National Sports

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to record a hat trick and move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and give the Washington Capitals a 7-3 victory over Connor McDavid and the Edmonton O

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Rachel Homan's dominance of women's curling continued Sunday with a 6-1 win over Manitoba's Kerri Einarson to win the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Homan skips a team ranked No. 1 in both Canada and the world.

CALGARY — Joel Hanley's first goal of the National Hockey League season at 13:26 of the third period was the game-winner on Sunday night as the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dylan Guenther scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with just under six minutes remaining in the third period and Utah beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Sunday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Bieber and Steve Carell laced up their skates along with Hockey Hall of Famers Rob Blake, Mark Messier, Cammi Granato and Jeremy Roenick on Sunday afternoon to support relief funds from the Los Angeles fires.

EDMONTON — Gavin McKenna had two goals and an assist and the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers scored three unanswered goals in the third period to beat the Edmonton Oil Kings 5-3 in Western Hockey League action on Sunday at Rogers Place.

TORONTO — Every now and then, Canadian Chris Boucher — the last remaining player from Toronto's championship team — steps up to remind the Raptors faithful that he is still here.

CHICAGO (AP) — Nicholas Robertson scored twice in the second period as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Sunday.

The Canadian women's rugby squad showed energy and passion, scoring on the opening kickoff then rolling to a 27-10 victory over the United States to finish seventh on Sunday at the HSBC SVNS stop in Vancouver.

CHICAGO (AP) — Nicholas Robertson scored twice in the second period as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Sunday.