National Sports

QUÉBEC — Zach Pelletier made 25 saves and the visiting Rouyn-Noranda Huskies got goals from four different players to blank the Quebec Remparts 4-0 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Saturday at Centre Videotron.

OTTAWA — Finland is back in the gold-medal game at the world junior hockey championship.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs were stranded at Kansas City International Airport on Saturday as an ice storm shut down operations, preventing their chartered jet from departing for their game against the Broncos on Sunday in Denver.

VANTAA — Canada opened the women's under-18 world hockey championship with a 6-2 win over Slovakia on Saturday.

LIVERPOOL, N.S. — Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant cleared a big hurdle Saturday in their quest to represent Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

BARBASTRO, Spain (AP) — A player from fourth-division club Barbastro lost and won on Saturday. After losing to Barcelona 4-0 in the Copa del Rey, Israel García dropped to one knee on the field and asked his girlfriend Pilar to marry him.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 872 goals and needs 23 to set a new record.

OTTAWA — Katherine Henderson shares in the disappointment. Hockey Canada's president and CEO adds the national sport organization will do what's necessary to avoid a repeat.

TORONTO — Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews says he is ready to return. Matthews confirmed the news at the morning skate ahead of Toronto's home game against the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jason Kelce chatted with the Linc — yes, the concrete and steel of the Philadelphia Eagles' home stadium answered him with a pep talk — before the retired All-Pro lineman toured the city in his Eagles helmet car all while dressed