National Sports

MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens winger Patrik Laine is out for Game 3 of their first-round series Friday against the Washington Capitals with an upper-body injury. Laine was the only player to miss the team's morning skate.

TORONTO — Having finally ended a season-opening eight-game winless streak with a 1-0 decision last week at Real Salt Lake, Toronto looks for its first victory at home when New York City FC visits Saturday.

VANCOUVER — Focus may be an issue for the Vancouver Whitecaps when they go on the road to face Minnesota United FC Sunday afternoon in an important Major League Soccer match.

NEW YORK (AP) — Max Scherzer threw 27 pitches off the mound Friday and Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider said it was a step in the right direction as the right-hander recovers from a troublesome thumb.

OTTAWA — David Perron is having a cringe-inducing case of déjà vu. The Ottawa Senators winger won the Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues back in 2019 when head coach Craig Berube was calling the shots.

MISSISSAUGA — The international trade war started by U.S. President Donald Trump has complicated collecting trading cards in Canada.

Philip Kim hasn't really stopped moving since winning a gold medal in breaking at the Paris Olympics last summer. Recent stops have included Los Angeles, Denver, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Turkey as well as events across Canada.

MADRID — Canadians Félix Auger-Aliassime and Bianca Andreescu were eliminated from the Madrid Open on Friday with second-round losses.

OTTAWA — Senators head coach Travis Green suggested to reporters the Maple Leafs were manipulating the officials to get penalty calls.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has stepped in to defend the phrase "Go Habs Go!" as the provincial language watchdog takes heat for objecting to the English word "go.