• The Canadian Press

    Bruins and Maple Leafs face off in game 7 of the first round

    Toronto Maple Leafs (46-26-10, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (47-20-15, second in the Atlantic Division)Boston; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Bruins -142, Maple Leafs +119; over/under is 5.5NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Series tied 3-3BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs face off in game seven of the first round of the NHL Playoffs. The teams meet Thursday for the 11th time this season. The Maple Leafs won 2-1 in the last matchup. William Nylan

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    Adin Hill flashes old playoff form as Golden Knights beat Stars 2-0 to force Game 7

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Beginning with Tyler Seguin on a breakaway, the shots came in waves at Vegas goalie Adin Hill. He stopped Seguin at point blank, saved Joe Pavelski's rebound and then stopped Seguin again. This was the Hill of last year's Stanley Cup championship run, and because of him the Golden Knights kept alive their hopes of repeating by beating the Dallas Stars 2-0 on Friday night to force a Game 7. “You need to make big saves at big times in big games,” Hill said. “That's how you win pla

  • The Canadian Press

    Sports scoreboard for Friday, May 3, 2024

    Friday's Scoreboard NHL Playoffs First Round Vancouver 1 Nashville 0 (Vancouver wins best-of-seven series 4-2) Vegas 2 Dallas 0 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3) --- AHL Playoffs Division Semifinals Cleveland 4 Belleville 3 (OT) (Best-of-five series tied 1-1) Grand Rapids 4 Rockford 3 (OT) (Grand Rapids leads best-of-five series 2-1) Providence 6 Hartford 0 (Best-of-five series tied 1-1) Calgary 4 Coachella Valley 1 (Calgary leads best-of-five series 1-0) --- MLB Interleague Baltimore 3 Cincinnati

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    Canucks eliminate the Predators with 1-0 win in Game 6

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pius Suter scored with 1:39 left and the Vancouver Canucks advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs with a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night in Game 6. Nashville had a final chance to force overtime with a power play with 33.9 seconds left after Elias Lindholm was called for cross-checking Gustav Nyquist. But the Predators couldn’t beat rookie goalie Arturs Silovs before time expired, and Nashville captain Roman Josi slammed his stick to the