National Sports

MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis was at a loss for words in describing the message he wants to convey to his team after its 5-2 loss in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series with the Washington Capitals.

OTTAWA — Tricia Smith was unanimously re-elected as president of the Canadian Olympic Committee on Sunday. Smith, a four-time Olympian and Olympic rowing silver medallist, first took over the role in 2015.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Sullivan’s nearly decade-long tenure running the Pittsburgh Penguins is over.

EDMONTON — For the second game in a row, the Edmonton Oilers have managed to stage a stunning comeback to keep their playoff hopes alive.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden Schenn, Tyler Tucker and Justin Faulk each scored second period goals to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 on Sunday to tie their playoff series at 2-all.

MONTREAL — Tom Wilson knows he needed to block out the noise in Game 3 and just play. “I should probably just shut up sometimes,” the hulking Washington Capitals winger said Sunday morning.

SPOKANE — Chase Harrington scored at 2:25 of overtime and the Spokane Chiefs survived a third-period collapse to salvage a 6-5 victory over the visiting Portland Winterhawks in Western Hockey League playoff action on Sunday at Veterans Memorial Arena

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden Schenn, Tyler Tucker and Justin Faulk each scored second-period goals to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 on Sunday to tie their first-round NHL playoff series at two games apiece.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Taylor Girard scored her first goal for New York, Paetyn Levis added an empty-net goal and Corinne Schroeder had 33 saves to help the Sirens beat the Minnesota Frost 2-0 on Sunday.

ALLEN — Ben Kindel and Xavier Villeneuve each had a goal and assist as Canada won its third consecutive game at the Under-18 men's world hockey championship on Sunday with a 5-1 decision over Finland at the Texas Event Center.