• The Canadian Press

    Sports scoreboard for Monday, March 18, 2024

    Monday's Scoreboard NHL Washington 5 Calgary 2 Buffalo 6 Seattle 2 --- AHL W/B Scranton 5 Cleveland 2 --- NBA Boston 119 Detroit 94 Cleveland 108 Indiana 103 Philadelphia 98 Miami 91 Chicago 110 Portland 107 Minnesota 114 Utah 104 New York 119 Golden State 112 L.A. Lakers 136 Atlanta 105 Sacramento 121 Memphis 111 (OT) --- MLB Spring Training L.A. Dodgers 5 Korea 2 Minnesota 5 Boston 2 N.Y. Yankees 4 Philadelphia (ss) 3 Pittsburgh 11 Philadelphia (ss) 2 Miami 6 Houston (ss) 5 Tampa Bay 7 Atlanta

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    Ovechkin scores twice, Capitals douse Flames 5-2

    CALGARY — Alex Ovechkin became the third player in NHL history to score 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons on Monday. The veteran Washington forward scored two power-play goals in the second period to lead the Capitals to a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames. "Consistency. Not just from the scoring part but also him being in the lineup and being durable and him being able to play game after game after game all these years,” said Washington coach Spencer Carbery. “We needed every single bit of t

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    Ovechkin becomes 3rd in NHL history with at least 20 goals in 19 straight seasons; Caps beat Flames

    CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored twice and became the third player in NHL history to have at least 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons as the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Monday night. The 38-year-old Ovechkin had two power-play goals in the second period as Washington won its third straight game. He joined Gordie Howe (22) and Brendan Shanahan (19) as the only players to achieve the goal-scoring feat. Dylan Strome, Hendrix Lapierre and Tom Wilson also scored for

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    Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov has been suspended by the NHL for 2 games for an illegal check

    NEW YORK (AP) — Florida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov has been suspended by the NHL for two games for an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay Lightning forward Conor Sheary. The league announced the punishment on Monday. The play occurred 3:36 into the second period of Tampa Bay's 5-3 victory on Saturday night. Kulikov received a match penalty. Based on his average annual salary, Kulikov will forfeit $10,416.66 as part of his punishment. The money goes to an emergency assistance fund for