National Sports

OTTAWA — There was no denying the sense of relief from the Montreal Canadiens Saturday night. Players jumped to their feet as Ilya Kovalchuk scored the overtime winner to give Montreal a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Richard Sherman anticipated the route for an interception and then watched the San Francisco 49ers run eight straight times for the touchdown that put them in control of their first playoff game in six years.

TORONTO — Jayna Hefford saw the outcry on Boxing Day.

MONTREAL — Canada’s Steven Dubois wants to learn how to win, and he’s looking towards one of his biggest rivals for insight. Dubois of Lachenaie, Que.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Still stinging from opening their road trip with two lopsided losses, Bo Horvat and the Vancouver Canucks got back on track with a strong finish Saturday.

By gaining redemption for one of the darkest days in its history, Southampton succeeded in pushing record-breaking Liverpool even closer to its first English league title in 30 years.

TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows head south Wednesday for the warmer weather of Las Vegas and the final stage of their pre-season as they gear up for their second Major League Rugby campaign.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs say an assistant coach with their American Hockey League team has been discharged from hospital after suffering a medical emergency a day earlier.

LA PLAGNE, France — Canada's Christine De Bruin and Kristen Bujnowski won the silver medal on Saturday at a bobsled World Cup. The Canadians finished the women's race in two minutes 1.64 seconds, 0.

FONT ROMEU, France — Canada's Mark Hendrickson won the gold medal on Saturday at a ski slopestyle World Cup. Hendrickson, a 21-year-old from Calgary, earned a score of 86.30 on his first run en route to claiming his first World Cup medal.