Ducks beat Golden Knights 3-1 and send series back to Anaheim at 1-1

May 8, 2026

LAS VEGAS — Beckett Sennecke, Leo Carlsson and Jansen Harkins scored, Lukas Dostal came 5.6 seconds from his first career playoff shutout and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 on Wednesday night to even their series at a game apiece. The Ducks head home with the chance to grab hold of the best-of-seven second-round NHL playoff series, with Game 3 on Friday night. Vegas hopes to pull off a repeat of its first-round series when the Golden Knights went to Utah at 1-1 before winning in six games. "That's not our tradition of playing that type of game, a low-scoring ...

MacKinnon has goal and 2 assists in 5-2 win over Wild as Avalanche take 2-0 lead in series

May 7, 2026

DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon scored a goal and assisted on two more as the Colorado Avalanche rolled through Minnesota's newest netminder, Filip Gustavsson, on their way to a 5-2 win over the Wild on Tuesday night, grabbing a 2-0 lead in the second-round playoff series. The Avalanche have now ...

LIV Golf had a blank canvas. The PGA Tour could use one as it tries to solve a packed schedule

May 7, 2026

LIV Golf had a seemingly endless supply of Saudi money that suddenly is coming to an end. Overlooked is another of its assets — this one with no price tag — the PGA Tour would love to have. A blank canvas. Even as LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil was trying to present hope for a future ...

New Packers DC Jonathan Gannon says he will adjust his scheme to suit players’ strengths

May 6, 2026

GREEN BAY, Wis. — New Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon says he doesn't consider himself a "huge rah-rah guy," but there's one point the former Arizona Cardinals coach is trying to make sure he gets across. This is his message: You are under no obligation to be the ...

Hurricanes overcome penalties, deficit to beat Flyers in OT for 2-0 lead in 2nd-round playoff series

May 6, 2026

RALEIGH, N.C. — Rick Tocchet got the response he wanted from his Philadelphia Flyers. Rod Brind'Amour had reason to be frustrated with his Carolina Hurricanes taking too many penalties, disrupting their preferred 5-on-5 rhythm. And yet, the Hurricanes are still unbeaten in the NHL playoffs, thanks to a comeback from their first deficit of the postseason and a gritty-effort overtime winner from Taylor Hall. Carolina's 3-2 win Monday night gave the Eastern Conference's top seed a 2-0 lead in the second-round series, coming after an uphill climb with the Flyers getting to their game ...

Barbashev scores late on disputed goal as the Golden Knights beat the Ducks 3-1 in Game 1

May 6, 2026

LAS VEGAS — Ivan Barbashev and the Golden Knights played on after a disputed no-call, and his goal off a terrific pass from Pavel Dorofeyev with 4:58 left put Vegas ahead for good in its 3-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night in the opener of their second-round playoff series. Game 2 in the best-of-seven Western Conference series is Wednesday night in Las Vegas. Barbashev took advantage after officials did not call icing, which didn't sit well with Ducks coach Joel Quenneville. It was Barbashev's pass from behind the red line to teammate Jack Eichel, who was battling ...