National Sports

VANCOUVER — The explosive offence that the Vancouver Canucks displayed just two nights prior was nowhere to be found against Buffalo.

Thursday's Games NHL Boston 3 Ottawa 2 Carolina 6 Montreal 5 Toronto 4 Dallas 1 Edmonton 4 Calgary 3 (SO) Buffalo 4 Vancouver 0 Anaheim 4 Winnipeg 3 (SO) Tampa Bay 5 Philadelphia 1 Pittsburgh 6 Minnesota 3 Nashville 3 New Jersey 0 Chicago 5 Detroit 1

DALLAS — It was just another game for Curtis McElhinney on Thursday night, even though he hadn't played in more than a month. McElhinney made 39 saves, helping the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Dallas Stars 4-1.

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid used both his actions and his words to express his displeasure with an overtime call on Thursday.

Montreal Canadiens coach Claude Julien said it was "hard to digest" his team's performance against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.

OTTAWA — Jake DeBrusk wasn't even trying to score and ended up with the game winner. DeBrusk beat Mike Condon from a bad angle at 8:41 of the third period as the Boston Bruins downed the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Thursday for their fifth win in a row.

GUELPH, Ont. — Ty Dellandrea has always tried to represent the Flint Firebirds to the best of his abilities after the Ontario Hockey League team drafted him fifth overall two years ago.

The stakes are high on and off the field Saturday as Canada takes on Uruguay in the opening leg of a crucial Rugby World Cup qualifier. Failure to make the sport's showcase tournament means less money from the governing body of world rugby.

Canada will be boosted by the return of dangerous winger Jeff Hassler when it takes on Uruguay in the opening leg of a crucial Rugby World Cup qualifier Saturday at B.C. Place Stadium. The Ospreys winger missed Canada's qualifying loss to the U.S.

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Canada's Brooke Henderson shot a bogey-free 5-under 68 in windy conditions Thursday to take the first-round lead in the season-opening Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic.