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ANAHEIM, Calif. - Thousands of boisterous Los Angeles Kings fans filled their nearest rivals' rink with chants and cheers from the opening faceoff, backing the Stanley Cup champions with a bit more brazenness than usual.

VICTORIA 2, PRINCE GEORGE 1 Patrik Polivka was just a newborn in the Czech Republic in 1994 when the Victoria Cougars moved to Prince George. Alex Gogolev, meanwhile, was only two years old in Russia.

Looking for a spark, the University of Victoria Vikes got it in the dying seconds of the first half against the University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves on Saturday night.

Tyler Klymchuk鈥檚 sa国际传媒 rink got off to the start everyone expected Saturday at the M&M Meat Shops Junior Curling Championship in Fort McMurray, Alta.

POWELL RIVER 3 VICTORIA 2 Penalty trouble and a handful of changes caught up to the visiting Victoria Grizzlies on Saturday night as they dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to the Powell River Kings at Hap Parker Arena.

GLENDALE, Ariz. - Mike Smith made a couple of tough saves in the opening minutes and later skated out to the boards to clear a puck and set up a scoring chance at the other end.

The Langford-based Canadian men鈥檚 team recorded a stunning result Saturday at the International Rugby Board Wellington Sevens in defeating Fiji, the most storied side in sevens, for only the second time in history.

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TORONTO - One of the slogans adorning the Leafs dressing room is "Close the Gap." Toronto didn't achieve that goal Saturday night, stifled by the Boston Bruins in a 1-0 win that wasted a fine performance by goalie James Reimer.

TAMPA, Fla. - Rick Nash got a key goal on a big-time play for the New York Rangers. Nash scored a go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night.