National Sports

VANCOUVER — Sven Baertschi's hockey season simply hasn't been long enough. The Vancouver Canucks left-winger tallied his ninth goal and 14th point of the year on Saturday, helping his team to a 3-2 shootout win over the Dallas Stars.

VANCOUVER — Head coach Marc Dos Santos was happy his team earned its first point of the MLS season, but he was left frustrated by a video replay decision in extra time that forced the Vancouver Whitecaps to settle for a 0-0 draw with the Seattle Soun

Saturday's Games NHL Anaheim 5 Edmonton 1 Vancouver 3 Dallas 2 (SO) Montreal 3 Winnipeg 1 Ottawa 4 Toronto 2 Florida 4 Boston 1 Carolina 5 Philadelphia 2 N.Y. Islanders 5 Buffalo 1 Washington 6 Tampa Bay 3 St.

Saturday's Games NHL Anaheim 5 Edmonton 1 Vancouver 3 Dallas 2 (SO) Montreal 3 Winnipeg 1 Ottawa 4 Toronto 2 Florida 4 Boston 1 Carolina 5 Philadelphia 2 N.Y. Islanders 5 Buffalo 1 Washington 6 Tampa Bay 3 St.

EDMONTON — Rickard Rakell was a one-man wrecking crew for the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday. Rakell notched a natural hat trick in the second period as the Ducks beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1. "I don't think I've ever done that before.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — After an unbeaten run at the national playdowns, Canada's Kevin Koe picked up where he left off Saturday at the world men's curling championship.

WINNIPEG — Shea Weber knows the Montreal Canadiens have a lot of fight left in them. They showed that Saturday night by beating the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 to remain relevant in the race for a playoff spot. "We’ve talked about this the whole time.

CHICAGO — Playing without their top two players proved to be no problem for the Toronto Raptors.

OTTAWA — With the playoffs just over a week away, the Toronto Maple Leafs know they're running out of time to clean up their game.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Kim Mulkey has led Baylor to two national titles, so she knows the traits a contender ought to have. "We're on a roll, and that's what it takes in the playoffs," Mulkey said.