National Sports

KAMLOOPS — Kerri Einarson heads into the Canadian women's curling championship playoffs in command of her bid for a fourth straight title.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights had plenty going against them Thursday night, getting badly outshot in the first period and trailing by two goals in the third.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Elias Pettersson had 10 shots. He connected on the last one. Pettersson scored 4:45 into overtime, and the Vancouver Canucks rallied for a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors made the most of the all-star break without losing any of their momentum.

QUEBEC — Nathan Darveau made 41 saves, including 17 in the third period as the Victoriaville Tigres held off the Québec Remparts for a 3-2 win on Thursday. Egor Goriunov, Thomas Belgarde and Tommy Cormier scored for Victoriaville (34-15-1-5).

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — J.R. Avon scored twice, Michael Simpson made 41 saves and the Peterborough Petes pulled ahead and away late for a 6-2 win over the Windsor Spitfires on Thursday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers are running out of words to describe Connor McDavid. The Pittsburgh Penguins may be running out of time to salvage their season.

TORONTO — Ryan O'Reilly passed through the locker room's sliding doors and was immediately told he would be heading to a different sheet of ice.

Dane Evans's CFL career will continue on the West Coast. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats traded Evans to the B.C. Lions on Thursday for a conditional 2024 fourth-round draft pick.

BOSTON (AP) — The NHL-leading Boston Bruins acquired defenseman Dmitry Orlov and forward Garnet Hathaway from the Washington Capitals on Thursday, the latest big trade acquisition by an Eastern Conference contender.