• The Canadian Press

    Hyman, McDavid lead Oilers to 7-4 playoff win over Kings

    EDMONTON — For once the Edmonton Oilers won’t have to dig themselves out of a hole to start the NHL playoffs. Zach Hyman had three goals and an assist, Connor McDavid had five assists, and the Oilers ended their series-opening jinx with a 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Monday's start to the first-round, best-of-seven series. “I thought we had a good start, I thought we were good in the first period, worked our way to a 2-0 lead and I thought we showed good energy and we played really

  • The Canadian Press

    NHL roundup: Matthews scores winner, Toronto beats Boston 3-2 to tie series 1-1

    BOSTON (AP) — Auston Matthews scored on a breakaway to snap a third-period tie with eight minutes left, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Monday night to knot their first-round playoff series at one game apiece. Ilya Samsonov stopped 27 shots for Toronto, which snapped an eight-game losing streak against Boston over 534 days dating to November 2022. Max Domi and John Tavares also scored for the Maple Leafs, who haven’t beaten the Bruins in a playoff series since 1959. Mor

  • The Canadian Press

    Vegas captain Stone scores quick in return and defending Cup champions open with 4-3 win at Dallas

    DALLAS (AP) — Vegas captain Mark Stone scored quickly after missing two months and his first-time linemate Tomas Hertl had a nifty goal in his playoff debut for the Golden Knights. Stone and Hertl scored on the only power plays for the reigning Stanley Cup champion as Vegas opened defense of its title with a 4-3 win over the top-seeded Dallas Stars on Monday night. “Off to a good start on the road,” Stone said. “That's key, and the power play was clutch for us.” Jonathan Marchessault got his fra

  • The Canadian Press

    Sports scoreboard for Monday, April 22, 2024

    Monday's Scoreboard NHL Playoffs First Round Toronto 3 Boston 2 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1) Edmonton 7 Los Angeles 4 (Edmonton leads best-of-seven series 1-0) Vegas 4 Dallas 3 (Vegas leads best-of-seven series 1-0) Carolina 5 N.Y. Islanders 3 (Carolina leads best-of-seven series 2-0) --- NBA Playoffs First Round Cleveland 96 Orlando 86 (Cleveland leads best-of-seven series 2-0) New York 104 Philadelphia 101 (New York leads best-of-seven series 2-0) Denver 101 L.A. Lakers 99 (Denver leads bes