National Sports

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks may be the lone NHL team looking forward to getting back on the road. An ugly 5-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday left the Canucks (15-9-5) searching for answers as to why they've struggled at Rogers Arena.

CALGARY — Reeling from a blowout loss two nights earlier, the Calgary Flames bounced back impressively on Saturday by blanking the reigning Stanley Cup champions.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes scored his 13th goal during a big third period for New Jersey, helping the Devils beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Saturday.

KELOWNA, B.C. — Shaun Rios scored three goals and added an assist as the visiting Wenatchee Wild whipped the Kelowna Rockets 9-1 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at Prospera Place.

Saturday's Games Edmonton 6 Vegas 3 Winnipeg 4 Montreal 2 Boston 5 Vancouver 1 Calgary 3 Florida 0 Ottawa 3 Pittsburgh 2 (OT) Detroit 4 Toronto 2 New Jersey 4 Chicago 1 Los Angeles 5 N.Y.

VANCOUVER — David Pastrnak scored and contributed three assists and the Boston Bruins posted a decisive 5-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.

CALGARY — Mikael Backlund had a goal and an assist and rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf made 32 stops for his second shutout as the Calgary Flames blanked the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Saturday.

OTTAWA — Goalies tend to be creatures of habit and being taken out of their routine can often be challenging, but Linus Ullmark just rolled with things when he found out he would be starting just over an hour before puck drop.

WINNIPEG — You could say that Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck is healthy. Before the game, former Jets forward Patrik Laine joked that Hellebuyck must have had the “Patty Flu” because he has never played against him.

GUELPH, Ont. — Charlie Paquette and Leo Serlin scored in the three-round shootout to lift the Guelph Storm to a 4-3 Ontario Hockey League victory over the visiting Kingston Frontenacs on Saturday.