Boyle scores first goal since cancer diagnosis

Tom Wilson and Tyler Lewington each had a goal and an assist to lead the Washington Capitals over the short-handed Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Saturday. The Capitals have won four straight, and the Senators have dropped four in a row. Madison Bowey also scored for the Capitals, and Pheonix Copley made 31

Goal-scoring co-champion David Pastrnak and top goaltender Tuukka Rask lead the Boston Bruins into the 24-team National Hockey League post-season that begins Saturday in a coronavirus pandemic shutdown return. The NHL season was halted March 12 by the virus with more than three weeks remaining in the regular season, so the playoffs were expanded for the league’s comeback in two Canadian hub cities, Toronto for 12 Eastern Conference clubs and Edmonton for 12 West teams. “It’s a little surreal,” New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal said.