Canadiens outlast Lightning 2-1 in Game 7 to win thrilling 1st-round series

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens made the most of their limited opportunities.

Alex Newhook broke a tie with 8:53 left and Montreal — with only nine shots on goal — outlasted the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 7 on Sunday night to end the thrilling first-round series.

The Canadiens will face the Buffalo Sabres in the second round after finishing off their first series victory since losing the Stanley Cup Final to Tampa Bay in 2021. Game 1 is Wednesday night in Buffalo.

Rookie goaltender Jakub Dobes made 28 saves and Nick Suzuki got his first goal of the series for Montreal. The Canadiens are the first team to win a playoff game with fewer than 10 shots on goal since shots were first tracked in the 1959-60 season.

Dobes, Canadiens edge Lightning 2-1 in Game 7, advance to face Sabres in second round

TAMPA - Jakub Dobes still couldn’t process it.

The Montreal Canadiens’ rookie goalie was under siege, while his team could barely generate a shot on goal. At the other end stood Andrei Vasilevskiy, a future Hall of Fame netminder he had looked up to for years.

But Dobes had always envisioned delivering when it mattered most — and he did just that Sunday night.

Dobes made 28 saves as the Canadiens stole Game 7 on the road, advancing to the second round with a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning despite recording the fewest shots on goal ever in a Stanley Cup playoff victory.

CP NewsAlert: Canadiens beat Lightning 2-1 in Game 7, advance to Round 2 of playoffs

TAMPA - The Montreal Canadiens were held to only nine shots, but scored twice to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 7 of their first-round, best-of-seven NHL playoff series. The Canadiens advance to Round 2 and will face the Buffalo Sabres, starting Wednesday.

More to come. 

Nelly Korda crushes another LPGA field and wins by 4 shots in Mexico

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Nelly Korda delivered an early knockout punch Sunday and stretched her lead to as many as seven shots before cruising to the finish line with a 3-under 69 and a four-shot victory in the Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba for her third win of the young season.

One week after Korda crushed the field at The Chevron Championship for her third career major, she left everyone feeling hopeless at El Camaleon with precision that carried the No. 1 player in women's golf to another dominant victory.

Korda went 60 consecutive holes without a bogey, a streak that ended when it no longer mattered.

She had a six-shot lead playing the 18th when she sent her drive to the right and deep into the tropical bushes, never finding the golf ball. She hit a provisional into a bunker, the next one into the gallery and finished by making a 20-foot putt for bogey, only her second of the tournament.

Teams hope to change fortunes in tonight’s NHL Draft Lottery

SECAUCUS - Teams that didn't have many memorable moments this National Hockey League season are hoping their fortunes change tonight when the annual draft lottery is held live — starting at 7 p.m. ET — inside the NHL Network's studio in New Jersey.

Teams and hockey fans will see four ping pong balls drawn from a machine. The team randomly assigned the corresponding four-number combination will select first when the actual draft gets underway on June 26th in Buffalo, N.Y.

Forwards Gavin McKenna of Whitehorse, Yukon, and Ivar Stenberg of Sweden are the projected top picks in this year's draft class.

The Vancouver Canucks, who finished last this season with 25 wins and 58 points, have a 25.5 per cent chance of receiving the first overall pick. The Chicago Blackhawks, who finished last in the Central Division with 29 wins and 72 points, have the second-best odds at 13.5 per cent to win the first pick, while the New York Rangers are third at 11.5 per cent.

With Trump watching in Doral, Cameron Young finishes off wire-to-wire win at Cadillac Championship

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — The only person who gave Cameron Young any trouble on Sunday was, well, Cameron Young.

He called a one-stroke penalty on himself while playing the par-4 second hole, after he caused his ball to move in the fairway. And then he made par anyway.

It was that sort of week: Young was unflappable and unbeatable. He went wire-to-wire alone on the lead at the Cadillac Championship, a final round of 4-under 68 getting him to 19 under for the week and six shots clear of world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (68).

“When the golf course is difficult, when the conditions are difficult, that tends to make it easier for me mentally,” Young said.

Inter Milan seals the Italian league soccer title with 3 rounds to spare

MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan sealed the Italian league soccer title with a 2-0 victory over visiting Parma on Sunday.

Inter, which needed only a draw to secure the trophy, moved an unassailable 12 points clear of 2025 champion Napoli with three rounds remaining.

It’s Inter’s 21st Serie A title, trailing only the record 36 held by Juventus.

Marcus Thuram scored just before the break with an angled shot placed just beyond the reach of Parma goalkeeper Zion Suzuki. Then 37-year-old Henrikh Mkhitaryan added another in the 80th after taking a pass from Serie A scoring leader Lautaro Martinez, who came off the bench to mark his return from an injury layoff.

Twins hold on to beat Blue Jays 4-3 after Ryan leaves with elbow soreness

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Morris pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of starter Joe Ryan, who exited with elbow soreness, and the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday to split a four-game series.

