National Sports

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Markus Niemelainen was fined Sunday by the NHL for cross-checking. The department of player safety docked Niemelainen's pay by US$2,043.

BEIJING — Canada's Justin Kripps already knew what it felt like to step onto an Olympic podium. But his teammates didn't, and he wanted to share that experience with them.

VANCOUVER — On a night when the Vancouver Canucks hoped to gain ground in the NHL standings some old habits crept back into their game and tripped them up.

CALGARY — Thanks to Elias Lindholm extending his goal streak to seven games, the Calgary Flames extended their winning streak to nine.

Saturday's Games NHL Colorado 5, Buffalo 3 Edmonton 4, Winnipeg 2 Boston 3, Ottawa 2 (OT) St.

BEIJING — An athlete's preparation to compete on sport's biggest stage can feel consuming, and so Isabelle Weidemann found balance and perspective inside the emergency room of Calgary's Foothills Hospital.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded forward Nick Ritchie and a conditional pick to the Arizona Coyotes for forward Ryan Dzingel and defenceman Ilya Lyubushkin.

BEIJING — Canada's Justin Kripps has won bronze in the four-man bobsled at the Beijing Olympics. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to struggle at home against the St. Louis Blues.

OTTAWA — David Pastrnak had gone pointless in his last four games and was held off the scoresheet for three periods in Ottawa Saturday against the Senators, and it wasn’t sitting well. How quickly things can change for the better.