Canadas David Hearn came achingly close to his first PGA Tour victory last season. Hes had three top-10 results this season and feels ready to put it all together and finally hoist a trophy at the top level. "I feel really close," Hearn said Wednesday. "I got really close last year at the John Deere (Classic) just before the Canadian Open. Im a little bit surprised its taken me quite as long to get back into contention. "But I feel like everything is right where it needs to be to have a week where I know I could put it all together. Ive improved a lot of little areas of my game and I feel like my game is consistently better." Hearns best career finish came at the 2013 John Deere Classic. He was tied with Jordan Spieth and Zach Johnson after regulation but Spieth took the title by hitting a par putt on the fifth playoff hole. The 35-year-old from Brantford, Ont., is enjoying a short break before ramping things up in July. He plans to play at The Greenbrier Classic early next month before returning to the John Deere Classic. Entry in the British Open remains a question mark for now but Hearn is locked in for the July 24-27 RBC Canadian Open at the Royal Montreal Golf Club. He has yet to play the Ile-Bizard, Que., course but feels his game should be a good fit for the old-style, tree-lined layout. "Its a course from my understanding that keeping the ball in play off the tee is going to be at a premium," he said on a conference call. "Thats something that my game is well suited for." Hearn will be joined in the field by fellow Canadians Graham DeLaet, Mike Weir and Stephen Ames. Golf Canada confirmed Wednesday that world No. 15 Dustin Johnson is also entered along with Charl Schwartzel, Chris Kirk, Matt Every and Charley Hoffman. Theyll join a field that includes defending champion Brandt Snedeker, Ernie Els, Graeme McDowell, Luke Donald, Matt Kuchar, Jim Furyk and Hunter Mahan. Hearn, who celebrated a birthday Tuesday, said now that hes in his mid-30s he feels more comfortable taking a little time off before busy stretches on the Tour. "I think Ive gotten a lot better at setting my schedule out and giving myself breaks when I need them, so when I do play I feel like Im ready to compete each and every week that I do tee it up," he said. Hearn, who turned pro in 2001, finished tied for sixth at the Honda Classic last March and had another sixth-place effort last month at The Players Championship. However, he has missed the cut at six of his last 16 tournaments and currently holds the No. 90 position in the world rankings. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the last victory by a Canadian at the national open. Pat Fletcher was the last to do it in 1954. 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Defenceman Keith Ballard was sent to a hospital after his head bounced hard on the ice, following a hit from Matt Martin.Jason Pominville, Mikko Koivu, Erik Haula and Thomas Vanek scored for the Wild, and Niederreiter followed with the most dramatic goal against the team that chose him No. 5 in the 2010 draft.Chad Johnson made 25 saves for the Islanders, who lost their second straight after leading 3-0 in the first.Michael Grabner, Brock Nelson and Martin scored early for the Islanders, and Josh Bailey gave them a 4-1 lead on their lone shot of the second period.Niklas Backstrom made 15 saves for the Wild, who outshot the Islanders 27-8 over the final two periods.SABRES 1, KINGS 0BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tyler Ennis third-period, power-play goal lifted Buffalo to a win over Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.Jhonas Enroth made 34 saves for his first shutout since April 13, 2013, and the Sabres kept up their home mastery of the Kings. 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The Stars dropped to 0-7-3 against Central Division opponents.MAPLE LEAFS 4, FLAMES 1TORONTO (AP) — Jonathan Bernier stopped 32 shots, James van Riemsdyk scored the winning goal early in the second period, and Toronto topped Calgary.Torontos Peter Holland scored midway through the first period, and Phil Kessel and Mike Santorelli had empty-net goals in the final minute.Markus Granlund got the Flames on the board with a power-play goal early in the third to make it 2-1. Jonas Hiller had 25 saves as Calgary lost consecutive games in regulation for the first time this season.Calgary had a 33-29 shots advantage.Toronto, coming off a 3-2 loss to San Jose that snapped a four-game winning streak, finished its homestand 4-1 and improved to 6-1-1 following consecutive lopsided losses to Buffalo and Nashville.CANADIENS 3, CANUCKS 1MONTREAL (AP) — Tomas Plekanec scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period to lead Montreal over Vancouver.Brendan Gallagher and Max Pacioretty also scored for the Canadiens, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Carey Price stopped 15 shots.Derek Dorsett scored and Ryan Miller made 21 saves as Vancouver finished a 3-3-1 road trip. Plekanec scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:16 remaining.Before the game, the Canadiens honoured the late Jean Beliveau with a video tribute, moment of silence, and lengthy standing ovation.PREDATORS 3, AVALANCHE 0DENVER (AP) — Filip Forsberg scored 2:23 in and added a late assist, and Pekka Rinne earned his third shutout of the season as Nashville blanked Colorado.Gabriel Bourque and James Neal scored empty-net goals in the closing minutes for the Predators, who avoided their first two-game losing streak of the season.Forsberg scored the 12th goal of his rookie season, and Rinne did the rest in stopping 26 shots. He has won eight of his past 10 starts, limiting opponents to two goals or fewer in those games.Calvin Pickard made 33 saves in place of Semyon Varlamov, who missed his 10th game of the season after aggravating a groin injury during practice on Monday.The Avalanche fell to 0-3-1 in December after winning five of their last seven in November.SHARKS 5, OILERS 2SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Joe Pavelski scored two goals, and San Jose bounced back from a loss at Edmonton to win the back end of the home-and-home set.Barclay Goodrow, Logan Couture and Brent Burns also scored for the Sharks, who have won five of six with the only loss coming on Sunday in Edmonton to the worst team in the Western Conference.Alex Stalock made 25 saves as he started consecutive games for the first time since last March.Jordan Eberle, David Perron scored for the Oilers, who were unable to carry over the momentum from their 2-1 win over the Sharks that snapped an 11-game losing streak. Ben Scrivens made 19 saves. ' ' '