National Sports

HALIFAX — Hockey Nova Scotia has a new executive director. Mike Field has been appointed to the position after serving as interim director since December, replacing Amy Walsh. A native of Truro, N.S.

GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of — Canada's Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing picked up a pair of wins on Monday at the world mixed doubles curling championship in South Korea.

TORONTO — The Canadian Premier League has bought back York United FC as a precursor to transferring the club to new ownership.

WINNIPEG — Bruce Cassidy is in enemy territory these days, but the Vegas Golden Knights head coach is enjoying a special playoff atmosphere.

Don't expect two 60-goal scorers to drop the gloves tonight when the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning clash in Game 4 at Amalie Arena — that was so yesterday.

LOS ANGELES — The Edmonton Oilers' theme heading into the fourth game of their playoff series with the Los Angeles Kings was to keep hammering at the rock until it split.

Sunday's Scoreboard NHL Stanley Cup playoffs Edmonton 5 Los Angeles 4 (OT) (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2) Carolina 5 N.Y.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jake Oettinger produced another brilliant playoff performance for the Dallas Stars, all the way down to the closing seconds. The good show put on by the Minnesota Wild just left them with a heap of frustration.

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Lilia Vu relied on her grandfather's steady hand and calm demeanor to keep her grounded during difficult times.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Linus Ullmark left the ice with a few minutes left to play, which ordinarily isn't a great thing for hockey goaltenders. In this case, it only made the Boston Bruins appreciate him more.