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MONTREAL — Cole Caufield scored his team-leading 33rd goal and added an assist to help the Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Saturday.

TORONTO — Claude Giroux scored the winner on a second-period power play as the Ottawa Senators topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 to register their sixth straight victory Saturday night.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin shook off a rough start to this three-game California swing by scoring his 887th career goal Saturday against the San Jose Sharks to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record .

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — J.J. Spaun only had to look at the video boards around the TPC Sawgrass to appreciate the chaos going around him Saturday in The Players Championship.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal Saturday against the San Jose Sharks to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record .

TORONTO — Four games into the Toronto FC season and coach Robin Fraser is still waiting for his first win. But he sees light at the end of the Major League Soccer tunnel.

OTTAWA — Injuries are part of the game but nothing can prepare a team for losing a top goaltender as it looks to make a push for the playoffs. Such is life for the Ottawa Charge in the Professional Women's Hockey League.

PARIS (AP) — France saw off a resilient Scotland 35-16 and clinched the Six Nations title with a tournament-try record on Saturday. Coach Fabien Galthié's side needed only a victory at chilly Stade de France to ensure a first title since 2022.