Around Ontario

OTTAWA — The Montreal Canadiens know they need a lot more games like Saturday if they have any hope of getting back in the playoff picture.

Toronto police say a man has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly attacking a woman with a hammer on Friday. They say the incident happened in Toronto's east end, when the woman was walking on a sidewalk.

BELLEVILLE, Ont. — Alex Formenton scored at 2:01 of overtime as the Belleville Senators edged the Manitoba Moose 5-4 on Saturday in American Hockey League play.

TORONTO — The Carolina Hurricanes had to turn to an emergency goaltender on Saturday night in Toronto against the Maple Leafs.

LONDON, Ont. — Police in London, Ont., say two officers suffered minor injuries in an incident involving a stolen vehicle. Officials say the stolen vehicle was involved in a collision in a parking lot Friday morning and then took off.

Toronto police are investigating a shooting that left a woman dead in the city's northeast end. Police Const.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Former NBA player Andrew Nicholson had 16 points and seven rebounds to lead Canada's men's basketball team to an 89-72 win over the Dominican Republic on Friday in the opener of their FIBA AmeriCup 2021 qualifying tournament.

TORONTO — Pascal Siakam began the unofficial start to the second half of the NBA season with some fresh legs.

BELLEVILLE, Ont. — Justin Bailey scored two goal and set up another to lead the Utica Comets to a 6-3 win over the Belleville Senators on Friday in the American Hockey League.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Joseph Garreffa completed his hat trick with the overtime winner, and the Ottawa 67's defeated the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5-4 on Friday to snap their three-game losing streak in the Ontario Hockey League.