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Toronto tops Minnesota 2-0, one win away from PWHL final
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2024
TORONTO – It’s an exciting time for Toronto sitting on the doorstep of advancing into the Professional Women’s Hockey League championship final. Jesse Compher scored the winning goal with 1:25 left in the third period to give Toronto a 2-0 victory over Minnesota on Friday. Toronto is up 2-0 in the best-of-five semifinal series, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Panthers overpower Bruins 6-2, grab 2-1 lead in series
By Jimmy Golen, The Associated Press on May 10th, 2024
BOSTON (AP) – The Florida Panthers pounced on the power play, scoring twice on a Bruins double-minor – and four goals in all with a man advantage – to take a 2-1 lead in their NHL Eastern Conference semifinal series. Vladimir Tarasenko and Carter Verhaeghe scored one minute apart on the same power play, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Panthers take a 2-1 series lead over the Bruins, scoring 4 power-play goals in a 6-2 victory
By Jimmy Golen, The Associated Press on May 10th, 2024
BOSTON (AP) – The Florida Panthers pounced on the power play, scoring twice on a Bruins double-minor – and four goals in all with a man advantage – to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Vladimir Tarasenko and Carter Verhaeghe scored 1 minute apart on the same power play, and Sergei ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.’s David Eby, Alberta’s Danielle Smith watch Oilers-Canucks playoff game together
By The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Hockey brought a pair of provincial politicians together Friday when the premiers of B.C. and Alberta took in a playoff game between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks. B.C. Premier David Eby and his Alberta counterpart, Danielle Smith, watched Game 2 from a private suite at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Several others were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whitecaps put unbeaten road record on the line in Los Angeles
By Carol Schram, The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Amid a busy month of May, the Vancouver Whitecaps (5-2-3) will put their unbeaten road record on the line when they visit a familiar foe on Saturday in LAFC (4-4-3). “Last year, it was probably our biggest rivalry of the year,” said Whitecaps coach Vanni Sartini following a training session in Vancouver on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nembhard’s late 3 gives Pacers 111-106 win over Knicks
By Michael Marot, The Associated Press on May 10th, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Andrew Nembhard made a 31-foot, tiebreaking 3-pointer with 16 seconds left, Tyrese Haliburton scored 35 points and the Indiana Pacers rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the banged-up and short-handed New York Knicks 111-106 on Friday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Knicks still lead the best-of-seven ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Panthers overpower Bruins 6-2, take 2-1 series lead
By Jimmy Golen, The Associated Press on May 10th, 2024
BOSTON (AP) – Vladimir Tarasenko and Carter Verhaeghe scored on the same Bruins double-minor, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 14 shots and the Florida Panthers beat Boston 6-2 on Friday night and grabbed a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Evan Rodrigues scored twice, and Brandon Montour also connected for the Panthers, who have won ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Voltigeurs edge Drakkar 1-0 in OT, lead final series 2-0
By The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2024
BAIE-COMEAU, Que. – Ethan Gauthier scored 5:23 into overtime as the visiting Drummondville Voltigeurs edged the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 1-0 in the second game of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Championship final on Friday night. The Volts, who won Thursday’s opening game in the best-of-seven series 5-0, got a 33-save shutout performance from Riley Mercer. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl to play in Game 2 against Canucks
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl will play in Game 2 against the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night. The 28-year-old German forward will start the game on a line with Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman. Draisaitl said earlier in the day that he would be a “game time decision” after appearing to labour late ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Santana’s solo shot lifts Twins over Blue Jays 3-2 in rematch of wild-card series
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2024
TORONTO – Carlos Santana’s go-ahead home run in the fifth inning lifted the Minnesota Twins over the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Friday. Jose Miranda’s RBI single in the first inning opened the scoring as Minnesota (23-15) won its third straight. Pinch-hitter Max Kepler added another RBI single in the ninth. Joe Ryan (2-2) struck ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto tops Minnesota 2-0 to sit one win away from PWHL final
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2024
TORONTO – Jesse Compher scored the go-ahead goal with 1:25 left in the third period to give Toronto a 2-0 win and 2-0 lead in its best-of-five semifinal series against Minnesota in Professional Women’s Hockey League playoff action on Friday. Hannah Miller added an empty-netter for top-seeded Toronto in front of 8,581 fans at Coca-Cola ... Read More »
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