Dallas Stars fans expected to see plenty of goals this season from Joe Pavelski, signed as a free agent after a 38-goal season for San Jose.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Tom Brady set the tone and the New England Patriots' blitz-happy defence took over from there.

TORONTO - Mike Babcock pulled out the scoresheet and went over the penalties against his Maple Leafs.

NEW ORLEANS - Zion Williamson will miss the start of the season after the No. 1 overall draft pick by the New Orleans Pelicans had right knee surgery, sidelining the hyped rookie for nearly two months.

REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have locked up quarterback Cody Fajardo.

CALGARY - Canada is deeper in women's curling talent and so is the rest of the world.

VANCOUVER - Canadian rookie Mfiondu Kabengele knows he has a lot to learn heading into his first season with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Toronto FC training was all over the place Monday.

Finally, some clarity in the muddled West Division playoff picture.

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos activated quarterback Trevor Harris from the six-game injured list Monday.

Winning his first ATP Tour title was a significant career milestone. Canada's Denis Shapovalov also drew confidence from the way he did it.

WINNIPEG - James Neal didn't feel like himself last season and knew he had to do something about it.

NEW YORK - Boston Bruins winger David Pastrnak, Washington Capitals defenceman John Carlson and Buffalo Sabres goaltender Carter Hutton are the NHL's three stars for the week ending Sunday.

MONTREAL - Fresh off his first ATP Tour title, Denis Shapovalov has been named to Canada's team for the inaugural Davis Cup Finals.

Bianca Andreescu has become the highest-ranked Canadian tennis player in WTA Tour history.

TORONTO - Calgary's Trevor Hofbauer and Vancouver's Dayna Pidhoresky are Tokyo bound.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Cam Talbot and Michael Stone haven't played much through the first three weeks of the Calgary Flames' season. They made the most of their opportunities Sunday night.

WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck's first shutout of the season couldn't have come at a better time for the Winnipeg Jets.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Wild called a players-only meeting as they struggled to start the season. In their first game since that meeting, the Wild earned a win and gained a sense of relief.

NEW YORK - Vancouver captain Bo Horvat wanted to set the tone early after a tough loss the previous day. He got the Canucks started with a needed power-play goal and they bounced back with a big road win.

ANTWERP, Belgium - Andy Murray claimed his first ATP tour title in more than 2 1/2 years at the European Open on Sunday in only his sixth singles tournament since returning from hip surgery in January.

MANCHESTER, England - Dropping points doesn't seem so frustrating this time for Manchester United. Even against Liverpool.

STOCKHOLM - Canadian Denis Shapovalov has his first ATP Tour title.

TORONTO - The MLS playoffs are proving to be just as eventful as an up-and-down regular season for Toronto FC.

MONTREAL - Tim Raines started wearing the tricolour cap as a teen and proudly sported the Montreal Expos logo for years, all the way on to his Hall of Fame plaque.

LOS ANGELES - Todd McLellan was beginning to worry about his Los Angeles Kings doing the right things but not getting the desired results for their hard work. The first-year coach can breathe a little easier now.

HOUSTON - Jose Altuve, the 5-foot-6 driving force of Houston, delivered a swing that will play in Astros' highlights forever.

TORONTO - In its first playoff game since winning the 2017 MLS Cup, Toronto FC showed resilience and character in spades.

TORONTO - Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews have played sparingly together at even strength early in their careers.

TORONTO - Jonathan Osorio scored twice, Richie Laryea and Nick DeLeon added two more in a four-goal extra-time outburst and Toronto FC beat D.C. United 5-1 on Saturday night in the first round of the playoffs to end Wayne Rooney's MLS career.

CALGARY - The playoff race in the CFL's West Division is so tight, Stampeders defensive back Brandon Smith wanted to connect with fans in Calgary's last home game of the regular season just in case.