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Scores and schedule for Wednesday, March 18, 2026
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
Wednesday’s Scoreboard NHL Washington 4 Ottawa 1 Calgary 2 St. Louis 1 (SO) Washington 4, Ottawa 1 New Jersey 6 N.Y. Rangers 3 Carolina 6 Pittsburgh 5 (OT) Dallas 2 Colorado 1 (SO) Philadelphia 3 Anaheim 2 (OT) — AHL Laval 5 WB/Scranton 1 Milwaukee 4 Manitoba 0 Cleveland 7 Belleville 2 Ontario 3 Abbotsford ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No handshakes: Canada’s Einarson protects sprained finger at women’s world curling
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
CALGARY — Kerri Einarson hasn’t been shaking hands at the women’s world curling championship because the Canadian skip is dealing with a sprained finger. It’s a leftover from the on-ice celebration when she and her teammates won the national championship Feb. 1 in Mississauga, Ont. “Someone clipped my finger and it bent my knuckle right ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Farabee and Gridin score shootout goals in the Flames’ 2-1 victory over the Blues
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Joel Farabee and rookie Matvei Gridin scored in a shootout to give the Calgary Flames a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night. Connor Zary scored early in the first period for Calgary, and Devin Cooley stopped 26 shots. Dylan Holloway tied it for St. Louis early in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whitecaps eliminated from CONCACAF Champions Cup with loss to Sounders
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
SPOKANE — The Vancouver Whitecaps are out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup after falling 2-1 to the Seattle Sounders on Wednesday. Seattle takes a 5-1 aggregate win over the two-legged round-of-16 series after beating Vancouver 3-0 last week. Jeevan Badwal opened the scoring for the ‘Caps with a left-footed shot from outside the box in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Philippines beats Uzbekistan 2-0 in an Asian playoff to secure a Women’s World Cup spot
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Angela Beard and Jaclyn Sawicki scored in a six-minute span to help Philippines secure a World Cup spot with a 2-0 victory over Uzbekistan in the playoffs of the Women’s Asian Cup on Thursday. Philippines had nine shots at goal in the first half without being able to break the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rookie Gridin’s shootout goal gives Calgary Flames 2-1 win over St. Louis Blues
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
CALGARY — Rookie Matvei Gridin’s shootout goal gave Calgary Flames a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night. Connor Zary scored the lone goal in regulation for Calgary (27-34-7). Dylan Holloway replied for St. Louis (27-30-11). Calgary’s Devin Cooley stopped 26 shots to snap a four-game winless skid and improve to 8-9-4. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Goldeneyes beat the New York Sirens 5-2 as Anna Segedi scores her first PWHL goal
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Anna Segedi scored her first PWHL goal and the Vancouver Goldeneyes scored twice in the third period to pull away for a 5-2 win over the New York Sirens on Wednesday night. She collected a pass from Michelle Karvinen and swept a shot in from the low circle 6:48 into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noah Cates scores on an OT deflection to lift the Flyers past the Ducks, 3-2
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Noah Cates scored on a deflection off goalie Lukas Dostal’s skate at 2:17 of overtime and — after a review for offsides on the play — the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Wednesday night. Pacific Division-leading Anaheim forced overtime on Leo Carlsson’s goal with 1:54 left in regulation. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wyatt Johnston scores shootout winner as Stars beat Avs 2-1 to tighten race for top spot in league
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
DENVER (AP) — Jake Oettinger made 33 saves through overtime, Wyatt Johnston scored the shootout winner and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Wednesday night to tighten the race for first place in the division, conference and league standings. The Stars (43-15-10, 96 points) pulled within two points of the Avalanche (44-13-10, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Segedi scores, Vancouver Goldeneyes snap skid with 5-2 win over New York Sirens
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Anna Segedi scored her first PWHL goal, helping the Vancouver Goldeneyes to a 5-2 win over the New York Sirens on Wednesday. The American centre collected a pass from Michelle Karvinen and swept a shot in from the low circle 6:48 into the first period to give Vancouver a 2-0 lead. Anna Shokina, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doncic drops 40, James adds 30 as Lakers stretch their streak to 7 with 124-116 win over Rockets
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
HOUSTON (AP) — Luka Doncic had 40 points and LeBron James added 30 as the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 124-116 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. It’s the 10th win in 11 games for the Lakers, who also beat Houston 100-92 on Monday night. The ... Read More »
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