, losers of four straight. Ryan O’Reilly and Nick Blankenburg had two assists apiece for the Predators. Elsewhere in the NHL on Saturday: DEVILS 2 PENGUINS 1 (SO) NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Paul Cotter scored the shootout winner, Jake Allen stopped 33 of the 34 shots he faced in regulation and overtime and New Jersey beat Pittsburgh to take sole possession of first place in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division. Jesper Bratt also scored in the shootout, and Allen turned aside Bryan Rust and Sidney Crosby to win a game for New Jersey that the Penguins dominated for long stretches. Arturs Silovs’ struggles in the shootout continued, as he has allowed seven shooters to score on eight attempts this season. Allen was the best player on the ice for the Devils, who entered the game tied with Pittsburgh in the standings after beating Montreal in overtime on Thursday night. The only goal he allowed was a pinball deflection shot by former New Jersey defenceman Ryan Graves that deflected in off Ondrej Palat. SENATORS 3 FLYERS 2 (OT) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ottawa tried and failed to play keep-away with a one-goal lead and had to go to overtime to beat Philadelphia. While the Senators neglected to post a shot on goal in the third period until only 1:26 remained, the Flyers got a game-tying goal from Jamie Drysdale to send the game into overtime. Then Tim Stutzle reached a loose puck and scored with 1:41 left in OT. Ottawa (7-5-3) went without a shot from 2:43 remaining in the second period until Dylan Cozens’ attempt with 1:26 left, his team up 2-1 at the time. They started fast with 37-year-old David Perron passing to a wide-open Stutzle, and he had an easy time snapping a shot past Flyers goalie Sam Ersson 5:14 into the game. CANADIENS 6 MAMMOTH 2 MONTREAL (AP) — Cole Caufield scored twice, Sam Montembeault made 25 saves and Montreal beat Utah. Oliver Kapanen and Alex Newhook each had a goal and an assist, and Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach also scored to help Montreal improve to 10-3-2. Kailer Yamamoto and Lawson Crouse scored for Utah. The Mammoth have lost four of five after winning seven straight in October. BRUINS 5 MAPLE LEAFS 3 TORONTO (AP) — Fraser Minten scored against his former team and Jeremy Swayman made 30 saves as Boston beat Toronto for its sixth straight victory. Morgan Geekie, with a goal and an assist, Viktor Arvidsson, Michael Eyssimont and David Pastrnak provided the rest of the offence for Boston. Mason Lorei added two assists for the Bruins, who were missing top defenceman Charlie McAvoy because of a personal matter. Nick Robertson, Matias Maccelli and John Tavares scored for Toronto. Anthony Stolarz allowed four goals on 19 shots before getting pulled. Dennis Hildeby finished with 19 saves in relief. Morgan Rielly had two assists for the Maple Leafs, who had won three in a row. LIGHTNING 3 CAPITALS 2 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Hagel scored the tiebreaking goal 8:42 into the third period and Tampa Bay beat Washington. Hagel and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and an assist as Tampa Bay won for the seventh time in eight games. Emil Lilleberg scored his first goal of the season, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves. Charle-Edouard D’Astous had two assists for the Lightning. Brandon Duhaime and John Carlson scored for Washington, which has one win in the past seven games. Logan Thompson, who stopped 16 shots, allowed more than two goals for the first time in 10 starts. ISLANDERS 5 RANGERS 0 NEW YORK (AP) — Bo Horvat scored twice to move into a tie for the NHL lead and the New York Islanders kept the New York Rangers winless on home ice with a victory against their biggest rival. Jonathan Drouin and Jean-Gabriel Pageau each added a goal and two assists for the Islanders and Anders Lee also scored. Ilya Sorokin made 33 saves as the Islanders ended a five-game losing streak to the Rangers and won for the second time in the past 10 meetings with their New York rivals. HURRICANES 6 SABRES 3 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Charles Alexis Legault each had a goal and an assist and Carolina extended their winning streak to three games with a victory over Buffalo. Sebastian Aho and Eric Robinson, returning from a six-game absence, also scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the fourth time in five games despite using a revolving roster because of injuries. Seth Jarvis and Legault, who didn’t have a career point until a third-period assist, added empty-net goals. Pyotr Kochetkov made 19 saves. Owen Power, Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson scored for the Sabres, who trailed 4-1 less than a minute into the third period. Alex Lyon stopped 29 shots. Buffalo has lost two in a row in regulation following a seven-game points streak. KRAKEN 4 BLUES 3 (OT) ST. LOUIS (AP) — Shane Wright scored 1:57 into overtime after Chandler Stevenson tied the game with two seconds left in regulation and Seattle beat St. Louis. St. Louis never touched the puck in overtime. Jordan Kyrou gave St. Louis a 3-2 lead with a goal at 5:10 of the third period. Kyrou had been a healthy scratch in the Blues’ 3-0 win at Buffalo on Thursday. Dylan Holloway and Dalibor Dvorsky also scored for St. Louis, while Joel Hofer made 26 saves. Ryker Evans and Eeli Tolvanen also scored for the Kraken, while Philipp Grubauer made 16 saves. _____ The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 31 points, Joel Embiid added 29 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 130-120 on Saturday night. Trendon Watford had 20 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists for Philadelphia, which lost all four games to Toronto last season. RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley each scored 22 points for the Raptors, who had won four in a row. Toronto was playing the second contest of a back-to-back after beating Atlanta 109-97 on Friday. Brandon Ingram chipped in 21 for the Raptors. Philadelphia took control by outscoring the Raptors 35-20 in the second quarter after Toronto had surged to a 43-33 first-quarter lead. Toronto got within 119-116 on Barrett’s 3-pointer with 3:25 to play. But the 76ers scored the next six points, on VJ Edgecombe's layup, Kelly Oubre Jr.'s dunk and Embiid's follow on his own miss, to take a nine-point lead with 1:25 left. Philadelphia honoured the 25-year anniversary of the 2000-01 Eastern Conference champion 76ers for the first of several times this season. The club wore replica black jerseys from that era, and the court featured the colours and logo from that season in which Allen Iverson won the MVP, Larry Brown was named Coach of the Year, Dikembe Mutombo was tabbed as Defensive Player of the Year and Aaron McKie picked as Sixth Man of the Year. After defeating the Lakers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Los Angeles, led by Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, won the next four games in the series to clinch their second of three consecutive titles. Eric Snow, who teamed with Iverson in the backcourt, was seated courtside. And the 76ers even brought back their dunking, rabbit mascot, Hip Hop, for the occasion. UP NEXT Raptors: Visit the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. 76ers: Host the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA Aaron Bracy, The Associated Press

TORONTO — Fraser Minten scored against his former team and Jeremy Swayman made 30 saves as the Boston Bruins got past the sloppy Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Saturday for their sixth straight victory. Morgan Geekie, with a goal and an assist, Viktor Arvidsson, Michael Eyssimont and David Pastrnak provided the rest of the offence for Boston (10-7-0). Mason Lorei added two assists for the Bruins, who have were minus No. 1 defenceman Charlie McAvoy because of a personal matter. Nick Robertson, Matias Maccelli and John Tavares replied for Toronto (8-6-1). Anthony Stolarz allowed four goals on 19 shots before getting pulled. Dennis Hildeby finished with 19 stops in relief. Morgan Rielly chipped in two assists as the Leafs saw their three-game winning streak halted. Tied 2-2 after the first, Boston pushed ahead on a power play in the second before Pastrnak scored a highlight-reel effort that ended Stolarz's night. Tavares got one back for the Leafs on a man advantage late in the period, but Boston held on in the third before Minten iced it with just over three minutes left in regulation. Bruins defenceman Nikita Zadorov crushed Scott Laughton in the second on a hit that resulted in a fight with Leafs winger Bobby McMann. Laughton, who returned Wednesday after the veteran centre missed the start of the campaign with a lower-body injury, went to the locker room and didn't return. TAKEAWAYS Leafs: Saturday marked the club's 11th home game of 2025-26 — more than 25 per cent of its Scotiabank Arena dates — which leads the NHL. Bruins: Minten played against Toronto for the first time since being dealt to Boston ahead of last season's trade deadline. The rookie centre was the key piece in a package that saw defenceman Brandon Carlo come the other way. KEY MOMENT Boston went ahead 3-2 in the second on a power play when Eyssimont's shot just made it over the goal line under Stolarz's right pad on a sequence that required video review. KEY STAT Toronto and Boston combined to score three goals in 38 seconds early in the first period — the fastest by two teams this season. UP NEXT Bruins: Host the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Maple Leafs: Host the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025. Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press

MONTREAL — Cole Caufield scored twice, Sam Montembeault made 25 saves and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Mammoth 6-2 on Saturday. Oliver Kapanen and Alex Newhook had a goal and an assist apiece, while Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach also scored for Montreal (10-3-2), which lost its two previous games in overtime and a shootout. Kailer Yamamoto and Lawson Crouse replied for Utah (9-6-0) while Karel Vejmelka stopped 18 shots. The Mammoth have lost four of their last five games after winning seven straight in October. Yamamoto opened the scoring on Utah’s first shot 3:03 into the first period, burying a rebound off Montembeault’s pad after a soft backhand by Ian Cole. After Montreal centre Jake Evans prevented the Mammoth from taking a two-goal lead with a goal-line save, Kapanen tied the game at 14:45 with his sixth of the season. Crouse finished off a tick-tack-toe play to give the Mammoth a 2-1 lead at 13:58 in the second period, but Caufield answered quickly from a sharp angle, squeaking the puck between the post and Vejmelka’s pad short-side 42 seconds later. The Canadiens took their first lead at 13:13 in the second when Newhook beat Vejmelka glove side. Caufield made it a two-goal advantage with 6:31 remaining in the third, scoring his 12th of the season with another goal at the side of the net, before Suzuki and Dach made it 6-2. TAKEAWAYS Canadiens: Second line provides secondary scoring. Newhook, Kapanen and Ivan Demidov have combined for 16 goals and 35 points through 14 games this season, helping Montreal rely on more than its top line of Caufield, Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky for offence. Mammoth: Lost steam in the third period. Utah drove the play much of the opening 40 minutes despite trailing, then the Canadiens took over in the third. KEY MOMENT Newhook produced the highlight of the night by deking between J.J. Peterka’s legs on a rush before ripping a wrist shot to give Montreal a 3-2 lead in the second period. KEY STAT Kapanen and Demidov combined on Montreal’s first goal with a give-and-go between two of the NHL’s rookie scoring leaders. Demidov tops the rookie scoring list with 13 points while Kapanen leads all freshmen with six goals. UP NEXT Mammoth: Visit the Ottawa Senators on Sunday. Canadiens: Host the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025. Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press

