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By MARK MOSCHETTI Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Ryan Donato scored in the shootout for Seattle and New Jersey missed all three of its attempts with two saved by Phillip Grubauer as the Kraken beat the Devils 4-3. Rookie Matty Beniers scored his first NHL goal, which gave Seattle a 3-2 lead at 16:57 of

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings took a big step toward a playoff berth with a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Phillip Danault scored his career-high 24th goal, and Dustin Brown also scored in the first period. Los Angeles is in a three-year playoff drought,

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Rugby sevens world series leader South Africa again signaled it is the team to beat, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Vancouver Sevens after winning its three pool games. New Zealand and Fiji were also perfect at BC Place in Vancouver, with Argentina and France also having unbeaten records through

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk each had two goals and two assists and the Calgary Flames routed the Arizona Coyotes 9-1 on Saturday night after they clinched a playoff spot before the game started. Edmonton locked Pacific Division-leading Calgary into the postseason by beating Vegas 4-0 earlier in the day. Dillon

SEATTLE (AP) — Robbie Robinson scored an all-important goal while Nick Marsman stopped the four shots he faced as Inter Miami earned a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders. Miami is now 2-4-1 with the victory and the Sounders dropped to 2-3-1.

By KALANI TAKASE Associated Press EWA BEACH, Hawaii (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim staved off a late charge from Hinako Shibuno to win the LPGA Tour’s LOTTE Championship on Saturday. Kim closed with a 1-under 71 — following a bogey on the par-4 17th with a tap-in birdie on the par-5 18th — to finish

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — J.T. Compher and Nathan MacKinnon each scored twice, Ben Meyers added a goal in his NHL debut and the Colorado Avalanche clinched the top seed in the Western Conference with a 7-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Alex Newhook and Mikko Rantanen also scored. Darcy Kuemper

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jordan Poole shined in his long-awaited playoff debut scoring 30 points, staying in the starting lineup as Stephen Curry returned from a foot injury by coming off the bench initially, and the Golden State Warriors’ defense smothered Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 123-107

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Robin Lod’s goal proved to be the game-winner as Minnesota United picked up a 3-1 win over the Colorado Rapids. United is now 3-2-2 after the victory and the Rapids fell to 2-3-2.

DALLAS (AP) — Tyler Seguin scored early, Michael Raffl added a short-handed goal and the Dallas Stars kept up their surge toward a Western Conference wild-card spot, beating the San Jose Sharks 2-1. Dallas remained tied with Nashville for the two West wild-card spots at 91 points apiece. Both clubs extended their lead to four

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Mark Giordano scored 3:26 into overtime to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators. Mitchell Marner scored twice for the Maple Leafs. Michael Bunting and Kyle Clifford also had goals for Toronto, which got 25 saves from Erik Kallgren. Tim Stutzle had two goals in

By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Chavis capped a three-hit night with a leadoff triple in the eighth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 6-4. Diego Castillo drove in Chavis with a single, giving Pittsburgh a 4-2 lead. Chavis has reached safely in eight of 14 plate appearances this

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Ben Rhodes used a crossover move to slide past Carson Hocevar and drift his way to victory in the Truck Series race at dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway. The reigning Truck Series champion won Saturday for the first time in six races this season and