• The Canadian Press

    Oilers dominate special teams to eliminate Kings in five games

    EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings played a tight-checking series at even strength. But the special teams matchup was lopsided — and that’s why it ended in five games. "That was a difference in this series,” Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said. Leon Draisaitl scored twice, Evan Bouchard had three assists, and the Oilers defeated the Kings 4-3 Wednesday to win the first-round matchup. The red-hot Oilers power play went 1-for-5 on the night but scored twice just after time had

  • The Canadian Press

    Stars beat Knights 3-2 for series lead

    DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson scored a power-play goal to put Dallas ahead late in the second period after Tyler Seguin took a shot to the face and the Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 5 on Wednesday night, becoming the first home team to win in this opening-round series that they now lead. Evgenii Dadonov and Matt Duchene also scored for the Stars, who have won three in a row after dropping the first two games at home last week as the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. Seguin

  • 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)

  • The Canadian Press

    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