National Sports

KELOWNA, B.C. — The equipment technology tension that has engulfed the elite curling scene in recent weeks is expected to be put on hold at the Montana's Brier.

VANCOUVER — Jesper Sorensen's first few games as head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps have been filled with lessons.

Thursday's Scoreboard NHL Tampa Bay 3, Calgary 0 Montreal 4, San Jose 3, OT Florida 4, Edmonton 3 Nashville 2, Winnipeg 1 Anaheim 5, Vancouver 2 Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 4, OT St. Louis 5, Washington 2 Columbus 5, Detroit 2 Carolina 5, Buffalo 2 N.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Nate Schmidt and Carter Verhaeghe had third-period goals, Anton Lundell had a goal and two assists and the Florida Panthers topped the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday night.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Frank Vatrano, Cutter Gauthier and Ryan Strome scored in the second period and the surging Anaheim Ducks beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Thursday night for their fifth consecutive home victory.

ACAPULCO DE JUÁREZ — Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the semifinal of the Mexican Open with a three-set win over Marcus Giron of the United States on Thursday. The ninth-seeded Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont.

MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens players admitted they weren’t nearly on top of their game Thursday against the bottom-dwelling San Jose Sharks, but the NHL club still managed to pull out a 4-3 overtime win on home ice.

BARRIE, Ont. — Kashawn Aitcheson scored just 32 seconds into overtime for the Battie Colts in a 5-4 win over the Saginaw Spirit in the Ontario Hockey League on Thursday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Juuse Saros made 23 saves and the Nashville Predators ended NHL-leading Winnipeg's franchise-record winning streak at 11 games, beating the weary Jets 2-1 on Thursday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Brayden Schenn played his 1,000th regular-season NHL game when he and the St. Louis Blues beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Thursday night. Older brother Luke played his 1,000th game Oct. 17 with the Nashville Predators.