By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2024
Wednesday’s Scoreboard NHL Tampa Bay 6 Toronto 4 Arizona 5 Edmonton 2 N.Y. Islanders 5 Pittsburgh 4 Dallas 2 St. Louis 1 (SO) — AHL Belleville 2 Syracuse 1 (SO) Rochester 3 Toronto 1 Milwaukee 6 Manitoba 4 Hershey 4 Charlotte 3 Grand Rapids 3 Iowa 2 (SO) Colorado 5 San Diego 3 Ontario 4 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on April 17th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Simon Holmstrom scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Ilya Sorokin stopped Sidney Crosby on a late penalty shot and the playoff-bound New York Islanders edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Wednesday night. Samuel Bolduc and Brock Nelson each had a goal and an assist, and Casey Cizikas and Kyle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2024
RED DEER, Alta. – Egor Sidorov had a hat trick and two assists powering the Saskatoon Blades to a 7-0 thumping of the Red Deer Rebels to complete the second-round sweep on Wednesday in Western Hockey League playoff action. Rowan Calvert and Brandon Lisowsky each had one goal and two assists, while Fraser Minten and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By John Marshall, The Associated Press on April 17th, 2024
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) – The Coyotes closed out their 28-year Arizona tenure as winners, getting a goal and an assist from Dylan Guenther in a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. The Coyotes buzzed early at Mullett Arena and closed strong in their final game before moving to Salt Lake City. Liam ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2024
TAMPA, Fla. – Auston Matthews fired 12 shots on net and chimed another off the crossbar. The Maple Leafs sniper desperately chasing history had another chance at a yawning cage blocked by a defender completely unaware the puck was headed his way. Looking to become the first NHL player to score 70 goals in more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2024
BATHURST, N.B. – Justin Poirier scored the game-winning goal at 17:06 of overtime as the Baie-Comeau Drakkar swept the Acadie-Bathurst Titan with a 5-4 victory on Wednesday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff action. The winner was part of a three-goal, one-assist effort from Poirier. Justin Gill and FĂ©lix Gagnon also scored for Baie-Comeau, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2024
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Bryce McConnell-Barker had two goals and one assist, Charlie Schenkel earned a 27-save shutout and the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds downed the Saginaw Spirit 4-0 on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League playoff action. Jordan D’Intino and Marco Mignosa, with an empty-net goal, also scored for Sault Ste. Marie, which evened ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By John Kreiser, The Associated Press on April 17th, 2024
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Auston Matthews came up empty in his bid to become the ninth player in NHL history to score 70 goals in a season, but Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov became the fifth player to have a 100-assist season as the Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4 on Wednesday night. Matthews was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2024
TAMPA, Fla. – Auston Matthews won’t be joining the NHL’s 70-goal club this season. The Maple Leafs sniper was held in check for the second straight night Wednesday in Toronto’s 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, finishing the schedule with 69 goals in 81 games. Matthews was also unable to find the back of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Veteran skip Brad Jacobs’s time as a free agent didn’t last long. Jacobs is joining third Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant and lead Ben Hebert for next season – former teammates of Brendan Bottcher who are based in Alberta. Kennedy made the announcement on social media Wednesday evening. “Looking forward to playing with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2024
TORONTO – Giancarlo Stanton homered in the ninth inning and Aaron Judge added a go-ahead two-run double to lead the New York Yankees to a 6-4 comeback win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday at Rogers Centre. Stanton hit a solo shot off Erik Swanson (0-1) to kick off a four-run outburst that prevented ... Read More »
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