What to watch this weekend in Canadian sports

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The CFL and university football playoffs are heating up, one of Canada's top tennis players is eyeing a huge payday, and the NHL's best team will go for its 14th win in 15 games. Here's your guide to all that and a lot more:

CFL: Grey Cup spots are on the line

The matchup for the 111th Grey Cup game will be decided on Saturday as defending champion Montreal hosts Toronto in the East Division final at 3 p.m. ET and Winnipeg hosts Saskatchewan in the West final at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Toronto is seeking revenge for last year's East final, when the Alouettes shocked the 16-2 Argonauts as 11-point underdogs while forcing five turnovers by quarterback Chad Kelly.

Winnipeg can reach its fifth consecutive CFL title game, which hasn't been done since Edmonton made six in a row from 1977-1982 with the help of future NFL star Warren Moon. The Blue Bombers won back-to-back Grey Cups in 2019 and 2021 (Covid wiped out the 2020 season) before Toronto and Montreal upset them the next two years.

Winnipeg is once again powered by hometown running back Brady Oliveira, who led the CFL in rushing yards for the second straight season. Oliveira was the runner-up (to Kelly) for the Most Outstanding Player award last year after becoming just the 15th CFL player ever to gain 2,000 yards from scrimmage in a season. He's a finalist again — and is up for his second straight Most Outstanding Canadian award — after piling up 1,353 yards rushing and another 476 receiving for the top team in the West.

University football: The road to the Vanier Cup continues

Saturday afternoon's U Sports conference finals