National Sports
Edmonton's Jeff Skinner finally makes playoff debut after 15 NHL seasons
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Edmonton Oilers forward Jeff Skinner has finally made his Stanley Cup playoff debut after 15 seasons and a league-record 1,078 regular-season games.
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Hunter Brown stars as Astros shut down the Blue Jays 7-0
HOUSTON (AP) — Hunter Brown struck out a season-high nine in seven innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 on Monday night.
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Ovechkin scores in overtime as Capitals edge Canadiens 3-2 in Game 1
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.
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Ovechkin scores his 1st playoff overtime goal as the Capitals beat the Canadiens 3-2 in Game 1
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.
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Connor nets winner as Jets beat Blues 2-1, lead series 2-0
WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele had a goal and assist and Kyle Connor scored his second consecutive game-winner in the third period to propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 victory over the St.
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Avalanche captain Landeskog activated from injured list, but not playing Game 2 against Stars
DALLAS (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche activated captain Gabriel Landeskog off injured reserve, but again delayed his much-anticipated return when he was scratched from playing Game 2 of their first-round series against the Dallas Stars on Monday night
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Seattle Kraken fire coach Dan Bylsma after one season
The Seattle Kraken fired coach Dan Bylsma on Monday, ending his tenure after one season far out of playoff contention.
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Leafs preach discipline against Sens, vow to make life difficult for 'annoying' Greig
TORONTO — Ridly Greig raised his arms and delivered a cross-check up high on John Tavares. The Ottawa Senators forward was initially assessed a five-minute penalty that was reduced to a minor upon review.
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Colorado Avalanche activate captain Gabriel Landeskog off injured reserve
DALLAS (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche activated captain Gabriel Landeskog off injured reserve, paving the way for him to return from his nearly three-year absence as soon as Game 2 of Colorado’s first-round series against the Dallas Stars on Monday ni
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'Patrik's priority': Canucks look to strengthen centre position this off-season
VANCOUVER — The result of the rift between former Canucks centre J.T. Miller and current Vancouver star Elias Pettersson was the main talking point when team president Jim Rutherford and general manager Patrik Allvin addressed the media on Monday.
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