National Sports

MONTREAL — Cayden Primeau believes the Montreal Canadiens played their best game of the season on Tuesday night. Judging by the number of shots the young netminder faced, he might have a point.

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs started life without Morgan Rielly on a winning note Tuesday. The NHL suspended Toronto's No. 1 defenceman for five games before the opening faceoff against the St.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe hoped the absence of the Maple Leafs' No. 1 defenceman would get the group's attention.

OTTAWA — Things are starting to take a positive turn for the Ottawa Senators. Brady Tkachuk’s second hat trick of his career helped propel the Senators to a 6-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.

OWEN SOUND, Ont. — Colby Barlow's second goal of the game, scored at 3:15 of overtime, lifted the Owen Sound Attack to a 2-1 Ontario Hockey League victory over the visiting Oshawa Generals on Tuesday night at Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre.

QUEBEC — Jacob Lafontaine scored twice, Emmanuel Vermette had a goal and two assists, and the visiting Chicoutimi Sagueneens scored three goals in the first period then coasted to a 7-2 Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League victory over the Quebec Re

Jeremy O'Day opened CFL free agency with a huge bang. The Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager signed seven players on Tuesday. Included was running back A.J.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions didn't waste any time trying to fill the void created by the departure of all-star defensive lineman Mathieu Betts.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed free-agent defensive back Jamal Peters and receiver Luther Hakunavanhu while re-signing receiver Terry Godwin II on Tuesday. The moves came on the first day of CFL free agency.

Patrik Laine and his agency criticized an insensitive comment about suicide made on a podcast Monday in reference to the Columbus Blue Jackets forward, who is currently receiving care from the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program.