National Sports

EDMONTON — One may have been hard pressed to guess which team was still fighting for a playoff spot and which was long out of the picture on Saturday night in Edmonton.

MONTERREY, Mexico — Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez has punched her ticket to the final of the Monterrey Open for the second year in a row.

VANCOUVER — Thomas Hasal proved he's ready to be the Vancouver Whitecaps' No. 1 goalkeeper on Saturday.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Nick Schmaltz scored twice and had five assists for a franchise-record seven points as the Arizona Coyotes recovered from a five-goal Ottawa rally to beat the Senators 8-5 Saturday.

TORONTO — "Stand With Ukraine" was the message on the BMO Field video board before Toronto FC's home opener against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. Several Ukraine flags were attached to the south stand of the lakefront stadium.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal are still winless in MLS after falling 2-1 at home to the Philadelphia Union on Saturday afternoon.

Toronto FC's home opener went south quickly Saturday with the New York Red Bulls running wild in the first half en route to a 4-1 win.

LAVAL, Que. — Jean-Sébastien Dea scored and added two assists as the Laval Rocket blanked the Abbotsford Canucks 3-0 Saturday in the American Hockey League. Kevin Poulin stopped all 15 shots he faced to earn the shutout.

HAMAR, Norway — Double Beijing medallist Ivanie Blondin is the top Canadian competitor so far at the 2022 world speedskating championships.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Canadian Davis Cup team fell to the Netherlands 4-0 in qualifying play Saturday and won't participate in the Finals.