National Sports

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have officially secured a spot in the NHL playoffs, thanks to some help from their Western Conference opponents.

Kocha Delic's third goal of the game, scored at 2:33 of overtime, gave the visiting Sudbury Wolves a 6-5 win over the Mississauga Steelheads in Ontario Hockey League playoff action on Saturday at Paramount Fine Foods Centre.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pedro Santos scored his first goal of the Major League Soccer season in the 85th minute to help D.C. United beat CF Montreal 1-0 on Saturday night to snap a four-game winless streak.

ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. — Alex Carr and Bill Zonnon scored first-period goals and the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies rode that to a 2-1 win over the Gatineau Olympiques in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff action on Saturday at Arena Glencore.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randy Arozarena homered and drove in two runs, celebrating his solo shot by signing autographs for fans after returning to the dugout , to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.

EDMONTON — Considering Connor McDavid sat 114th in NHL scoring on Nov. 10, it has been an impressive climb to where he now sits with 125 points to his credit.

HOUSTON (AP) — Scottie Scheffler made double bogey from what he thought was a good shot, responded with back-to-back birdies and finished with a 4-under 66 on Saturday to be part of a five-way tie for the lead in the Houston Open.

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland — Canada's Brad Gushue earned two wins Saturday on the opening day of round-robin play at the world men's curling championship.

LONDON (AP) — Cambridge extended its dominant run in the annual Boat Race with victories in the men’s and women’s events on a polluted River Thames on Saturday.

ROME (AP) — Napoli’s players took a knee before their Serie A game against Atalanta on Saturday in a public show of support for teammate Juan Jesus.