National Sports

TORONTO — Kyshawn George danced and bobbed as he moved around the visitors locker-room at Scotiabank Arena as Sexyy Red's "Get It Sexyy" blasted from a nearby portable speaker.

EDMONTON — There were some early signs that the Edmonton Oilers many predicted to be among the Stanley Cup favourites were back in business on Saturday night, even if they had to hang on for dear life to record their second straight win.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Vitek Vanecek stopped all 21 shots he faced in his Florida debut, and the Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 on Saturday night. A.J.

KELOWNA, B.C. — When veteran skip Brad Jacobs joined his new teammates last spring, one of their main goals was to make it to the last day of the Montana's Brier. Mission accomplished for the Alberta foursome.

VANCOUVER — An all-Canadian clash on Saturday showcased the different trajectories two of the country's Major League Soccer clubs are on early in the season.

Saturday's Scoreboard NHL Edmonton 5 Dallas 4 Ottawa 4 N.Y. Rangers 3 (OT) Calgary 1 Montreal 0 Colorado 7 Toronto 4 Seattle 4 Philadelphia 1 Boston 4 Tampa Bay 0 Florida 4 Buffalo 0 Nashville 3 Chicago 2 (OT) Los Angeles 2 St. Louis 1 (OT) N.Y.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Ty Halaburda scored twice and added an assist as the visiting Vancouver Giants beat the Kamloops Blazers 5-1 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at the Sandman Centre.

EDMONTON — Zach Hyman had a pair of goals and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers won their second straight game, hanging on to defeat the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Saturday.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames are the NHL's lowest scoring team, yet with six weeks to go they're in a playoff spot thanks largely to rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf.

CINCINNATI — Robin Fraser is still waiting for his first win as Toronto FC coach.