National Sports

SUNRISE, Fla. — Vincent Trochek's return gave the Florida Panthers the spark they desperately needed.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Bobby Ryan and Mark Stone scored 13 seconds apart in the second period, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 Friday night.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Stephen Gogolev might be two years too young to compete internationally as a senior skater. But he's poised to become the youngest skater ever to capture a Canadian senior title, a record set 65 years ago.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Tomas Tatar and Joel Armia each scored twice, Carey Price stopped 34 shots and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Friday night.

LA QUINTA, Calif. — Phil Mickelson birdied four of his last five holes Friday in the Desert Classic to take a two-stroke lead into the weekend in his first event of the year.

He already has taken the CFL into Mexico, but commissioner Randy Ambrosie isn't stopping there.

EDMONTON — Dozens of students at St. Nicholas Soccer Academy in Edmonton gathered Friday hoping to watch alumni Alphonso Davies make his official international soccer debut.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Mikael Kingsbury's perfect start to the moguls season finally came to an end on Friday. The Canadian settled for fifth in a World Cup event, marking the first time in five starts Kingsbury, 26, did not finish on top of the podium.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.

B.C. skip Tyler Tardi is always on the lookout for any morsel of knowledge that will help him move closer to his goal of a professional curling career. The 20-year-old from Langley, B.C., also is learning from experience.