• The Canadian Press

    Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

    Mark Stone of the Vegas Golden Knights went from the 26-game injured reserve list to the Game 1 Dallas scoresheet in 83 seconds, the Boston fan with the big sign "Matthews STILL stuck on 69!" was nowhere to be seen after last night's Leafs-Bruins' game, and the New York Islanders played an impressive 24 minutes in Raleigh before getting whipped in the other 36 minutes by the Comeback 'Canes. Here are five things you need to know about the NHL playoffs: CURSE OF THE FIRST? Don't scold fans of the

  • The Canadian Press

    Oilers beat Kings to open playoffs in first Game 1 win since 2017

    EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have won a Game 1 for the first time in seven years. Edmonton beat the visiting Los Angeles Kings 7-4 on Monday night to open their first-round, best-of-seven NHL playoff series. Oilers' forward Zach Hyman scored a hat trick, while captain Connor McDavid had five assists. The Oilers had been 0-7 in Game 1s dating back to 2017, when they beat Anaheim to open their second-round series. This is the third year in a row Edmonton has faced Los Angeles in the opening roun

  • The Canadian Press

    LeBron James rants at NBA's replay center for calls, Lakers lose on buzzer-beater, trail Denver 2-0

    DENVER (AP) — LeBron James was seeing red after the Los Angeles Lakers watched a golden opportunity slip away. His frustration wasn't so much centered on blowing a 20-point lead. Or his late missed 3-pointer that rimmed out with the game tied. Or Jamal Murray’s fadeaway buzzer-beater that gave the Denver Nuggets a 101-99 win over the Lakers in Game 2 of their first-round series Monday night. James' anger was more distant — the NBA's replay center in Secaucus, New Jersey. At the heart of his wrat

  • Yahoo Sports

    How the Knicks found a way to steal Game 2 against a Sixers team that now must regroup

    Tom Thibodeau is fond of saying that the magic lies in the work; on Monday night at Madison Square Garden, it produced a shot that ranks among the most magical in the last 30 years of Knicks basketball.