National Sports

VANCOUVER — Early in the NHL season, Rick Tocchet is still searching for one element from his Vancouver Canucks — consistency. The head coach challenged his group to play a full 60-minute game Monday when they hosted the Carolina Hurricanes.

CALGARY — Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson couldn't have imagined when his high school Halloween costume was a Jamaican bobsledder that he'd eventually intersect with that world of sleds and ice. He grew up in Calgary diving competitively.

Scott Moe is a conservative premier who began life as a left-winger with a shot so hard, it was lights out — literally.

NEW YORK (AP) — After all that buildup, it's been all Dodgers so far.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mikael Pyyhtia scored his first NHL goal, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 on Monday night for their second straight home win.

LACOMBE, Alta. — Canada's Rachel Homan improved to 3-0 at the Pan Continental Curling Championships with a 13-0 rout of Taiwan in Monday's early draw and a tough 7-5 victory over China in the evening draw.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Keegan Kolesar had two goals and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Calgary Flames 5-0 on Monday night. Vegas closed out a 4-0 homestand, outscoring its opponents 24-8 during the impressive stretch.

KENNEWICK — Terrell Goldsmith scored at 2:32 of overtime to lift the Tri-City Americans to a wild 6-5 victory over the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings in Western Hockey League action on Monday night at the Toyota Center.

VANCOUVER — Sebastian Aho scored 47 seconds into overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes held on for a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday.

Monday's Scoreboard MLB World Series Los Angeles Dodgers 4 New York Yankees 2 (Los Angeles leads best-of-seven series 3-0) --- NHL Carolina 4 Vancouver 3 (OT) Columbus 6 Edmonton 1 Toronto 6 Winnipeg 4 Vegas 5 Calgary 0 Florida 5 Buffalo 2 Chicago 5