National Sports

A near-win at the ISPS Handa Championship has Canada's Aaron Cockerill dreaming of the first major of his career. Cockerill lost to Australia's Lucas Herbert in a two-hole playoff at PGM Ishioka Golf Club in Omitama, Japan, on Sunday.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes forward Jack Drury has resumed skating after being knocked from Game 4 against the New York Islanders following a jarring hit into the boards, coach Rod Brind’Amour said Wednesday.

Sebastian Aho of the Carolina Hurricanes and Zach Hyman of the Edmonton Oilers are giving new meaning to the word “faceoff.” Both were hit in the face by a puck on Tuesday night, and each played an indirect role in goals.

TORONTO — Diana Matheson's Canadian women's pro soccer league now has a foothold in Toronto.

NEW YORK — The Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota Wild will play a series of games in Stockholm, Sweden next season, the National Hockey League announced on Wednesday.

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EDMONTON — Trade-deadline acquisition Nick Bjugstad scored twice and Zach Hyman contributed a goal off his chin to the Edmonton Oilers' 6-3 win Tuesday over the Los Angeles Kings to take a 3-2 lead in their playoff series.

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DALLAS (AP) — Tyler Seguin and the Dallas Stars are making the Minnesota Wild pay for all of those penalties, and now have the series lead for the first time. The Stars took advantage early in Game 5, and went on to a 4-0 victory Tuesday night.

SASKATOON — It's not exactly how they imagined it, or drew it up, but the Saskatoon Blades have advanced to the Western Hockey League's Eastern Conference final after beating the visiting Red Deer Rebels 5-2 on Tuesday night.