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Caps drop finale to Penguins despite Alex Ovechkin's 897th
Washington's Alex Ovechkin scored his 897th NHL goal, but the visiting Capitals dropped their season finale 5-2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.,Ovechkin fired in a one-timer from above the right circle at 16:56 during a second-period power play to pull the Capitals within 3-2. The 39-y...
Senators rally past Hurricanes with four late goals
The Ottawa Senators scored four goals in a third-period rally and beat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 7-5 on Thursday night in the regular-season finale for both playoff-bound teams.,Drake Batherson and Adam Gaudette had two goals each and Tim Stutzle and Dylan Cozens a goal and two assists apiece...
Sabres give Lindy Ruff 900th win in finale
Ryan McLeod collected a goal and two assists to help lift the host Buffalo Sabres to a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday in the regular-season finale for both teams.,The win was the 900th in the coaching career of Buffalo bench boss Lindy Ruff.,Alex Tuch, Jack Quinn and JJ Peterka...
Scott Laughton's OT goal lifts Maple Leafs over Red Wings
Scott Laughton scored 56 seconds into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs came back to defeat the visiting Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Thursday night in the regular-season finale for teams.,Auston Matthews, Philippe Myers and Christopher Tanev also scored for the Maple Leafs (52-26-4, 108 points). Mit...
Igor Shesterkin, Rangers shut out Lightning in finale
Mika Zibanejad scored twice and added an assist as the host New York Rangers ended one of the more disappointing seasons in team history with a 4-0 victory over the playoff-bound Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.,Zibanejad scored twice in a span of 3:34 in the third period when the Rangers (39-...
Spencer Torkelson spurs Tigers past Royals
Spencer Torkelson drove in three runs and the host Detroit Tigers opened a four-game series with a 6-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.,Riley Greene broke out of a slump with three hits and two RBIs, while Kerry Carpenter had three hits and scored twice. Reese Olson (2-1) lasted fi...
Jackets rout Isles, finish season on 6-game win streak
Jet Greaves made 36 saves for the Columbus Blue Jackets, helping them to a 6-1 win against the visiting New York Islanders on Thursday in the regular-season finale for both teams.,Greaves, a 24-year-old rookie, won his final five starts, allowing four goals in that span.,Cole Sillinger and Zach Were...
O's belt 3 HRs, clinch series win over Guardians
Ryan O'Hearn belted a go-ahead three-run home run in the third inning of Baltimore's 6-2 victory against the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday night, helping the host Orioles post back-to-back wins for the first time this season.,Gunnar Henderson (two hits) and Heston Kjerstad also homered to support ...
Natus Vincere Junior, BetBoom Team enjoy hot starts at YaLLa Compass Qatar
After a day of play at the YaLLa Compass Qatar 2025, Natus Vincere Junior and BetBoom Team emerged Thursday at the top of their respective groups with matching 3-0 records.,NAVI Junior leads Group A by a half-game over Dynamo Eclot, also undefeated at 2-0. BetBoom has a full game advantage in Group ...
Joel Dahmen shoots course-record 62, leads Corales Puntacana
Joel Dahmen poured in 10 birdies with no bogeys to shoot a course record and set the first-round lead at the Corales Puntacana Championship on Thursday in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.,Dahmen's 62 at the Puntacana Resort's Corales Golf Course was enough for a two-stroke lead over Keith Mitchell, E...
Cristopher Sanchez baffles Giants, helps Phillies win
Cristopher Sanchez struck out a career-high 12 batters over seven innings Thursday as the Philadelphia Phillies nipped the visiting San Francisco Giants 6-4 to earn a split of their four-game series., ,Sanchez (2-0) used his changeup to record 11 strikeouts as part of a stellar performance in which ...
A's roll past White Sox 8-0 to complete sweep
JP Sears pitched six scoreless innings, Brent Rooker went 3-for-5, including a two-run home run, and the visiting Athletics slugged their way to an 8-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.,Sears (2-2) allowed just three hits with two strikeouts and two walks. Lawrence Butler, JJ Bleday an...
Randy Arozarena, Mariners take down Reds in 10 innings
Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena clubbed back-to-back homers in the ninth to tie the game and Arozarena drove in two more in a four-run 10th to rally the visiting Seattle Mariners past the Cincinnati Reds 11-7 on Thursday in the rubber game of the series.,Reds closer Emilio Pagan had been a perfect 4...
Diamondbacks capitalize on basepaths, sweep Marlins
Pavin Smith homered, doubled and drove in two runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks swept a three-game series from the host Miami Marlins, prevailing 6-4 on Thursday afternoon.,Arizona has won seven of its past eight games, including five straight.,Josh Naylor, a former Marlins first-round pick, homered ...
Andrew Heaney pitches Pirates past Nationals 1-0
Left-hander Andrew Heaney went 7 1/3 shutout innings and Oneil Cruz blasted a leadoff home run to propel the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon.,The Pirates won their second in a row and picked up three wins in four games against the National...
Leafs look to keep momentum in finale vs. Red Wings
With first place in the Atlantic Division assured, the Toronto Maple Leafs might be looking past the visiting Detroit Red Wings, their opponent on Thursday in the regular-season finale.,The Maple Leafs (51-26-4, 106 points) know they will be playing the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the play...
Oilers top Sharks, reach century mark in points again
Ty Emberson scored and added an assist, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-0 victory over the host San Jose Sharks on Wednesday in the regular-season finale for both sides.,The Oilers (48-29-5, 101 points), the third-place team in the Pacific Division, will face the division rival Los Angeles Kings ...
Mavs keep comfortable lead, eliminate Kings in play-in
Anthony Davis recorded 27 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots and the Dallas Mavericks kept their playoff bid alive with a convincing 120-106 victory over the host Sacramento Kings in a Western Conference play-in game on Wednesday night.,Klay Thompson scored 23 points, P.J. Washington had ...
Dodgers get off to fast start in tight win over Rockies
Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman hit home runs in a seven-run first inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers held on for an 8-7 victory Wednesday to complete a three-game home sweep over the Colorado Rockies.,Ohtani also had an RBI single in the first inning when the Dodgers sent 12 batters to the plate....
Oilers top Sharks, reach century mark in points yet again
Ty Emberson scored and added an assist, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-0 victory over the host San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night.,The Oilers (48-29-5, 101 points), the third seed in the Pacific Division, will face their division rival Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the Stanley Cup play...