CALGARY — Long before the video tribute, the stirring ovation and his emotional response, MacKenzie Weegar was welcomed back to Calgary the way he wanted: with love from his former teammates. They did by way of a shooting gallery during warmups, firing pucks at him from every angle. “They came right at me right away,” …
WASHINGTON — Logan Thompson stopped 24 shots, and the Washington Capitals kept their slim playoff hopes alive by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 Sunday in perhaps the final home of Alex Ovechkin’s brilliant career. To reach the postseason, the Capitals must defeat Columbus in the season finale Tuesday night and hope Philadelphia fails to win …
Brayden Pachal had a goal and two assists on Sunday night as the Calgary Flames‘ hot streak at home continued with a 4-1 victory over the Utah Mammoth. Matt Coronato, Connor Zary and Mikael Backlund also scored for Calgary (33-38-9), which is 7-0-1 in its last eight at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Lawson Crouse scored for …
DALLAS — Ryan Nembhard broke Dallas coach Jason Kidd’s club rookie record with 23 assists after No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg’s debut season ended with an ankle injury, and the Mavericks beat Chicago in a season finale. The Aurora, Ont., native also broke Steve Nash’s record for most assists by a Canadian player in a single game (22), …
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Marco Rossi scored with 9.5 seconds left in overtime to help the Vancouver Canucks beat Anaheim 4-3 on Sunday night and prevent the Ducks from clinching a playoff spot. Anaheim has 90 points and can secure a playoff spot with a win Tuesday at Minnesota. Curtis Douglas, Jake DeBrusk and Brock Boeser …
The Toronto Raptors‘ road to the playoffs for the first time since 2022 has been long and winding, and — technically at least — was still in doubt until Sunday night when the Raptors hosted the Brooklyn Nets for the final game of the 82-game regular season. We say technically because the Nets have been …
NEW YORK — Nick Kurtz hit his first home run this season, sending the Athletics to a victory and a three-game sweep of slumping New York. Aaron Civale (2-0) allowed four hits in 5 2/3 innings as the Athletics won their fifth straight. They swept the Mets for the first time, immediately after winning a …
ELMONT, N.Y. — It took 81 games for Nick Suzuki to break a 40-year drought and become the first Montreal Canadien to record 100 points in a season since Mats Naslund, and it’s possible no one truly saw it coming but Suzuki himself. You could tell he’d be good long before he was drafted 13th overall …
With the NBA regular season now wrapped up, the bracket is locked in. There can be no more movement, and the seeds are all set. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Detroit Pistons will both enter the post-season as the No. 1 seeds in their respective conferences. The Toronto Raptors, back in the playoffs for the …
NEWARK, N.J. — Nico Hischier scored his second goal of the game on the power play with 1:45 left in overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night. The Devils trailed 3-2 after two periods, but Dawson Mercer scored a short-handed goal with 7:32 left in …