REGINA — Tommy Nield’s three-yard touchdown reception with 11 seconds left in the fourth quarter lifted the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a 24-21 victory over the B.C. Lions in the West Division final Saturday, sending the Riders to the Grey Cup. Trailing 21-17 with 1:03 left in the fourth quarter, the Riders drove 74 yards in seven plays to score the game-winning touchdown and punch their ticket to the Grey Cup. The Riders will play the Montreal Alouettes in the Grey Cup in Winnipeg on Nov. 16. The Alouettes advanced to the championship game with a 19-16 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Division final earlier on Saturday. The Riders held a 14-7 lead in the third quarter only to see the Lions score two touchdowns to go ahead 21-14. The Riders were first-and-goal from the B.C. five-yard line with three minutes remaining but after two incompletions, head coach Corey Mace decided to settle for a field goal rather than gambling on third down. Lauther’s 13-yard field goal cut the deficit to 21-17 with 2:42 remaining. The Saskatchewan defence forced back-to-back two-and-out possessions to give their offence an opportunity to win the game. Defences controlled the first half of Saturday’s game, played before a sellout crowd of 33,350 at Mosaic Stadium. The teams combined for 11 punts in the half, six by the Riders and five by the Lions. B.C. scored the lone touchdown of the half on a nine-play, 103-yard drive late in the second quarter. B.C. quarterback Nathan Rourke, who was five-for-five passing on the drive, scored on a four-yard run with 4:09 left in the half to give the Lions a 7-1 lead. Saskatchewan trimmed the lead to 7-4 as Brett Lauther connected on a 22-yard field goal on the final play of the half. Saskatchewan returns to the Grey Cup for the first time since 2013 when they defeated the Tiger-Cats 45-35. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025. Jeff DeDekker, The Canadian Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Hilary Knight scored three times and Team USA routed Canada 6-1 to take a 2-0 lead over their cross-border rivals in the women’s hockey exhibition Rivalry Series on Saturday night. Kelly Pannek, Laila Edwards and Hayley Scamurra, in her Buffalo homecoming, also scored for the Americans who were coming off a series-opening 4-1 win at Cleveland two days earlier. Team USA’s projected backup goaltender Gwyneth Philips stopped 29 shots. Knight's three-goal outing, capped by an empty-net goal, follows Abbey Murphy's natural hat trick on Thursday. The Americans have now won four straight against Canada in the lead-up to the Milan Cortina Winter Games. The run includes a 4-3 overtime win at the world championship in the Czech Republic in April. Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored and Kayle Osborne stopped 26 shots in her national team debut. Osborne is coming off her rookie season with the PWHL's New York Sirens, and got the start with coach Troy Ryan going with a younger lineup. Canada left several veterans at home to rest, including projected starting goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens. The series is limited to four games this year and takes a month break with players either returning to college or reporting to their PWHL teams for the start of training camp and start of the season on Nov. 21. The nations will close the series with two games in Edmonton, Alta., on Dec. 10 and 13. While the Americans are the defending world champs, the Canadians are the defending Olympic champions after winning their fifth gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Games. Knight opened the scoring with a power-play goal 9:26 into the second period by converting a rebound in front after Osborne stopped Megan Keller’s point shot. Knight is the U.S. captain and has already announced she will be competing in her fifth and final Winter Games. Pannek scored 65 seconds later after Osborne misplayed a dump behind her net. Murphy beat defender Micah Zandee-Hart to the puck and fed Pannek, who one-timed a shot before Osborne could get settled in her crease. Leading 2-1, the Americans erupted for three goals over a 2:56 span in the third period. Edwards started the run by driving across the blue line, avoiding Zandee-Hart’s sliding check and roofing a shot below the crossbar. Canada features a more experienced roster, with much of the core back from 2022, leading to Ryan stressing a message of guarding against complacency. “Sometimes what happens with experienced teams that have experienced a lot of things together, complacency can creep in. So a big part of our job is not to allow that, right?” Ryan told The Associated Press earlier this week. “So when you have trust in people, a lot of times you trust and trust and trust, and it can end up working against you. So it’s just important to not let that stuff creep in,” he added. “So the, ‘Oh, we’ll be fine. Our passing will get better. We’ll be better come the Olympics.’ I don’t believe that.” The Americans, by comparison, feature a much younger roster, with nine players still in college. ___ AP women’s hockey: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-hockey John Wawrow, The Associated Press