Ryan, a 2025 All-Star, struck out Yohendrick Piñango to start the game. He then walked Kazuma Okamoto and immediately signaled to catcher Victor Caratini and the dugout before leaving.

Luke Keaschall had a pair of hits, including an RBI double in a three-run fifth inning for Minnesota, which had lost 13 of 16 entering the game. The Twins lost a night earlier as Toronto scored eight runs before an out was recorded in the eighth against Minnesota’s bullpen, which started the day with a 5.48 ERA, third-worst in the majors.

Morris (1-1) allowed just two hits and a walk, while striking out three to earn his first major league win in his sixth appearance since debuting on April 12.

New brain trust in TO: Maple Leafs put Sundin, Chayka in charge of front office

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have landed on a new brain trust.

The Original Six franchise looked both forward and back Sunday, naming ex-captain Mats Sundin as its senior executive adviser of hockey operations and John Chayka as general manager.

The moves mark a reset of the club’s front office after a season that ended with Toronto missing the playoffs for the first time since 2016.

The team says Sundin will provide support across hockey operations, with a focus on team culture, player development and leadership support.

AFC Toronto, Halifax Tides battle to 0-0 draw in NSL action at BMO Field

TORONTO - The Halifax Tides remained in second place through the first two weeks of the Northern Super League season after battling AFC Toronto to a 0-0 draw Sunday at BMO Field.

The Tides and Toronto both have four points (1-0-1) with a win and a draw, but the Tides have a plus-2 goal differential, one better than Toronto.

The Montreal Roses lead the table with six points (2-0-0).

Both goaltenders were relatively busy. Toronto's Sierra Cota-Yarde faced 12 shots, including six on target, while Halifax 'keeper Rylee Foster faced 13 shots with five on target.

Montreal fans brace for decisive playoff clash as Canadiens face winner-take-all game

MONTREAL - Montreal is bracing for a defining night of hockey, and for many fans, Game 7 of the Canadiens’ playoff series is as much about ritual and memory as it is about the score.

Hours before puck drop, the energy is already building across the city, from fully booked sports bars to families making their way downtown for the winner-take-all playoff game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bell Centre, home of the Canadiens, will open its doors for a public viewing of the game on the big screen, with tickets priced at $12 — an offer that sold out quickly, with 21,000 people snapping up the chance to be part of the atmosphere.

For Mélissa Parisé, a 46-year-old from Montreal’s South Shore, the evening will turn into a multi-generational celebration.

“It’s actually a triple birthday celebration,” Parisé said. “My sister-in-law Julie’s birthday was April 28, mine is today, May 3, and my daughter Noémie’s is tomorrow, May 4.”

Ongori wins second Toronto Marathon since seeking asylum in Canada

TORONTO - Philes Ongori won the women's competition at the Toronto Marathon on Sunday, marking the second time the Kenyan has won the race since seeking asylum in Canada.

Ongori, who also won the race in 2024, finished in a time of two hours 40 minutes 36 seconds, two minutes and 44 seconds ahead of Anna Carruthers of Creemonre, Ont.

Meghan Foottit of Nepean, Ont., was third in 2:45:16.

Ongori, 39, came to Niagara Falls, Ont., as an asylum seeker with her husband in 2023, citing political persecution in Kenya.

Sinner crushes Zverev to win Madrid Open and claim record 5th straight Masters 1000 title

MADRID (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner cruised past Alexander Zverev in the final of the Madrid Open to win the tournament for the first time and become the first man to win five consecutive Masters 1000 events.

Sinner beat the third-ranked Zverev 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday for his 23rd straight win. He had already won Master 1000 tournaments in Monte Carlo, Miami and Indian Wells this year, and in Paris last year.

Zverev lost to Sinner in the semifinals of each of those tournaments. He won in Madrid in 2018 and 2021, and was runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz in 2022.

In the women's final on Saturday, Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine beat Mirra Andreeva of Russia 7-5, 6-3.

Canadiens defenceman Noah Dobson returns for Game 7 against Lightning

TAMPA - A key piece on the Montreal Canadiens blue line is back just in time for Game 7.

Defenceman Noah Dobson returned to the lineup ahead of Sunday night’s do-or-die matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

“He's been a big player for us this year,” Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis said at a morning availability. “I'm confident that if he plays, he's going to bring something."

The Lightning forced Game 7 in the first-round series with a dramatic 1-0 overtime win Friday night in Montreal. All six games in the tight matchup have been decided by one goal, including four in overtime.

Canadiens, Lightning set for tonight’s Game 7 showdown

TAMPA - They both finished the regular season with 106 points.

And after six exciting playoff games, the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens are still tied — in wins and in goals scored.

Tonight it's Game 7, a win or go home showdown for the Atlantic Division rivals in their first-round, best-of-seven playoff series.

All six games have been decided by one goal, four requiring overtime. Both teams have scored 14 goals and each has won twice in the other's building. The games have featured highlight-reel saves from the Bolts' Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Habs' Jakub Dobes, dramatic goals, hard hits and plenty of rough stuff.