National Sports

MADRID — There will be no long playoff run for Canada at this year's Davis Cup finals. The Canadians were eliminated from the men's international tennis tournament Sunday after losing their second tie of the opening round 3-0 to Kazakhstan.

CALGARY — Winnipeg forward Kyle Connor knew precisely where he wanted to go with his shot, and that's exactly where he put it.

TUCSON, Ariz. — The Abbotsford Canucks blew a third-period lead and were undone by a power-play goal in the game's final minute in a 5-4 losing effort at the Tucson Roadrunners in American Hockey League play Saturday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mikko Koskinen stopped 36 shots and earned his 11th victory as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Saturday night. Koskinen’s win total is tied for the NHL’s best this season.

SASKATOON — Vice-skip Marc Kennedy says the members of Team Jacobs are simply trying to follow their skip's lead at Canada's Olympic curling trials.

Steve Simon, the head of the WTA, says he remains “deeply concerned” about the whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai and her ability to “communicate freely, openly and directly" after allegations that a powerful politician forced her to hav

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens scored five third-period goals and ended a lengthy road drought with a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.

BELLEVILLE, Ont. — An Andrew Agozzino hat trick sent the Belleville Senators to their fourth straight victory, a 7-3 pounding of the Laval Rocket in the AHL Saturday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carl Grundstrom scored twice to help the Los Angeles Kings beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Saturday night. Viktor Arvidsson had a power-play goal and Arthur Kaliyev also scored to help the Kings end a five-game losing streak.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Chris Driedger made 33 saves against his former team, helping the Seattle Kraken defeat Florida 4-1 on Saturday night to deny the Panthers what would have been a record-setting 12th consecutive home win to start the season.