National Sports
Wyatt Johnston scores in OT, Stars beat Golden Knights 3-2 to cut series deficit to 2-1
By W.g. Ramirez, The Associated Press on April 28th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Wyatt Johnston scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 3-2 victory over Vegas on Saturday night, cutting the defending champion Golden Knights’ series lead to 2-1. Johnston, who had a team-high eight shots, dragged the puck down the left side to the goal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Saturday, April 27, 2024
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2024
Saturday’s Scoreboard NHL Playoffs First Round Boston 3 Toronto 1 (Boston leads best-of-seven series 3-1) Dallas 3 Vegas 2 (OT) (Vegas leads best-of-seven series 2-1) N.Y. Islanders 3 Carolina 2 (2OT) (Carolina leads best-of-seven series 3-1) Tampa Bay 6 Florida 3 (Florida leads best-of-seven series 3-1) — PWHL Montreal 2 Ottawa 0 Boston 2 Minnesota ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marchand stars again, Swayman solid as Bruins push disjointed Leafs to the brink
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2024
TORONTO – Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner were having an animated discussion on the bench. William Nylander was caught by cameras muttering to himself during the second-period exchange. Marner then took off his gloves and slammed them on the ground. The Maple Leafs were down 2-0 in a game they desperately needed Saturday. The angst ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Winterhawks earn split with 5-3 win over Cougars
By The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2024
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – James Stefan’s power-play goal at 7:33 of the third period snapped a 2-2 deadlock and lifted the visiting Portland Winterhawks to a 5-3 victory on Saturday night over the Prince George Cougars to tie the Western Hockey League’s Western Conference final series at a game apiece. Gabe Klassen, Jack O’Brien, Diego ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marchand stars again, Swayman solid as Bruins push frustrated Leafs to the brink
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2024
TORONTO – Brad Marchand became the Bruins’ all-time leading playoff goal-scorer and added an assist as Boston suffocated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in the teams’ first-round playoff series. James van Riemsdyk and David Pastrnak had the other goals for Boston, which can close out the best-of-seven series ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No offence, but visiting Montreal ties Columbus Crew 0-0
By The Associated Press on April 27th, 2024
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Jonathan Sirois had four saves for CF Montreal and Patrick Schulte stopped two shots for the Columbus Crew in a scoreless Major League Soccer draw on Saturday night. Columbus (3-1-6) upped its unbeaten run at home to 27 matches in all competitions and has played to five straight draws in league ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Morgan’s goal helps short-handed Red Bulls tie Whitecaps 1-1
By The Associated Press on April 27th, 2024
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) – Lewis Morgan scored his seventh goal of the season, Carlos Coronel had three saves and the short-handed New York Red Bulls held on Saturday night for a 1-1 Major League Soccer draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps. New York (4-1-5) is unbeaten in six consecutive games since a 3-0 loss to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kim, Green tied for lead in LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship
By The Associated Press on April 27th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Grace Kim stumbled to a 5-over 76 on Saturday in the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship – and still held onto a share of the lead. It was that kind of a day at Wilshire Country Club, the tree-lined layout made difficult by bumpy poa annua greens and tricky wind ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spicer, Owusu score late goals to lift Toronto FC to comeback win in Orlando
By The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2024
ORLANDO, Fla. – Late goals by Tyrese Spicer and Prince Owusu lifted Toronto FC to a dramatic 2-1 comeback win over Orlando City SC in Major League Soccer play Saturday night. Orlando had seemed headed to victory thanks to Duncan McGuire’s 37th-minute strike. But Federico Bernardeschi’s long ball found Kobe Franklin on the right of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Voltigeurs tame Tigres 5-1, take 2-0 series lead
By The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2024
DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. – The Drummondville Voltigeurs grabbed a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League semifinal series on Saturday night by taming the visiting Victoriaville Tigres 5-1 at Centre Marcel Dionne. Noah Reinhart, Mikael Huchette, Luke Woodworth, Peter Repcik and Mikael Diotte scored for the Voltigeurs, who won Friday’s series opener 2-1. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Steven Stamkos scores twice, Lightning avoid elimination with 6-3 victory over Panthers
By Mark Didtler, The Associated Press on April 27th, 2024
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Steven Stamkos scored his fourth and fifth goals of the series and the Tampa Bay Lightning avoided elimination with a 6-3 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the first-round playoff matchup Saturday night. Game 5 is Monday night at Florida. Only four times in 206 tries has an ... Read More »
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