National Sports

RUKA — Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury started the World Cup season in dominant fashion, racing to yet another moguls gold in Ruka, Finland, on Saturday. The 32-year-old Olympic and world champion from Deux-Montagnes, Que.

TORONTO — Manchester City's Premier League title hopes could hang in the balance Sunday when the slumping club visits league-leading Liverpool. The trophy they are both battling for is 5,450 kilometres away — in Toronto.

DUBAI — Canada's women defeated Brazil but lost to Japan and New Zealand on Day 1 of the Emirates Dubai Sevens, the opening event of World Rugby's 2025 HSBC SVNS series.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Dylan Ernst stopped all 31 shots he faced as the Kamloops Blazers blanked the Regina Pats 6-0 in Western Hockey League action on Friday.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Cole Brown scored a hat trick and the Brantford Bulldogs routed the Oshawa Generals 7-3 in Ontario Hockey League play on Friday.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A.J. Greer and Anton Lundell scored 4:10 apart in the third period helping the Florida Panthers recover after squandering a two-goal lead to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Friday.

Friday's Scoreboard NHL Columbus 5 Calgary 2 Vancouver 4 Buffalo 3 (OT) Vegas 4 Winnipeg 3 Edmonton 4 Utah 3 (OT) Philadelphia 3 N.Y. Rangers 1 Minnesota 3 Chicago 2 Florida 6 Carolina 3 Washington 5 N.Y.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored 1:18 into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Utah Hockey Club 4-3 on Friday night.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Mike McEwen remains perfect at the Kioti National after taking an 8-1 victory over Winnipeg's Reid Carruthers on Friday. McEwen, who's also from Winnipeg, scored three in the first end and never trailed.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brett Howden's second goal of the game late in third period proved to be the winner as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Friday night.