• The Canadian Press

    Panthers rally to beat Bruins 3-2, grab 3-1 lead in East semifinal series

    BOSTON (AP) — Aleksander Barkov slipped through three Bruins defenders to score the go-ahead goal on Sunday night, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 shots to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over Boston and a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. One year after Florida knocked out the record-setting Bruins in the first round on its way to the Stanley Cup final, the Panthers won their third straight to send Boston to the brink of elimination. Sam Bennett and Anton Lundell al

  • The Canadian Press

    Bruins captain Marchand scratched from Game 4 of Eastern Conference semifinals against Panthers

    BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand, the Boston Bruins captain and the team's leading scorer in the playoffs, was scratched from Sunday night's game against the Florida Panthers, two days after he left Game 3 in the third period with an undisclosed injury. Marchand, who turned 36 on Saturday, was shaken by a collision with Florida's Sam Bennett early in the first period of the 6-2 loss. He struggled to get off the ice and appeared to be in pain on the bench; he did not take the ice in the third period.

  • The Canadian Press

    Bedard's three-point effort leads Canada past Denmark 5-1 at hockey worlds

    PRAGUE, Czechia — Connor Bedard had two goals and one assist in helping lead Canada to a 5-1 win over Denmark on Sunday at the world hockey championship. Dylan Cozens, Dawson Mercer and Pierre-Luc Dubois also scored for Canada, which moved to 2-0 at the tournament to sit atop Group A. Jordan Binnington made 19 saves. After scoring twice in the opening period and going into the third just up 2-1, Canada put the heat on Denmark in the final 20 minutes scoring three more times. “I liked our third p

  • The Canadian Press

    Rangers look to regroup as they return home with 3-1 series lead against Hurricanes

    The New York Rangers aren't dwelling on their first loss of the postseason. They still have plenty of confidence. The Presidents' Trophy-winning Rangers now head home with a 3-1 series lead as they face the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series on Monday night (7 p.m., ESPN). “When we play our game we can play pretty well, generate offense," captain Jacob Trouba said. “Turn the page pretty quick and focus on Game 5.” The Rangers had won their first seven games of the