National Sports

Monday's Schedule NHL Columbus 4 Dallas 1 Buffalo 5 Tampa Bay 1 Calgary 5 N.Y. Rangers 1 Carolina 4 Toronto 1 Florida 5 Arizona 3 Washington 7 Ottawa 5 St.

LIVERPOOL, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA — Krista McCarville of Thunder Bay, Ont., scored back-to-back deuces in the fifth and sixth ends in a 7-5 win over Jestyn Murphy of Mississauga, Ont., on Monday in the first draw of Canada's Olympic curling pre-trials.

NEW YORK — Andrew Mangiapane scored twice and the Calgary Flames beat the New York Rangers 5-1 on Monday night for their third straight win.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Frederik Andersen made 24 saves against his former team and the unbeaten Carolina Hurricanes matched the best five-game start in franchise history by defeating the struggling Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Monday night.

SEATTLE (AP) — Brian Johnson kicked a 33-yard field goal with 1:56 remaining in his NFL debut, and the New Orleans Saints capitalized on a series of Seattle mistakes for a 13-10 win over the Seahawks on Monday night.

HARTFORD, Conn. — Amanda Kessel isn't panicking after the United States women's hockey team opened its pre-Olympic series with two straight losses to rival Canada.

TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan reminded the Toronto Raptors and their fans on Monday that he still has game.

OTTAWA — A high-scoring loss doesn't often look good, but Ottawa Senators defenceman Thomas Chabot liked what he saw on Monday. T.J.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have missed their fans. It's been nearly 600 days since the club has played a regular-season game in front of a home crowd, a stretch that's set to end Tuesday when Vancouver hosts the Minnesota Wild.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Monday the state can move forward with scheduled lethal injections for five death row inmates, including Julius Jones , whose case has drawn international attention and who is scheduled to die on