• The Canadian Press

    Sports scoreboard for Wednesday, May 1, 2024

    Wednesday's Scoreboard NHL Playoffs First Round Edmonton 4 Los Angeles 3 (Edmonton wins best-of-seven series 4-1) Dallas 3 Vegas 2 (Dallas leads best-of-seven series 3-2) --- PWHL Toronto 4 Minnesota 1 --- AHL Playoffs Division Semifinals Belleville 2 Cleveland 1 (Belleville leads best-of-five series 1-0) Ontario 3 Abbotsford 1 (Ontario leads best-of-five series 1-0) Hershey 2 Lehigh Valley 1 (Hershey leads best-of-five series 1-0) Hartford 4 Providence 3 (Hartford leads best-of-five series 1-0)

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    Stars first to hold serve at home, beat Knights 3-2 in Game 5 for series lead in NHL playoffs

    DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson scored on a power-play after Tyler Seguin took a shot to the face, Jake Oettinger had another flawless finish and the Dallas Stars finally got a home win in these NHL playoffs. Robertson's goal late in the second period put the Stars ahead to stay and they beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 5 on Wednesday night. They now lead the series after the visitors had won each of the first four games. “The resilience ... I think it’s great how we’ve been able to battl

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    Draisaitl scores twice, Oilers advance to second round with 4-3 win over Kings

    EDMONTON — Leon Draisaitl scored twice, Evan Bouchard had three assists, and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 Wednesday to win their first-round, best-of-seven NHL playoff series in five games. Edmonton eliminated Los Angeles in the opening round for the third year in a row after coming out on top in six games in 2023 and seven in 2022. Zach Hyman — with his seventh of the post-season — and Evander Kane also scored for Edmonton. The Oilers' only loss of the series was a 5-4

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    CP NewsAlert: Oilers advance to second round of NHL playoffs with win over Kings

    EDMONTON — Leon Draisaitl scored twice, and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 Wednesday to win their first-round NHL playoff series in five games. Edmonton eliminated Los Angeles in the opening round for the third year in a row after coming out on top in six games in 2023 and seven in 2022. Zach Hyman -- with his seventh of the post-season -- and Evander Kane also scored for Edmonton, which only dropped a 5-4 loss in overtime of Game 2 in the best-of-seven series. Evan Bouch