National Sports

SEATTLE (AP) — Joe Pavelski, Max Domi and Miro Heiskanen refused to let the Dallas Stars have two straight dud performances. “This team doesn’t have two bad games in a row,” Domi said. “We showed that tonight.

BOSTON (AP) — Having silenced the TD Garden crowd and put the defending Eastern Conference champion Celtics on the brink of a second-round exit, 76ers players barely cracked a smile as they walked off the court. “It’s not over.

TORONTO — CF Montreal is moving in the right direction, in the Canadian Championship and Major League Soccer. Toronto FC, however, is struggling to find the right gear.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Tuesday night.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — All the Carolina Hurricanes needed to push the New Jersey Devils to the brink of elimination was a five-minute span in the second period where everything went right and the puck just kept going in.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Mitch Marner has repeatedly pointed out how little attention he pays to anything that doesn't emanate from inside the Maple Leafs' orbit.

VANCOUVER — The message from the Vancouver Whitecaps is clear: success in the Canadian Championship is crucial to the club and its fans this season.

NEW YORK — Arizona Coyotes right-winger Clayton Keller, Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Kris Letang and Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Alex Stalock are the finalists for the 2022-23 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Joseph Woll isn't thinking about all the work that got him to this point. All the Maple Leafs rookie goaltender is focusing on is keeping his team's season alive.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Cody Glass scored three goals Tuesday as Canada won its only tuneup before the world hockey championship with a 5-2 victory over Hungary.