National Sports
Ovechkin scores his 1st playoff overtime goal as the Capitals beat the Canadiens 3-2 in Game
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
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 playoff series on Monday night. Fresh off breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in league history 15 days earlier, Ovechkin’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kings blow 4-goal lead before Danault nets winner in 6-5 decision over Oilers
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phillip Danault scored his second goal with 41 seconds to play, and the Los Angeles Kings blew a four-goal lead before rallying for a 6-5 victory over the gritty Edmonton Oilers in the opener of the clubs’ fourth consecutive first-round playoff series Monday night. The Kings led 5-3 in the final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kings blow a 4-goal lead before Danault scores the last-minute winner in 6-5 opening win over Oilers
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phillip Danault scored his second goal with 41 seconds to play, and the Los Angeles Kings blew a four-goal lead before rallying for a 6-5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in the opener of the clubs’ fourth consecutive first-round playoff series Monday night. The Kings led 5-3 in the final minutes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blackwell scores 17:46 into OT as Stars beat Avalanche 4-3 to even 1st-round NHL playoffs series 1-1
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
DALLAS (AP) — Colin Blackwell scored 17:46 into overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Monday night in Game 2 to even up their first-round Western Conference series. Blackwell took a shot that was blocked in front of the net by a teammate, but with the loose puck wobbling on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kawhi Leonard’s 39 points lead Clippers to a 105-102 win over Nuggets to even series 1-1
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
DENVER (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 39 points on 15-of-19 shooting and the Los Angeles Clippers evened their first-round playoff series against the Nuggets with a 105-102 win in Denver on Monday night. Christian Braun was long on a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left, and Nikola Jokic, who recorded his 19th career playoff triple-double, grabbed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Monday, April 21, 2025
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
Monday’s Scoreboard NHL Playoffs First Round Winnipeg 2 St. Louis 1 (Jets lead best-of-seven series 2-0) Washington 3 Montreal 2 (OT) (Capitals lead best-of-seven series 1-0) Los Angeles 6 Edmonton 5 (Kings lead best-of-seven series 1-0) Dallas 4 Colorado 3 (OT) (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1) — NBA Playoffs First Round Detroit 100 at New York ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pistons beat Knicks to snap record 15-game playoff skid
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 33 points and 12 rebounds, Dennis Schroder made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 55 seconds left, and the Detroit Pistons snapped their NBA-record, 15-game postseason losing streak by beating the New York Knicks 100-94 on Monday night in Game 2 of their playoff series. The Pistons, who hadn’t even ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kawhi Leonard’s 39 ponits leads Clippers to a 105-102 win over Nuggets to even series 1-1
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
DENVER (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 39 points on 15-of-19 shooting and the Los Angeles Clippers evened their first-round playoff series against the Nuggets with a 105-102 win in Denver on Monday night. Christian Braun was long on a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left, and Nikola Jokic, who recorded his 19th career playoff triple-double, grabbed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wilmer Flores hits go-ahead homer and Jung Hoo Lee adds RBI triple as Giants beat Brewers 5-2
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wilmer Flores hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the sixth, Jung Hoo Lee added an RBI triple the next inning as fans chanted his name, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Monday night. Flores connected off Grant Anderson (1-1) with two outs. Caleb Durbin hit his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lindor slams Phillies again and buries memory of slow start in 2024
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor is off to a smashing start, for a change. And on Monday night, he picked up right where he left off against the Philadelphia Phillies. The star shortstop stayed red-hot by homering twice and finishing with four RBIs as the New York Mets held off their NL East rivals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadiens encouraged by comeback despite Game 1 loss to physical Capitals, Ovechkin
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
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 be far away. The underdog Canadiens showed they’re ready for a fight despite losing Game 1 of their first-round ... Read More »
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