National Sports

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — The Kamloops Blazers, who hosted and played in the 2023 Memorial Cup, have had a rough followup to that Western Hockey League feel-good story. The Blazers, last in the B.C.

Friday's Scoreboard NHL Dallas 5 Ottawa 4 Buffalo 5 Vegas 2 N.Y. Rangers 5 Anaheim 1 Boston 5 N.Y.

SASKATOON — Kerri Einarson and her foursome from Gimli, Man., scored a single in the eighth end to edge Delaney Strouse's crew from Traverse City, Mich., 5-4 on Friday in the WFG Masters at Merlis Belsher Place.

DALLAS (AP) — Miro Heiskanen and Matt Duchene scored 44 seconds apart in the third period, and Dallas beat the short-handed Ottawa Senators 5-4 on Friday night after Stars goalie Jake Oettinger departed with a lower-body injury.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Stuart Rolofs and Connor Lockhart each scored twice as the visiting Oshawa Generals defeated the Mississauga Steelheads 7-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Friday.

TORONTO — Grabbing offensive rebounds was at the core of the Toronto Raptors' strategy as they looked for a second consecutive win against the Atlanta Hawks. Things did not go according to plan.

WHISTLER, B.C.

Jacob Steinman made 33 saves, Preston Lounsbury scored twice, and the Moncton Wildcats blanked the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 4-0 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Friday.

DENVER (AP) — The Seattle Kraken acquired forward Tomas Tatar from the Colorado Avalanche on Friday for a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NHL entry draft. Tatar had a goal and eight assists in 27 games for Central Division-leading Colorado this season.

DALLAS (AP) — Ottawa Senators forward Vladimir Tarasenko sat out Friday night against the Dallas Stars to attend to a family matter, missing what would have been his 700th NHL game. The team announced the move a few hours before game time.