National Sports

VANCOUVER — Dakota Joshua scored his fourth game-winning goal of the season as the Vancouver Canucks found a way past a determined Arizona Coyotes team. The goal, Joshua's 12th of the season, came with assists from Nils Hoglander and Teddy Blueger.

CALGARY — Winless in four and down 2-0 in the first period on Thursday, Toronto was reeling until Auston Matthews took over and led the Maple Leafs to a comeback victory.

RED DEER, Alta. — Canada's Kerri Einarson defeated American Tabitha Peterson 7-4 on Thursday to remain unbeaten at the Grand Slam of Curling's Co-op Canadian Open. Einarson (3-0), the reigning national champion from Gimli, Man.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers' winning streak has reached a dynamic dozen.

BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak scored on the opening shift and added two insurance goals late in the third period as the Boston Bruins beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Thursday night.

Both the Canadian women and men are in action Jan. 26-28 in Perth, the third stop of the HSBC SVNS circuit formerly known as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.

TORONTO — Bruce Brown wasn't sure if he'd even play for the Raptors just six hours after he arrived in Toronto, but he knew his abilities to cut to the basket and set picks would make the trip with him from Indiana.

OTTAWA — Jacques Martin issued a challenge to his team a couple days ago, and the Ottawa Senators answered it with a 6-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

BARRIE, Ont. — Quentin Musty had two goals and four assists as the Sudbury Wolves dominated the Barrie Colts with a 7-3 win on Thursday night in the Ontario Hockey League.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Félix Lacerte scored a hat trick as the Shawinigan Cataractes defeated the Saint John Sea Dogs 6-1 on Thursday night in the Quebec Maritimes Hockey League.