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Flyers nip 'Canes in shootout, clinch first playoff berth in 6 years
Tyson Foerster scored the only goal of a four-round shootout, giving host Philadelphia a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday and sending the Flyers to the playoffs for the first time since 2020.,Matvei Michkov and Trevor Zegras scored in regulation for Philadelphia (42-27...
Golden Knights snag division edge with victory over Jets
Jack Eichel scored a goal and had three assists and Mark Stone added a goal and two assists as the Vegas Golden Knights moved a step closer toward a Pacific Division title with a 6-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday in Las Vegas.,It was the fourth four-point game of the season for Eichel.,Iv...
Justin Wrobleski, Dodgers shut out slumping Mets
Justin Wrobleski pitched eight scoreless innings and Andy Pages hit a three-run homer as the Los Angeles Dodgers opened a three-game home series with a 4-0 victory over the New York Mets on Monday.,Wrobleski (2-0) did not allow a hit until Jorge Polanco singled to right field with one out in the fif...
Quinton Byfield nets pair as Kings beat Kraken to clinch playoff berth
Quinton Byfield tallied twice as the Los Angeles Kings clinched a Western Conference playoff berth with a 5-3 victory against the host Seattle Kraken on Monday night.,Trevor Moore and Alexis Laferriere each had a goal and an assist, Adrian Kempe also scored and goaltender Anton Forsberg made 28 save...
Oilers fall to Avs in shootout, slip 2 points back of Knights
Nathan MacKinnon scored the decisive goal in a shootout, Scott Wedgewood made 30 saves through regulation and overtime plus one more in the shootout, and the visiting Colorado Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Monday night.,Sam Malinksi scored in regulation and Valeri Nichushkin and Martin N...
Jake Burger, Nathan Eovaldi steer Rangers to rout of A's
Jake Burger hit two homers and drove four runs and Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven shutout innings to help the Texas Rangers record an 8-1 victory over the Athletics on Monday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Josh Smith and Josh Jung each drove in two runs in the eighth inning as the Rangers broke the ...
Agustin Ramirez drives in 4 as Marlins beat up on Braves
Agustin Ramirez hit a homer and drove in four runs to help the visiting Miami Marlins break out of a slump and beat the Atlanta Braves 10-4 on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.,The Marlins scored only three runs over the weekend while suffering a three-game sweep at Detroit. On Monday, th...
Sabres stomp Blackhawks, wrap up Atlantic Division crown
Tage Thompson scored twice and Alex Tuch had a goal and assist as the Buffalo Sabres clinched the Atlantic Division title with a 5-1 victory against the host Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.,Buffalo (50-23-8, 108 points) recorded its fourth straight victory. The Sabres have the second-best record in th...
Six different Blues score in comeback victory over Wild
Six different players scored for the St. Louis Blues, who came from behind to defeat the visiting Minnesota Wild 6-3 on Monday night.,Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and an assist for the Blues (35-33-12, 82 points), who are out of playoff contention but have won four of their last six games. Joel Hofer ...
Brayan Rocchio, Guardians outslug Cards despite Jordan Walker's 8th HR
Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run homer while Daniel Schneemann and Steven Kwan added two RBIs apiece as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the host St. Louis Cardinals 9-3 on Monday.,Guardians starter Gavin Williams (2-1) went five-plus innings, giving up five hits and two runs. The right-hander walked tw...
After blasting 5 homers, Yankees walk off Angels on wild pitch
Jose Caballero scored on a wild-pitch by Jordan Romano as the host New York Yankees snapped a six-game losing streak with a wild 11-10 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.,Trent Grisham homered twice, drove in five and his two-run drive into the right field seats off Romano (0-1) in ...
Sharks outlast Predators in key Western Conference matchup
Macklin Celebrini scored two goals and the visiting San Jose Sharks held on for a 3-2 win against the Nashville Predators on Monday night.,Igor Chernyshov had a goal and an assist for the Sharks (38-34-8, 84), who have two games remaining and kept their slim Stanley Cup playoff hopes alive. Alex Ned...
Mavrik Bourque's first hat trick sparks Stars' rally vs. Leafs
Mavrik Bourque completed his first career hat trick with the go-ahead goal late in the third period Monday night as the visiting Dallas Stars defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5.,Bourque, who also had an assist for a career-best four-point game, scored from the edge of the crease at 14:52 of the th...
Twins pummel Garrett Crochet, Red Sox early and often
Ryan Jeffers went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins coasted to a 13-6 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Victor Caratini also homered and drove in three runs for the Twins, who won for the seventh time in their past eight games. Byron Buxton and Ry...
Agustin Ramirez drives in four as Marlins beat up on Braves
Agustin Ramirez hit a home run and drove in four runs to help the visiting Miami Marlins break out of a slump and beat the Atlanta Braves 10-4 on Monday in the opener of their three-game series.,The Marlins scored only three runs over the weekend while suffering a three-game sweep against Detroit. O...
Dick Vitale, battling melanoma, plans to 'win another battle'
Dick Vitale will soon begin immunotherapy to treat melanoma in his lung and liver cavity, the legendary ESPN college basketball analyst announced on Monday.,It's the latest in a series of health challenges for Vitale, 86.,"I've beaten melanoma. I've beaten lymphoma. I've beaten vocal cord cancer. I'...
Flyers nip Canes in shoot-out, clinch first playoff berth in 6 years
Tyson Foerster scored the only goal of the shootout which featured an extra round to give the host Philadelphia Flyers a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Carolina Hurricanes in the penultimate game of the regular season for both teams.,By earning the two points, the Flyers clinched their first play...
Lightning hold off late charge from Red Wings for overtime win
Nikita Kucherov scored the game-winner 27 seconds into overtime, and the Tampa Bay Lightning started a final two-game homestand with their 50th win, edging the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Monday night.,After goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (27 saves) stuffed Alex DeBrincat just after the puck dropped in ...
Pirates use massive sixth to clobber Nationals 16-5
Brandon Lowe had five RBIs for the second consecutive game to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 16-5 rout of the Washington Nationals on Monday night.,Lowe became the first Pirates player to drive in five runs in consecutive games since RBIs became an official statistic in 1920.,The Pirates rack...
Capitals, Blue Jackets play finale with all eyes on Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin may be playing his final NHL game when the Washington Capitals visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.,Or he may not be. Either way, he isn't playoff-bound, as the Philadelphia Flyers' 3-2 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes eliminated both the Capitals and the Blue Jac...