Boston — The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 at TD Garden on Friday in Game 6, clinching the series 4-2 and advancing to the second round of the NHL playoffs. Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson scored in the first period, Zach Benson added another early in the third,...
New York, April 30 — The New York Knicks eliminated the Atlanta Hawks with a 140-89 Game 6 victory, the largest playoff win in franchise history and one of the most lopsided results in NBA postseason history. New York seized control immediately, opening a 40-15 first-quarter lead, the biggest opening-period...
HOUSTON — The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets 98-78 in Game 6 of the Western Conference first-round playoffs on Friday night at the Toyota Center, eliminating the Rockets and winning the series 4-2. LeBron James led L.A. with 28 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as the Lakers...
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 on Saturday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference second-round series at Lenovo Center. Logan Stankoven scored twice and Carolina, the Eastern Conference top seed with 113 regular-season points, converted an early lead into a multi-goal advantage. The Flyers,...
Denver — The Minnesota Timberwolves eliminated the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA playoffs this week, completing a 4-2 series victory that ended Denver’s season after Game 6 on Thursday. The loss halted the Nuggets’ postseason run and sent the team into an immediate offseason reassessment of...
Minneapolis. The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Denver Nuggets 110-98 in Game 6 on Thursday night, clinching the series 4-2 and eliminating Denver from the first round. Jaden McDaniels scored 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Terrence Shannon Jr. added 24 points; Rudy Gobert and Naz Reid contributed strong interior...
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 in Game 6 on Thursday to win the first-round series in six games, their first playoff series victory since 2017. A three-goal first period, including goals by Ryan Poehling and Chris Kreider’s first playoff goal with the Ducks, plus...
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Quinn Hughes scored twice and the Minnesota Wild defeated the Dallas Stars 5-2 in Game 6 on Thursday night, clinching the first playoff series victory for the Wild since 2015. Matt Boldy added two empty-net goals and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored during the win. The victory advances...
Cleveland — At a Thursday groundbreaking in Brook Park for the Cleveland Browns' new domed stadium, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the venue will be suitable for a Super Bowl, opening the possibility of bringing the league's championship game to the city. Cleveland has never hosted a Super Bowl. Goodell...
Detroit, Michigan — The top-seeded Detroit Pistons are one loss away from first-round elimination after a 94-88 defeat to the Orlando Magic on Monday night gave Orlando a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Since the NBA adopted best-of-seven series in all playoff rounds in 2003, only four...
