National Sports

FREDERICTON — Three teams remain unbeaten through 10 draws at the Canadian mixed doubles curling championship.

EDMONTON — Faint hope remains for the Edmonton Oilers' playoff hopes. Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist and Leon Draisaitl had three assists as the Oilers emerged with a 4-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.

MONTREAL — Jonathan Drouin could not have picked a better time to break out of his lengthy scoring slump.

MONTREAL — Carey Price stopped all 27 shots for his fourth shutout of the season as the Montreal Canadiens blanked the New York Islanders 4-0 on Thursday to remain in the thick of the playoff race in the Eastern Conference.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Two months after he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Mike Mussina still had a hard time believing his good fortune.

NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Ottawa Senators forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau for one game for boarding Vancouver Canucks defenceman Ashton Sautner. The incident occurred at 16:23 of the second period of the Canucks' 7-4 win over Ottawa on Wednesday.

SILKEBORG, Denmark — Chelsea Carey's Canadian rink stayed in the playoff hunt with a 9-6 win over Russia's Alina Kovaleva on Thursday at the world women's curling championship.

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays were defeated 13-6 by the Philadelphia Phillies in spring training action on Thursday as the team was dealt a battery of bad news on the injury front.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The World Video Game Hall of Fame fielded thousands of nominations for the Class of 2019 from more than 100 countries, hall officials said Thursday after narrowing the field to 12.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors say all-star guard Kyle Lowry will miss a second straight game with a sprained right ankle when the Oklahoma City Thunder visit Scotiabank Arena on Friday night. The team made the announcement Thursday on Twitter.