National Sports

VANCOUVER — Canucks coach Bruce Boudreau stood on the bench Saturday night, clapping for the crowd and trying to soak in a bittersweet moment.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It all came so seemingly easy for Iga Swiatek last season — two Grand Slam trophies, eight titles overall, a 37-match winning streak, a lengthy stay at No. 1 in the rankings.

REGINA — Connor Bedard scored twice, Alexander Suzdalev scored once and added two assists as the Regina Pats defeated the visiting Swift Current Broncos 5-2 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday.

Saturday's Scoreboard NFL Playoffs Divisional Round Kansas City 27 Jacksonville 20 Philadelphia 38 New York Giants 7 --- NHL Edmonton 4 Vancouver 2 Calgary 6 Tampa Bay 3 Montreal 3 Toronto 2 (OT) Winnipeg 5 Ottawa 1 Buffalo 6 Anaheim 3 Philadelphia 2

CALGARY — Eileen Gu's halfpipe is ready for the Winter X Games. The 19-year-old freestyle skier won her second World Cup in Calgary with Canada's Rachael Karker taking a second silver behind Gu on Saturday night.

MONTREAL — Rem Pitlick scored his first career overtime goal at 2:14 to complete the comeback and give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.

OTTAWA — After a 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night it’s easy to see why the Winnipeg Jets are one of the best teams in the Western Conference.

SARNIA, Ont. — Nolan Burke scored twice, including an empty-netter with 10 seconds left on the clock, as the Sarnia Sting slipped past the visiting Kitchener Rangers 4-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Attilio Biasca scored five goals and added an assist as the visiting Halifax Mooseheads outgunned the Saint John Sea Dogs 10-7 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday.

TORONTO — The misery continues for the Toronto Raptors. Jaylen Brown scored 27 points to lift a Boston Celtics team missing leading scorer Jayson Tatum to a 106-104 victory over the Raptors — their ninth consecutive victory.