{allcanada} Luostarinen, Samoskevich push Panthers past Maple Leafs 6-2

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TORONTO (AP) Eetu Luostarinen and Mackie Samoskevich had a goal and two assists each as the Florida Panthers cruised past the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 on Saturday night.

Tomas Nosek, with two goals, Cole Reinhardt and A.J. Greer, into the empty net to go along with an assist, provided the rest of the offense for Florida.

Daniil Tarasov made 17 saves for the Panthers, who snapped a four-game slide.

William Nylander replied with a pair of goals for Toronto, which got 19 stops from Joseph Woll in the club’s fifth straight loss.

Both poised to miss the playoffs, the Maple Leafs and Panthers met in the second round of last spring’s postseason, with Florida topping Toronto in seven games before going on to hoist the Stanley Cup for a second straight June.

The Panthers, who started play one spot above Saturday’s opponent at 26th overall in the NHL standings, jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period before Nosek made it 3-0 early in the second.

Nylander scored on a power play midway through the period, and added another to make it 3-2 through 40 minutes. Samoskevich made it 4-2 in the third. Greer and Nosek iced it into the empty net.

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Panthers: Host the New York Rangers on Monday

Maple Leafs: Host the Dallas Stars on Monday.

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{allcanada} Senators move to the verge of clinching a playoff spot by beating the Islanders 3-0

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NEW YORK (AP) Ridly Greig scored a short-handed goal, Linus Ullmark stopped all 23 shots he faced and the Ottawa Senators moved to the verge of clinching a playoff spot by shutting out the New York Islanders 3-0 on Saturday.

Ottawa is in if Detroit loses at home in regulation to New Jersey. The Islanders' hopes took another hit with a fifth loss in six games.

Senators captain Brady Tkachuk took a puck up high late in the second period, returned for one shift in the third and then did not return.

Greig made it a 1-0 game with 6:54 remaining in the first. Jake Sanderson scored in the third, and Michael Amadio sealed it with an empty-netter. The Islanders went 0 for 5 on the power play.

New York is now 1-1 since firing coach Patrick Roy and hiring Peter DeBoer as his replacement. Ilya Sorokin allowed two goals on 15 shots.

Senators: Visit the Devils on Sunday night.

Islanders: Host the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday.

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{allcanada} Coyle scores twice, Blue Jackets stay in playoff hunt with 5-2 win over Canadiens

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MONTREAL (AP) Charlie Coyle scored twice as the desperate Columbus Blue Jackets rolled to a 5-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

Boone Jenner, Sean Monahan and Kirill Marchenko also scored while Jet Greaves stopped 20 shots for Columbus, which is fighting to make the playoffs for the first time since 2020. Adam Fantilli added two assists.

The Blue Jackets sit outside the playoff picture, two points behind the Philadelphia Flyers for third place in the Metropolitan Division.

Cole Caufield - with his 51st of the season - and Josh Anderson scored for playoff-bound Montreal two nights after Caufield scored his 50th in an electric 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Jakub Dobes made 28 saves.

Defenseman Noah Dobson exited in the second period after blocking a Zach Werenski slap shot with his left hand. Canadiens rookie Ivan Demidov also went to the dressing room in the third when he was hit headfirst into the boards by Werenski, but he returned later in the period.

Montreal (104 points) fell from second to third in the Atlantic Division behind Tampa Bay (104 points), which holds the regulation-wins tiebreaker over the Canadiens. The Buffalo Sabres lead the division at 106 points with two regular-season games remaining for all three teams.

Blue Jackets: Host the Boston Bruins on Sunday.

Canadiens: Visit the New York Islanders on Sunday.

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{allcanada} Twins score seven in third inning in win over Toronto; Jays’ Springer injured

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TORONTO — The Minnesota Twins homered twice in a seven-run third inning that propelled them to a 7-4 come-from-behind win against the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre on Saturday afternoon.

Trevor Larnach launched a three-run home run to right field off Blue Jays starter Eric Lauer (1-2), capping off the inning that helped the Twins erase an early two-run deficit. The win levelled the series at one game apiece.

Beyond the loss, the Blue Jays suffered another blow when designated hitter George Springer exited the game with a left big toe fracture. It was not immediately clear how Springer sustained the injury.

Twins shortstop Brooks Lee opened the third inning with a solo home run to left field. Catcher Ryan Jeffers walked with the bases loaded to tie the game. Josh Bell hit a two-RBI single to centre field to give the Twins the lead before Larnach extended the cushion to five runs with his first home run of the season.

Twins starter Joe Ryan (2-1) held the Blue Jays to two earned runs on two hits over seven innings with five strikeouts and a walk.

The Blue Jays scored all their runs off the long ball. Daulton Varsho hit a two-run home run in the first inning to give the Blue Jays the early lead. Jesus Sanchez smacked a two-run homer in the ninth inning.

TAKEAWAYS

Blue Jays: Laurer was making his first start since recovering from a flu bug that swept through the Blue Jays’ clubhouse recently. The left-hander cruised for the first two innings before giving up seven runs on five hits and two walks in the bat-around third inning for the Twins. Lauer, however, managed to steady himself enough to pitch into the sixth inning.

Twins: Lee started the rally for the Twins with a solo shot in the third inning. He added a single in the sixth.

KEY MOMENT

Bell’s bloop single dropped in front of Varsho in centre field, scoring two and contributing to the Twins’ eventual seven-run third inning.

KEY STAT

The win improved the Twins’ road record to 3-5.

COMING UP

Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer (1-1, 3.38 earned-run average) is scheduled to start the series finale on Sunday afternoon against Twins right-hander Taj Bradley (2-0, 1.08 ERA).

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