National Sports

EDMONTON — The Vegas Golden Knights made sure to keep the Edmonton Oilers at arm’s length in the Pacific Division race.

San Jose, Calif, (AP) — Toronto goalkeeper Sean Johnson and San Jose's JT Marcinkowski both finished with two saves as the two clubs played to a scoreless draw on Saturday night.

Saturday's Scoreboard NHL Vegas 4 Edmonton 3 (OT) Calgary 5 San Jose 3 Montreal 8 Columbus 2 Vancouver 3 Dallas 1 Carolina 5 Toronto 3 Los Angeles 4 Winnipeg 1 New Jersey 5 Ottawa 3 Philadelphia 3 Detroit 0 Boston 2 Tampa Bay 1 Seattle 7 Nashville 2

REGINA — Sloan Stanick scored three times and Ryder Ritchie added two assists as the visiting Prince Albert Raiders knocked off the Regina Pats 5-3 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday.

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Simon Becher scored unassisted in his first match of the season and it came in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time, rallying the Vancouver Whitecaps to a dramatic 1-1 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday night.

WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao — Strikers Jonathan David and Cyle Larin carried their red-hot club form onto the international scene Saturday, helping Canada to a 2-0 CONCACAF Nations League win over Curaçao in its first outing since the World Cup in Qatar.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist, Mackenzie Blackwood had 25 saves and the New Jersey Devils defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-3 and clinched a playoff berth on Saturday night. “It means everything to the group.

DALLAS (AP) — Brock Boeser scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and the Vancouver Canucks held the Dallas Stars scoreless on four power plays, including one late in the third period, for a 3-1 win Saturday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored his team-leading 32nd goal of the season with 2:26 remaining to rescue the Carolina Hurricanes in a 5-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

MONTREAL — Saturday night was special for Rafael Harvey-Pinard and the Bell Centre crowd, as well as his teammates, made sure to remind him.