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Sports scoreboard for Thursday, April 18, 2024
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Winnipeg 4 Vancouver 2 Calgary 5 San Jose 1 Colorado 5 Edmonton 1 Seattle 4 Minnesota 3 Anaheim 4 Vegas 1 Los Angeles 5 Chicago 4 (OT) — PWHL Boston 2 Toronto 1 Montreal 4 Minnesota 3 — MLB American League Tampa Bay 2 L.A. Angels 1 Texas 9 Detroit 7 Cleveland ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL playoff series set after conclusion of regular season
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
The NHL post-season is now set. The playoffs begin Saturday with the Toronto Maple Leafs taking on the Boston Bruins in opening-round action. The Vancouver Canucks open their first-round series against the Nashville Predators. The Winnipeg Jets, meanwhile, will matchup against the Colorado Avalanche. The Edmonton Oilers will see the Los Angeles Kings to open ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MacKinnon has 2 assists, breaks franchise’s single-season points mark as Avs beat Oilers 5-1
By Pat Graham, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2024
DENVER (AP) – Valeri Nichushkin scored twice, Nathan MacKinnon added two assists to break the franchise’s single-season points mark and the Colorado Avalanche cruised into the playoffs behind a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. MacKinnon wrapped up the regular season with 140 points (51 goals, 89 assists) to top Peter Stastny’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Emily Brown and Susanna Tapani each score as Boston returns from 24-day break to beat Toronto 2-1
By The Associated Press on April 18th, 2024
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) – Emily Brown scored her first career goal, Susanna Tapani had a goal and an assist, and Boston returned from a 24-day international break to beat Toronto 2-1 on Thursday night in Professional Women’s Hockey League action. Aerin Frankel stopped 23 shots for Boston (5-4-2-9), which is in fifth place with 25 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flames earn 5-1 season-ending victory over league-worst Sharks
By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
CALGARY – Blake Coleman scored his 30th goal and MacKenzie Weegar got his 20th as the Calgary Flames set multiple personal milestones in a season-ending 5-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. Adam Klapka, with his first NHL goal, Oliver Kylington, and Kevin Rooney also scored for Calgary (38-39-5). The Flames finished ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL: Knights hold off Rangers to complete second-round series sweep
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
KITCHENER, Ont. – Jacob Julien scored a hat trick in leading the London Knights past the Kitchener Rangers 4-3 to finish off a second-round sweep on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League playoff action. Kasper Halttunen had the other goal for London, which earned its second straight sweep of the post-season. Michael Simpson made 26 saves. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets take down Canucks 4-2 as both teams wrap up regular season
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Nikita Chibrikov scored the game-winner in his NHL debut and Cole Perfetti tallied a pair of goals as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 to close out their regular seasons on Thursday. The victory produced some notable accomplishments in front of the ninth sellout crowd of the season at Canada Life ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!O’Neill scores twice, Montreal completes late comeback over Minnesota in PWHL action
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
MONTREAL – Kristin O’Neill scored twice, and Montreal pulled off an epic comeback for a 4-3 win over Minnesota on Thursday night in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Down 3-2, Montreal pulled the goalie for an extra attacker with 2:49 left in the game – and it paid off. Laura Stacey fired a one-timer past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chasing 5th straight win, Nelly Korda is 2 shots back at Chevron Championship after a first-round 68
By Kristie Rieken, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2024
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) – Nelly Korda, who is looking to tie an LPGA Tour record with her fifth straight win, shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday in the opening round of the Chevron Championship, leaving her two shots behind leader Lauren Coughlin in the year’s first major. Coughlin shot a bogey-free 66 in windy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How bad did Dylan Strome want to make the NHL playoffs? Ask his brothers
By Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2024
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) – Dylan Strome was never good at losing, whether it was playing baseball in his front yard or stick hockey in the basement with his brothers. “He hated losing more than he loved winning,” younger brother Matt Strome said. “He was never satisfied unless he won, and if he lost you would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scheffler wiped out from Masters and opens with a 69 at Hilton Head. He trails Poston by 6 shots
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2024
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) – Scottie Scheffler is running on fumes after an exhausting Masters victory just four days ago. He hit a shank from a bunker. He nearly lost his mind from mud on his golf ball. And he still managed a 2-under 69 at the RBC Heritage on Thursday. J.T. Poston set ... Read More »
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