National Sports

DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. — The Drummondville Voltigeurs grabbed a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League semifinal series on Saturday night by taming the visiting Victoriaville Tigres 5-1 at Centre Marcel Dionne.

TORONTO — William Nylander has joined the Stanley Cup chase.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers new coach Dave Canales has emphasized to Bryce Young that he shouldn't feel as if he has to do it all by himself this upcoming season.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Hannah Brandt scored with three seconds remaining in the third period and Boston kept its playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 victory over Minnesota in Professional Women's Hockey League action on Saturday.

AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Former BYU teammates Patrick Fishburn and Zach Blair shot a 12-under 60 in better-ball play Saturday to take the third-round lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour’s only team event.

TORONTO — Facing down superstar Shohei Ohtani brought out Yusei Kikuchi's hardest pitches.

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA — Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse edged reigning Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs to win the 100 metres at the East Coast Relays on Saturday. The 29-year-old from Toronto posted a time of 10.103 seconds to Jacobs' 10.

DENVER — A handful of Colorado Avalanche players participated in an optional skate Saturday after an emphatic win over Winnipeg a day earlier.

LONDON (AP-CP) — Kadeisha Buchanan was sent off and fellow Canadian Ashley Lawrence conceded a penalty as Chelsea's Women's Champions League run ended in the semifinal, dispatched 2-1 on aggregate by Barcelona after losing Saturday's second leg 2-0.

NASHVILLE — Killing penalties hasn't always been a strength for the Vancouver Canucks. The team's penalty kill struggled through much of 2022-23 and threatened to be the worst in NHL history.