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WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored on a laser of a shot off a faceoff, Logan Thompson made some spectacular saves among his 28 and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in Game 5 of their first-round series Wednesday night to ad

OTTAWA — Lee Stecklein scored twice as the Minnesota Frost staved off elimination and put the Ottawa Charge’s playoff hopes on ice with a 3-0 win Wednesday night in the Professional Women's Hockey League.

WESTVILLE, N.J. (AP) — The family called him John. It wasn’t until John Gaudreau played for Boston College that he picked up the “Johnny Hockey” nickname that followed him through 11 seasons in the NHL.

ALLEN — Cole Reschny scored the game-tying and game-winning goals in leading Canada to a 3-2 overtime win over Czechia on Wednesday in the quarterfinal of the under-18 men's world hockey championship. Reschny scored 2:41 into overtime for the winner.

FREDERICTON — Canada's Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant have qualified for the playoffs at the world mixed doubles curling championship with a pair of wins Wednesday. The pair from Chestermere, Alta.

MADRID — Montreal's Gabriel Diallo advanced to his first Masters-level quarterfinal with a comeback 5-7, 7-6 (7), 6-4 fourth-round win over 15th-seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria on Wednesday.

Former Canada captain Christine Sinclair and Northern Super League co-founder Diana Matheson lead the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame's Class of 2025.

TORONTO — Edmonton Elks draft pick Darien Newell has been given a year-long ban by the CFL for a series of doping infractions. The Queen's defensive lineman was Edmonton's second-round pick in Tuesday night's draft.

LONDON — Holding a white towel against her body, a young woman smiles and looks into the camera. "It was all consensual," she says before asking if she's being filmed. "You are so paranoid ... I enjoyed it," she adds.