National Sports

OTTAWA — Claude Giroux gave Ottawa Senators fans a night to remember Monday evening and a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes was just a small part of the celebrations.

WINNIPEG — Josh Morrissey credits a stretch of time at home for helping the Winnipeg Jets regroup and battle for a playoff berth.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — John Tavares scored with 21.3 seconds remaining in overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Florida 2-1 on Monday night to snap the Panthers’ six-game winning streak.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Indiana Fever made the most of the first No. 1 draft pick in franchise history, selecting Aliyah Boston.

HAMILTON — Ethan Cardwell's third goal of the game, scored with 10 seconds left in the third period, gave the visiting Barrie Colts a 5-4 victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs in Ontario Hockey League playoff action on Monday night.

MONCTON, N.B. — Matyas Melovsky might be able to tell you a thing or two about emotional roller-coasters in a hockey game.

TORONTO — It's almost a luxury for Fred VanVleet and the Toronto Raptors to have several days to prepare for just one opponent.

TORONTO — It's not just baseball fans that are excited to see the Toronto Blue Jays return to Rogers Centre — local businesses are happy too.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Sanni Ahola delivered a 15-save shutout and five different players scored as Finland earned a 5-0 victory over Hungary on Monday at the world women's hockey championship.

Eugene Lewis welcomes being the face of the Edmonton Elks' franchise. Edmonton made a huge splash when it landed the all-star American receiver Feb. 14, the first day of CFL free agency.