LOCAL SPORTS
AUS: The X-Women Hockey team are within one point of the AUS top spot after an important 6-0 win over the Saint Mary’s Huskies on Friday night at the Keating Centre. STFX forward Tea Pearce earned Gabriel Pizza Player of the Game honors with a two-point night, while Laci Boyd and Lainey Joyce picked up the second and third stars, respectively, with each contributing a goal and an assist. The X-Women return to home ice tonight hosting the Dalhousie Tigers at 7 pm.
Meanwhile, the X-Men fell 4-1 to the UNB REDS at the Aitken Centre. Logan Chisholm scored the lone STFX goal. The X-Men road trip continues as they travel to Charlottetown to take on the UPEI Panthers at 7.
Basketball: St. FX vs Acadia 6 pm Women, 8 pm Men.
Junior B: The Bulldogs triumphed 9-3 over the Miners at the Antigonish Arena. Saturday – Penguins vs Bulldogs @ Arena 7 pm, Strait Pirates vs Miners 7:30
Maritime League: Pictou County Weeks Crushers vs Yarmouth, 7 pm.
Seniors League: Bulldogs vs Pictou County Pipers @ Hector Arena, 7:30 pm.
U15: Novas vs Whalers @ Dartmouth 5:30 pm.
U18 Major: Weeks Majors vs Macs @ Halifax 7 pm, CB West Islanders vs Steele Subaru @ Dartmouth 7:45 pm.
High School: Another split decision as the Northumberland Nighthawks & North Nova Gyphons played in Trenton – the North Nova Girls won their match 4-2, while the Northumberland Boys were 5-2 victors. At the Cabot Trail Arena, Cape Breton Highlands-NDA-Cabot defeated Dalbrae Academy 2-1.
Tonight: Royals vs Northumberland Boys teams @ Westville 6:30 pm.
Maritime Major Girls U18 League: Northern Subway Selects vs Capitals @ Moncton 3 pm, Lynx vs Surge @ Bedford 5:15 pm.
NATIONAL SPORTS
Mark Stone extended his points streak to 14 games with two goals and an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3. The game was Mitch Marner’s first in Toronto since agreeing to an off-season sign-and-trade deal with the Golden Knights. Predictably, Marner received a loud, frosty reception from the home crowd.
Hendrix Lapierre scored his first goal in 91 games in the Washington Capitals’ 3-1 win over the Calgary Flames. Washington snapped a four-game losing streak. Elsewhere, the New Jersey Devils edged the Vancouver Canucks 5-4.
The Toronto Raptors have won three straight after a 110-98 road victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Toronto dominated the contest despite being outscored from the three-point line 39-27 and losing the turnover battle 16-13. Portland had its four-game win streak snapped.
An impressive start for Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Manitoba scored three in the first end en route to a 10-4 win over B-C’s Taylor Reese-Hansen in Mississauga, Ontario. Canada’s Kerri Einarson also won her first match, 13-4 over Yukon’s Bayly Scoffin.
Good news for C-F-L players – the league’s salary cap has increased to over 6-point-2 (m) million dollars in 2026. This comes after revenue for the league reached 10 (m) million dollars more than the baseline established in 2024.
The B-C Lions have released veteran linebacker Micah Awe (MY’-kuh AW). He posted a league-high 144 tackles, two interceptions and a forced fumble last season. But Awe’s future with the Lions became cloudy when they signed veteran free-agent linebacker Darnell Sankey.
Friday’s Scoreboard
NHL
Vegas 6 Toronto 3
Washington 3 Calgary 1
New Jersey 5 Vancouver 4
Tampa Bay 2 Chicago 1 (SO)
Dallas 3 St. Louis 2
Philadelphia 7 Colorado 3
Anaheim 4 Seattle 2
San Jose 4 NY Rangers 1
Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Newfoundland 4 Drummondville 2
Halifax 6 Sherbrooke 3
Chicoutimi 9 Val-d’Or 3
Rouyn-Noranda 3 Gatineau 0
Blainville-Boisbriand 5 Quebec 3
Shawinigan 4 Victoriaville 2
NBA
Toronto 110 Portland 98
Houston 111 Detroit 104
Boston 130 Brooklyn 126 (2 OT)
Atlanta 110 Phoenix 103
Cleveland 123 Sacramento 118
Indiana 117 Oklahoma City 114
New Orleans 133 Memphis 127
Denver 102 Milwaukee 100
Saturday’s Schedule (All times Eastern)
NHL
Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 1 p.m.
Utah at Nashville, 3:30 p.m.
Carolina at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Florida at Minnesota, 9 p.m.
Washington at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
PWHL
Ottawa at Montreal, 2 p.m.
Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Sherbrooke at Saint John, 3 p.m.
Val-d’Or at Baie-Comeau, 4 p.m.
Moncton at Chicoutimi, 4 p.m.
Victoriaville at Rimouski, 4 p.m.
Charlottetown at Cape Breton, 6 p.m.
NBA
Washington at Charlotte, 12 p.m.
New York at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.
Golden State at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Miami at Utah, 9:30 p.m.