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Canadiens encouraged by comeback despite Game 1 loss to physical Capitals, Ovechkin
WASHINGTON - Martin St. Louis wanted a victory. It didn't happen Monday night, but the way his young group rallied after a difficult start gave the Montreal bench boss reason to think a win might not ...
Apr 21, 2025
Connor's heroics help Jets get over Game 2 hump, lead Blues 2-0 in series
WINNIPEG - Kyle Connor smiled when asked if he was only scoring game-winners in the playoffs. "Yeah, I'll take it," the Winnipeg Jets top winger said Monday after another timely goal. Connor scored hi...
Apr 21, 2025
Edmonton's Jeff Skinner finally makes playoff debut after 15 NHL seasons
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Edmonton Oilers forward Jeff Skinner has finally made his Stanley Cup playoff debut after 15 seasons and a league-record 1,078 regular-season games. Skinner was in Edmonton's lineup...
Apr 21, 2025
Hunter Brown stars as Astros shut down the Blue Jays 7-0
HOUSTON (AP) - Hunter Brown struck out a season-high nine in seven innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 on Monday night. Brown (3-1) allowed two hits and walked one while ext...
Apr 21, 2025
Ovechkin scores his 1st playoff overtime goal as the Capitals beat the Canadiens 3-2 in Game 1
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff overtime goal of his NHL career to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of their first-round playof...
Apr 21, 2025
Ovechkin scores in overtime as Capitals beat Canadiens 3-2 in Game 1
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff overtime goal of his NHL career to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of their first-round playof...
Apr 21, 2025
Connor nets winner as Jets beat Blues 2-1, lead series 2-0
WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele had a goal and assist and Kyle Connor scored his second consecutive game-winner in the third period to propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on M...
Apr 21, 2025
Avalanche captain Landeskog activated from injured list, but not playing Game 2 against Stars
DALLAS (AP) - The Colorado Avalanche activated captain Gabriel Landeskog off injured reserve, but again delayed his much-anticipated return when he was scratched from playing Game 2 of their first-rou...
Apr 21, 2025
Tugboat brings in B.C. ferry after mechanical failure on busy Easter weekend
NORTH VANCOUVER - A BC Ferries vessel had to be assisted into Horseshoe Bay in North Vancouver by a tugboat after suffering a mechanical failure at the end of the busy holiday weekend. The company say...
Apr 21, 2025
'Man of compassion:' Indigenous leaders, residential school survivors on Pope Francis
It's been nearly three years since Pope Francis travelled to Canada to apologize for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools. But for some Indigenous survivors, memories of the historic day ...
Apr 21, 2025