National Sports

OSTRAVA — Rob Armstrong scored the game-winning goal 1:14 into overtime to lift Canada to a 1-0 victory over Czechia and into the gold-medal game of the International Para Hockey Cup on Saturday. Corbin Watson earned a 16-save shutout for Canada.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks placed rookie Macklin Celebrini on the injured reserve list on Saturday with a lower-body injury.

WUHAN — Canada's Leylah Fernandez and Indonesia's Aldila Sutjiadi will not be moving on to the Wuhan Open final.

TORONTO — Over his quarter century in the National Hockey League, Mark Messier witnessed sweeping technological changes to the game, from the advent of lighter hockey sticks to the use of video reviews.

VANCOUVER — Kevin Lankinen has made a point of focusing on what's in front of him — whether it's a puck or an opportunity. The goalie stuck to that ideal Friday as he made his debut for the Vancouver Canucks (0-0-2).

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored a third-period hat trick to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in Friday night’s season opener for both teams.

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Gavin McKenna scored a goal and an assist as the Medicine Hat Tigers downed the Brandon Wheat Kings 6-1 in Western Hockey League play on Friday night.

WINNIPEG — Jake Ceresna credited a collective defensive effort for the Toronto Argonauts’ 14-11 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday.

Friday's Scoreboard CFL Toronto 14 Winnipeg 11 --- NHL Winnipeg 2 Chicago 1, overtime Philadelphia 3 Vancouver 2, shootout Vegas 4 St.

VANCOUVER — Morgan Frost scored in the fifth round of the shootout and the Philadelphia Flyers opened their season with a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday.