National Sports

TORONTO — Don Cherry's latest rant about the Carolina Hurricanes and their victory celebrations didn't go unnoticed by the NHL club. The Hurricanes even decided to embrace his words.

Sunday's Games NHL Florida 6 Montreal 3 Pittsburgh 6 N.Y. Rangers 5 St.

Sunday's Games NHL Florida 6 Montreal 3 Pittsburgh 6 N.Y. Rangers 5 St.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov got his second career hat trick and the Florida Panthers beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Sunday night. Barkov also had an assist to give him his third four-point game of his career.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Some surprising results and a couple eyebrow-raising moments made for an interesting opening weekend at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Canada's Mark Arendz skied to his 10th career World Para-Nordic Ski Championship podium finish after winning the silver medal in the 10-kilometre cross-country skate-ski race on Sunday. Arendz, of Springton, P.E.I.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Brayden Schnur's improbable run at the New York Open has fallen one victory short of a championship. The Canadian tennis player lost 6-1, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (7) to American Reilly Opelka in the final of the ATP Tour 250 event on Sunday.

FELDBERG, Germany — Canada's Brittany Phelan edged teammate Kelsey Serwa off the podium to capture a bronze medal in a World Cup ski cross event Sunday, the second day of a double-header.

DETROIT — The inaugural Rivalry Series was created to give Canada and the United States another opportunity to put the world's best female hockey teams on the ice together. It went so well, there likely will be a sequel.

LONDON — Wolverhampton held on to beat Championship side Bristol City 1-0 to reach the quarterfinals of the FA Cup on Sunday.