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WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Alex Ovechkin scored on a laser of a shot off a faceoff, Logan Thompson made some spectacular saves among his 28 and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in Game 5 of their first-round series Wednesday night to ad

OTTAWA 鈥� Lee Stecklein scored twice as the Minnesota Frost staved off elimination and put the Ottawa Charge鈥檚 playoff hopes on ice with a 3-0 win Wednesday night in the Professional Women's Hockey League.

WESTVILLE, N.J. (AP) 鈥� The family called him John. It wasn鈥檛 until John Gaudreau played for Boston College that he picked up the 鈥淛ohnny Hockey鈥� nickname that followed him through 11 seasons in the NHL.

ALLEN 鈥� Cole Reschny scored the game-tying and game-winning goals in leading Canada to a 3-2 overtime win over Czechia on Wednesday in the quarterfinal of the under-18 men's world hockey championship. Reschny scored 2:41 into overtime for the winner.

FREDERICTON 鈥� Canada's Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant have qualified for the playoffs at the world mixed doubles curling championship with a pair of wins Wednesday. The pair from Chestermere, Alta.

MADRID 鈥� Montreal's Gabriel Diallo advanced to his first Masters-level quarterfinal with a comeback 5-7, 7-6 (7), 6-4 fourth-round win over 15th-seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria on Wednesday.

Former Canada captain Christine Sinclair and Northern Super League co-founder Diana Matheson lead the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame's Class of 2025.

TORONTO 鈥� Edmonton Elks draft pick Darien Newell has been given a year-long ban by the CFL for a series of doping infractions. The Queen's defensive lineman was Edmonton's second-round pick in Tuesday night's draft.

LONDON 鈥� Holding a white towel against her body, a young woman smiles and looks into the camera. "It was all consensual," she says before asking if she's being filmed. "You are so paranoid ... I enjoyed it," she adds.