• The Canadian Press

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

    EDMONTON — Zach Hyman had three goals and an assist, and Connor McDavid had five assists as the Edmonton Oilers ended their series-opening jinx with a 7-4 victory on Monday over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1 of their first-round NHL playoff series. Adam Henrique, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Leon Draisaitl and Warren Foegele also scored and Evan Bouchard chipped in with four assists for the Oilers who had lost the first game of their last seven playoff series and had not won Game 1 of a series on home

  • 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

  • The Canadian Press

    Hurricanes rally in third to beat Islanders 5-3, take 2-0 series lead

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes were down big at home in the NHL playoffs, playing desperate hockey full of withering long shifts in the offensive zone as they tried to rally. They fought back long enough to give themselves a chance — then Sebastian Aho and Jordan Martinook pounced to complete an improbable comeback that will linger in franchise lore. Aho scored the tying goal late in the third period, followed by Martinook with the winner 9 seconds later as the Hurricanes beat the

  • The Canadian Press

    Stone scores in return for Vegas, Knights beat Stars 4-3 in Dallas

    DALLAS (AP) — Vegas captain Mark Stone scored quickly after missing two months, Tomas Hertl had a nifty goal in his playoff debut for the Golden Knights and the reigning Stanley Cup champions opened defence of their title with a 4-3 win over the top-seeded Dallas Stars on Monday night. Jonathan Marchessault got his franchise-record 36th post-season goal for Vegas, while Brayden McNabb scored on a 50-foot sniper shot from against the boards in the second period. Jack Eichel and Noah Hanifin, a tr