National Sports

TORONTO — The Montreal Canadiens didn't play poorly Sunday. Carter Hart just played better — and got some help from his friends.

EDMONTON — The Chicago Blackhawks were in deep trouble. That's when Corey Crawford took over.

TORONTO — Mathew Barzal slipped behind the defence , swooped in front of the net and beat Braden Holtby with a backhand that put the 2018 Stanley Cup champions on the brink of another early exit.

TORONTO — The CFL's board of governors will meet Monday to determine the fate of the 2020 season after the league was unable to secure financial assistance from the federal government.

EDMONTON — John Klingberg was originally credited with the winning goal that eventually went to Alexander Radulov, but it was the sandpaper grit of Joe Pavelski and an onslaught of shots that got the job done for the Dallas Stars Sunday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Willy Adames hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays, helped by a huge Toronto error, beat the Blue Jays 7-5 to win both games completed Sunday.

When former Brooklyn Nets guard Deron Williams stepped up to the line for a pair of free throws against the Raptors in Game 7 of the 2014 playoffs, the noise that rose from the then-Air Canada Centre crowd was deafening.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Toronto Blue Jays placed red-hot hitting shortstop Bo Bichette on the 10-day injured list with a right knee sprain, the team said Sunday.

NEW YORK — Kei Nishikori, the 2014 U.S. Open runner-up, tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and said he will pull out of the tuneup tournament at Flushing Meadows that starts next week.

Saturday's Games NHL At Toronto Boston 3 Carolina 1 (Bruins lead series 2-1) Tampa Bay 3 Columbus 2 (Lightning lead series 2-1) At Edmonton Arizona 4 Colorado 2 (Avalanche lead series 2-1) Las Vegas 2 Chicago 1 (Golden Knights lead series 3-0) --- ML