The N-H-L playoffs continue tonight with the series opener of the Western Conference final. The Dallas Stars visit the top-seed Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas last played Sunday, having ousted the Edmonton Oilers in six games. Meanwhile, Dallas finished off the Seattle Kraken in seven on Monday.
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Matthew Tkachuk scored the game-winning goal with 13 seconds left in quadruple overtime and the Florida Panthers topped the Carolina Panthers 3-2 last night. The Panthers took a 1-0 edge in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final series with the win. The game marked the 15th four-overtime game in N-H-L history.
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The Toronto Blue Jays are back in action tonight, hosting another American League East rival in the Baltimore Orioles. Toronto fell 4-2 to A-L East foe New York Yankees last night, going 1-and-3 in their four-game series. Yusei Kikuchi is scheduled to start for the Blue Jays, while Kyle Gibson will be on the mound for the Orioles.
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Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals is set to go tonight in the N-B-A. The Heat will look to steal another game on the road from the Boston Celtics and take a 2-0 series lead heading back to Miami. The Heat took the opener 123-116 on Wednesday, led by Jimmy Butler's 35-point effort.
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Canada's Jamal Murray scored 23 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 108-103 comeback win over the Los Angeles Lakers last night. Denver took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference final series. Murray, from Kitchener, Ontario, is averaging 27.2 points through 13 games in the N-B-A playoffs.
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Canada's Corey Conners is near the top of the leaderboard entering today's second round at the P-G-A Championship. The Listowel, Ontario native went three under yesterday to be in a tie for third, two shots back of the lead. Eric Cole was five under through 14 holes before play was suspended.
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