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Hughes, Makar, Josi named finalists for NHL's defenceman of the year

NEW YORK - Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks, Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche, and Roman Josi of the Nashville Predators are the three finalists for the Norris Trophy, awarded to the NHL's be...

May 01, 2024

Rookie goaltender Joseph Woll stands tall, gives Maple Leafs life against Bruins

BOSTON - Joseph Woll knew he wasn't getting the nod for Game 1 of the playoffs. The Toronto Maple Leafs had clearly been trending towards Ilya Samsonov late in the regular season, including a week of ...

May 01, 2024

Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney want to expand stadium capacity to 55,000

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have given an insight into their long-term ambitions for Welsh soccer team Wrexham, which they hope could eventually see the capacity of its Racecourse Ground stadium ...

May 01, 2024

Tennis legend Boris Becker discharged from bankruptcy court in England

LONDON (AP) - German tennis legend Boris Becker was discharged from bankruptcy court in London after a judge found Wednesday he had done "all that he reasonably could do" to repay creditors tens of mi...

May 01, 2024

Hurricanes' depth proves critical to secure 2nd-round playoff matchup against the Rangers

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes are getting production throughout their lineup to start the NHL playoffs. They'll need it going forward if they're going to take down the Presidents' Troph...

May 01, 2024

Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

The Edmonton Oilers can advance to the second round of the playoffs - and eliminate the Los Angeles Kings from the post-season picture for a third straight year - with win tonight in the Alberta capit...

May 01, 2024

NHL roundup: Maple Leafs avoid elimination with 2-1 OT win over Bruins

BOSTON (AP) - Matthew Knies scored less than three minutes into overtime off a feed from John Tavares and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday night to stave off elimination i...

Apr 30, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Jets eliminated from NHL playoffs with loss to Avalanche

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have been eliminated from the NHL playoffs with a 6-3 loss in Game 5 of their first-round series with the Colorado Avalanche. The teams were tied 3-3 in the third period b...

Apr 30, 2024

Drury, Noesen help Hurricanes beat Islanders 6-3, win series in 5 games

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Jack Drury scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Stefan Noesen cleaned up a fluky puck bounce off the boards for another goal eight seconds later as the Carolina ...

Apr 30, 2024

Knies scores in OT, Leafs top Bruins 2-1 to stay alive

BOSTON - Matthew Knies scored at 2:26 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday to avoid elimination in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series. The rookie wing...

Apr 30, 2024