Hockey

TORONTO — Mitch Marner took on a cheerleading role over the weekend. The Maple Leafs winger will be back in the middle of the action Monday night.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin is four months away from turning 40 and still was among the Washington Capitals' most consistent hitters in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Color his teammates unsurprised.

TORONTO — Scott Laughton was probably still feeling it. The Maple Leafs forward blocked a shot in the dying moments of Toronto's Game 6 victory over the Ottawa Senators to clinch a spot in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Marchand is many things. Sarcastic, most definitely. A pest on the ice, absolutely. Someone who doesn't mind a little bonus physicality, goes without saying.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Marchand is many things. Sarcastic, most definitely. A pest on the ice, absolutely. Someone who doesn't mind a little bonus physicality, goes without saying.

Edmonton Oilers (48-29-5, in the Pacific Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (50-22-10, in the Pacific Division) Paradise, Nevada; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m.

Carolina Hurricanes (47-30-5, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Washington Capitals (51-22-9, in the Metropolitan Division) Washington; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -122, Capitals +102; over/under is 5.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Adam Lowry scored on a tipped shot 16:10 into the second overtime and the Winnipeg Jets rallied to beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Sunday night to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs.

WINNIPEG — Adam Lowry had dreams of scoring a Game 7 winning goal, but not exactly the way it finally happened. He didn’t mind, though.

The Stanley Cup playoffs are in full swing, and it took a remarkable comeback and nearly two full overtime periods for the President’s Trophy-winning Winnipeg Jets to finally complete the second-round bracket .