National Sports

Friday's Scoreboard NHL N.Y. Rangers 2 Ottawa 1 Winnipeg 6 Columbus 2 Calgary 3 New Jersey 0 Florida 6 Dallas 4, at Helsinki N.Y.

CALGARY — Blake Coleman scored twice as the Calgary Flames snapped a four-game losing streak on Friday with a 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils.

TORONTO — LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers had to pay their respects to Vince Carter, too. James and teammate Anthony Davis both praised Carter after their 131-125 win over the Raptors on Friday.

HALIFAX — Liam Kilfoil scored the shootout winner to lead the Halifax Mooseheads to a 2-1 victory over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Friday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action.

OTTAWA — Henry Mews capped a two-goal effort with the game winner at 4:45 of overtime to lead the Ottawa 67's to a 5-4 victory over the Guelph Storm on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action.

TORONTO — Anthony Davis and LeBron James each had a double-double as the Los Angeles Lakers never trailed in a 131-125 victory over the undermanned Toronto Raptors on Friday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere scored, Igor Shesterkin stopped 40 shots and the New York Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Friday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nikolaj Ehlers scored three goals for his fifth career hat trick and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 Friday night to stay perfect on the road.

LACOMBE, Alta. — Canada's Rachel Homan will play for gold at the Pan Continental curling championship after posting a 6-5 extra-end victory over China's Wang Rui in semifinal action Friday.

VANCOUVER — A good game is no longer enough for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Heading into a do-or-die playoff matchup against Los Angeles FC on Sunday, the 'Caps know they need to be at their best.