National Sports

CALGARY — B.C. Lions coach Wally Buono dusted off a 33-year-old boxing match to inspire his players.

MONTREAL — Antti Niemi won the battle of the backup goalies. With Carey Price out with the flu, Niemi made 25 saves as the Montreal Canadiens beat the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Vancouver Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson left Saturday's 3-2 win against the Florida Panthers in the third period with an injury and did not return.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Bo Horvat came through with the winning goal on a milestone night.

WASHINGTON — Auston Matthews' scoring has helped carry the Toronto Maple Leafs early this season. The Leafs' defence and depth were the difference Saturday against Washington.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Canadian gymnast Emma Spence won bronze in the women's vault on Saturday at the Youth Olympic Games. The 15-year-old Spence, from Cambridge, Ont., scored a combined 13.483 for third place.

MILWAUKEE — Justin Turner and the Los Angeles Dodgers know all about performing in the post-season . Backed into a tough spot Saturday, the red-headed slugger delivered once again.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Eskimos regained their focus before it was too late. CJ Gable ran in a pair of touchdowns as the Eskimos kept themselves in the playoff picture with a 34-16 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday.

OTTAWA — The unbeaten Western Mustangs defeated the Ottawa Gee-Gees 33-0 on Saturday afternoon to lock up top spot in the Ontario Universities Athletics football standings. Western (7-0) entered play in the No.

TORONTO — Andrea Azteni proved Saturday he's a cool customer in traffic.