National Sports

ST. LOUIS — Auston Matthews let out a sigh and broke into a smile. The Toronto centre snapped a slump with a pair of goals and Zach Hyman also scored twice as the Maple Leafs downed the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Saturday night.

BELLEVILLE, Ont. — Alex Formenton scored twice, including on a penalty shot, to power the Belleville Senators past the Cleveland Monsters 7-1 on Saturday in American Hockey League action.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks have hired Paul LaPolice as the second head coach in team history. LaPolice comes to Ottawa from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, where he was the offensive co-ordinator for the Grey Cup champions.

VANCOUVER — If the Vancouver Canucks hope to still be playing hockey in the spring, they have to keep winning the close games now. Vancouver needed a power-play goal from J.T. Miller in overtime to defeat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 Saturday afternoon.

NEW YORK — Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk was fined by the National Hockey League on Saturday for cross-checking Philadelphia Flyers forward Scott Laughton. Tkachuk was fined US$2,486.

NEW YORK — Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk was fined by the National Hockey League on Saturday for cross-checking Philadelphia Flyers forward Scott Laughton. Tkachuk was fined US$2,486.

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Nicole Schmidhofer and Mikaela Shiffrin made significant gains in defending their World Cup crowns finishing first and second respectively in Saturday's downhill in Lake Louise.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Anthony Joshua jumped up and down in the ring with his massive entourage, celebrating being around $70 million richer and having three world heavyweight belts back in his possession.

Kaillie Humphries’ World Cup bobsled debut for the United States was a winning one.

PHILADELPHIA — Scott Laughton responded to a jarring hit to his teammate in a big way. Laughton had a goal, an assist and a hard check in a chippy contest to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.