National Sports

Monday's Games NHL Toronto 5 Buffalo 3 New Jersey 2 Montreal 1 Tampa Bay 4 Los Angeles 3 (SO) Nashville 3 Edmonton 2 (SO) Florida 4 Colorado 3 (OT) Vancouver 4 Anaheim 0 --- AHL Bakersfield 3 Tucson 1 --- NBA Detroit 113 Indiana 109 Golden State 121

NASHVILLE — Playing hours after the NHL trade deadline isn't easy, and a pair of late deals left the Nashville Predators short a couple of forwards — forcing coach Peter Laviolette to use a defenceman on his fourth line.

NEWARK, N.J. — If the Montreal Canadiens don't make the post-season , they can blame the lowly New Jersey Devils. Three games. Three losses. And only one point for a team fighting for its playoff life.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews set a franchise record for the 102-year-old Maple Leafs on Monday night but his eyes are on the rest of Toronto's season. Matthews scored in a four-goal second period as Toronto downed the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Monday night.

Ottawa general manager Pierre Dorion said he understands that some Senators are frustrated with the team's direction.

One year later, the Ottawa Senators and Vegas Golden Knights finally came together on a deadline day blockbuster.

WINNIPEG — Kevin Cheveldayoff made a league-high six trades on Monday, but whether quantity produces quality on the ice remains to be seen.

TORONTO — The CFL is looking into moving its division semifinal and final contests to Saturday as early as this season. CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie told fans in Regina on Sunday that the league and TSN are talking about making the change.

Toronto FC filled a need Monday by signing veteran goalkeeper Quentin Westberg. The 32-year-old 'keeper joins 24-year-old starter Alex Bono and 31-year-old Caleb Patterson-Sewell, who served as the club's No. 3 last season.

TAMPA, Fla. — Troy Tulowitzki got some payback against the Toronto Blue Jays in his first spring training at-bat for the New York Yankees.