National Sports

VANCOUVER — Canada's women's rugby team appeared poised to do the impossible Saturday — beat England. Midway through the second half of their WXV matchup, Canada's Alex Tessier slipped through England's line, darted up the field and slid in to touch.

VICTORIA — The Victoria Royals spotted the Wenatchee Wild an early 2-0 lead before turning on the jets and beating the visitors 6-3 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena.

CALGARY — Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals and two assists for the Calgary Flames in a 6-3 win in their home-opener over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.

Saturday's Scoreboard CFL Saskatchewan 39 B.C. 8 Edmonton 23 Calgary 18 --- NHL Chicago 5 Edmonton 2 Calgary 6 Philadelphia 3 Montreal 4 Ottawa 1 Toronto 4 Pittsburgh 2 Buffalo 5 Florida 2 Boston 2 Los Angeles 1 (OT) Utah 6 N.Y.

EDMONTON — Teuvo Teravainen had two goals and two assists and Connor Bedard had a goal and two assists as the Chicago Blackhawks captured their first victory of the season, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday.

REGINA — As the Saskatchewan Roughriders continue to climb up the standings of the CFL’s West Division, quarterback Trevor Harris is adamant the team is not looking ahead at the post-season.

OWEN SOUND, Ont. — Landen Hookey scored three goals and Pierce Mbuyi added a pair as the Owen Sound Attack pounded the visiting Peterborough Petes 7-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday night.

TORONTO — Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Saturday. William Nylander, with two, including one into an empty net, and Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto (2-1-0).

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens grabbed a 2-0 lead on first-period goals by Emil Heineman and Cole Caufield and went on to beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Saturday at the Bell Centre.

QUÉBEC — Maxime Coursol had a goal and assist, William Lacelle made 19 saves for the shutout and the visiting Rimouski Oceanic defeated the Quebec Remparts 4-0 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Saturday at Centre Videotron.