Tanner Pearson scored on the power play and had an assist as the Canucks defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-1 and moving into first place in the tight Pacific Division.
Games will get tighter throughout the second half of the season and look more like his team's 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in a shootout Wednesday night.
The Buffalo Bills have signed D'haquille "Duke" Williams to a reserve-future contract after he led the Canadian Football League with 1,579 yards receiving.
The Edmonton Oilers honored a local police officer who survived a brutal attack while doing his duty at a CFL game. Thoughts and prayers go out to the rest of the victims.
(AP) — The Nashville Predators are in uncharted territory as they continue their unexpectedly deep run in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Predators have advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time by downing the Blues, 3-1 in Nashville...
(AP) — The Nashville Predators have the upper hand in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Cody McLeod's second-period goal was the eventual game-winner as Nashville earned a 3-1 win against St. Louis. It's the seventh straight home playoff win for the Predators, who now own a two-games-to-one lead in the series...
(AP) — The NHL's Eastern Conference semifinals have begun with victories by the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators.
Ottawa beat the Rangers 2-1 and the Capitals lost to Pittsburgh 3-2.
Tonight, Nashville is at St. Louis and Edmonton at Anaheim...
(AP) — The hottest team going in the NHL has the night off. The Capitals have earned at least a point in 12 straight games, going 10-0-2, to take over first place in the Metropolitan Division and all of hockey with 66 points. The Caps have scored 30 goals in their last five games and five goals or more in eight of their past 11...