National Sports

KVITFJELL, Norway (AP) — Cameron Alexander ended an eight-year Canadian wait for a men's World Cup downhill win on Friday, sharing victory with Swiss rival Niels Hintermann after the pair upset the top contenders for the season title.

VANCOUVER — Heading into the second week of the Major League Soccer season, the Vancouver Whitecaps are already looking for a big bounce back performance.

BARRIE, Ont. — Evan Vierling scored twice, including the winner, as the Barrie Colts edged the Kingston Frontenacs 4-3 on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League action. Connor Punnett and Zach Wigle had the other goals for Barrie (24-18-4).

CALGARY — Ben Chiarot's night in Calgary included a puck in the face, stitches and two goals, including the overtime winner, for the Montreal Canadiens in a 5-4 victory over the host Flames on Thursday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Alex DeBrincat scored 2:23 into overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Duncan Keith and the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday night. Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist for Chicago, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nils Hoglander and rookie Vasily Podkolzin scored 45 seconds apart midway through the third period and Thatcher Demko made 24 saves as the Vancouver Canucks edged the New York Islanders 4-3 on Thursday night.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Émile Hegarty-Aubin scored 2:21 into overtime as the Cape Breton Eagles upset the Moncton Wildcats 2-1 on Thursday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky was perfect. The rest of the Florida Panthers were just tough.

TORONTO — Saddiq Bey made a driving layup with 14.2 seconds left to put the Detroit Pistons up three points as they hung on to beat the Toronto Raptors 108-106 on Thursday at Scotiabank Arena. Bey scored 23 points in the win for Detroit (16-47).

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy opened with a 7-under 65 on Thursday and had reason to expect a score like this at Bay Hill, not so much because of the course but rather the day of the week.