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LAS VEGAS — Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard was confirmed to start Game 1 of the second-round series Tuesday against the Vegas Golden Knights after Edmonton head coach Kris Knoblauch was cagey on the subject. Pickard went 4-0 with a with 2.

TORONTO — William Nylander got the Maple Leafs off to a flying start in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The team will now wait for word on one of its key pieces.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Mexican soccer club León lost its appeal against FIFA at sport’s highest court on Tuesday and will not play in the Club World Cup next month in the United States.

TORONTO — Natalie Spooner is happy to get a second crack at the post-season.

LAS VEGAS — The Edmonton Oilers can be forgiven for holding their cards much closer to their chests this year — they're in Las Vegas, a place of broken dreams and sleepless nights.

TORONTO — Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was a big reason why Florida dispatched the Toronto Maple Leafs in a tidy five-game playoff series two years ago. His post-season return to Toronto was not as smooth.

BURNABY — Defender Jasmyne Spencer scored in the 53rd minute on Monday night to lift the Vancouver Rise F-C to a 1-0 Northern Super League victory over the visiting Halifax Tides F-C at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, B-C.

TORONTO — Toronto goaltender Anthony Stolarz left Monday's second-round series opener against the Florida Panthers due to injury in the second period and did not return.

New York Islanders pro scouting director Ken Morrow knows a thing or two about so-called hockey miracles. Witnessing the Islanders win the NHL draft lottery on Monday and vault nine other teams in the order for the right to have the No.

The New York Islanders won the NHL draft lottery on Monday and vaulted over nine teams, including the last-place San Jose Sharks, in winning the opportunity to have the No. 1 pick.