National Sports

Thursday's Games NFL Denver 25 Indianapolis 13 --- NHL Nashville 4 Edmonton 0 San Jose 3 Calgary 2 Montreal 2 New Jersey 1 (OT) Chicago 5 Winnipeg 1 Minnesota 2 Toronto 0 Philadelphia 2 Buffalo 1 Washington 5 Boston 3 Columbus 6 N.Y.

EDMONTON — Juuse Saros definitely made the most of a rare start in net for the Nashville Predators on Thursday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Alex Stalock started his extended stretch of action in the Minnesota net with his first NHL shutout in three seasons. Blanking a Toronto team that tossed him aside less than two years ago made the feat that much sweeter.

WINNIPEG — Corey Crawford said it was the best game the Chicago Blackhawks have played this season. Teammates Patrick Kane and Nick Schmaltz agreed.

MONTREAL — Charles Hudon may not have scored the game-winning goal, but his assist in overtime stole the show.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — The desire Canada's junior hockey players have to represent their country at the world championships was all over Kole Lind's face minutes after he learned he'd been cut from the team.

EDMONTON — A report commissioned by Edmonton following the death of a boxer says some rules designed to protect the health of people who enter the ring were not followed.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — It took less than four minutes for Alex Formenton to show why he was brought to Canada's world junior selection camp.

Some of Canada's biggest curling names had to quickly find another big name to get a second chance at wearing the Maple Leaf at the 2018 Olympic Games.

SURREY, B.C. — The B.C. Lions are handing Jarious Jackson the keys to their troubled attack after the CFL club named the former quarterback as its new offensive co-ordinator on Thursday.