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Vancouver Canucks clinch Pacific Division title ahead of playoffs

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks will finish the NHL regular season as the top team in the Pacific Division. The Canucks (50-22-9) clinched the title Tuesday when they defeated the visiting Calgary F...

Apr 16, 2024

Demko backstops Vancouver Canucks to 4-1 win over Calgary Flames

VANCOUVER - Thatcher Demko made 39 saves in his return from a knee injury and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Tuesday to clinch the Pacific Division title. Demko was injured in Va...

Apr 16, 2024

Panthers beat Maple Leafs 5-2, clinch Atlantic Division title

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart scored 10 seconds apart midway through the second period, and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Tuesday night. With the victory...

Apr 16, 2024

Jiri Smejkal gets 1st goal, Senators beat Bruins 3-1 in regular-season finale

BOSTON (AP) - Jiri Smejkal scored his first career goal midway through the second period and Jakob Chychrun scored less than a minute later as the Ottawa Senators beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Tuesday...

Apr 16, 2024

Maple Leafs to meet Bruins in first round of Stanley Cup playoffs

SUNRISE, Fla. - The Toronto Maple Leafs knew a familiar foe was waiting on deck. The club now knows which Atlantic Division rival will represent its first test in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Toronto wil...

Apr 16, 2024

Jets edge Kraken 4-3, clinch second in Central Division

WINNIPEG - Kyle Connor scored twice and Tyler Toffoli broke a third-period tie to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a key 4-3 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. The win clinched second place in the N...

Apr 16, 2024

Kikuchi, Guerrero help Jays edge Yankees 5-4

TORONTO - Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi struck out nine in his solid six innings, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s two-run single in the fourth pushed the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-4 win over the New York Yanke...

Apr 16, 2024

Red Wings miss playoffs despite 5-4 shootout win over Canadiens

MONTREAL - Patrick Kane scored the shootout winner in a 5-4 Detroit win over the Montreal Canadiens in their regular-season finale Tuesday, but the Red Wings were eliminated from playoff contention. T...

Apr 16, 2024

Oshie scores winner into empty net, Capitals make playoffs by beating Flyers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - T.J. Oshie scored into an empty net in the rare situation of a team pulling its goaltender in a tie game, and the Washington Capitals are in the playoffs after beating the Philadel...

Apr 16, 2024

Prince George gymnast set to compete at 2024 Western Canadian Championships

PRINCE GEORGE - 14-year-old Marissa Hawkes is putting the final touches on her routines before she takes off to Langley to compete in the 2024 Western Canadian Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She p...

Apr 16, 2024