National Sports

DUBLIN (AP) — France replaced Ireland's hand on the Six Nations rugby trophy after a momentous 42-27 win at Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

VANCOUVER — Elias Pettersson raised his gloved hands in the air in triumph Friday night. The Vancouver Canucks centre had just ripped a blistering one timer past Minnesota Wild netminder Filip Gustavsson to snap an extended scoring drought.

TORONTO — Leonard Asper channels former New York Jets head coach Herm Edwards when listing his goals as the new owner of the Brampton Honey Badgers. "You play to win the game," said Asper in a phone interview. "So No. 1, I want to win.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Aliaksei Protas had two goals and an assist in the third period to key the Washington Capitals rallying to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Friday night, extending their winning streak to three games.

Friday's Scoreboard NHL Winnipeg 6 New Jersey 1 Vancouver 3 Minnesota 1 Washington 5 Detroit 2 Chicago 4 Utah 3 (OT) Vegas 4 Pittsburgh 0 St.

RED DEER, Alta. — Ryder Ritchie had three goals and two assists to power the Medicine Hat Tigers past the Red Deer Rebels 7-1 in the Western Hockey League on Friday night.

KELOWNA, B.C. — The path to a Montana's Brier title remains long for Alberta's Brad Jacobs after he split a pair of qualifier games Friday while back-to-back losses ended Mike McEwen's brief playoff run.

VANCOUVER — Kiefer Sherwood scored late in the third period as the Vancouver Canucks downed the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Friday. Elias Pettersson opened the scoring for the Canucks (29-22-11) on a man advantage midway through the first period.

TAMPA — The New York Yankees scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to earn an 8-7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in a spring training game Friday. Toronto had scored twice in the top of the inning for a 7-6 advantage.

TORONTO — Canadian lightweight (Prince) Lucas Bahdi won a 10-round decision over hard-nosed Filipino southpaw Ryan (The Untouchable) Racaza in a battle of unbeaten boxers Friday.