National Sports

EDMONTON — The NHL says the laboratories hired to conduct daily COVID-19 tests on players in Edmonton and Toronto keep their supply chains separate from the public's to ensure never the twain shall meet.

EDMONTON — The Chicago Blackhawks dressed in the Edmonton Oilers dressing room then proceeded to eat their lunch, pushing the Oilers to the edge of the abyss in the NHL playoffs with a stunning 4-3 comeback win Wednesday night.

TORONTO — Jeff Petry scored 5:33 into the third period as the Montreal Canadiens rallied from two goals down and beat Pittsburgh 4-3 in Game 3 on Wednesday night, pushing the Penguins to the brink of elimination in the best-of-five series.

Wednesday's Games (All Times Eastern) NHL At Edmonton Qualifying Round (Best-of-five series) Arizona 4 Nashville 1 (Coyotes lead series 2-1) Chicago 4 Edmonton 3 (Blackhawks lead series 2-1) Round Robin Colorado 4 Dallas 0 At Toronto Qualifying Round

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — A big part of the Toronto Raptors' blueprint is that a lack of effort on the defensive end will land you on the bench, says Marc Gasol. Loafing on defence? "You'll stick out like a sore thumb," said Fred VanVleet.

TORONTO — The Montreal Canadiens weren't even supposed to be here.

ATLANTA — Hyun-Jin Ryu combined with four relievers on a three-hitter and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the shorthanded Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Wednesday night.

EDMONTON — High-scoring rookie defenceman Cale Makar connected on an early power-play goal, 30-year-old Pavel Francouz recorded a shutout in his post-season debut and the Colorado Avalanche cruised to a 4-0 round-robin win over the Dallas Stars on We

Vancouver Canucks forward Micheal Ferland will miss the remainder of his team's qualifying series against the Minnesota Wild.

TORONTO — Tyler Johnson scored the tiebreaking goal with 87 seconds left to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 victory over Boston on Wednesday and send the Presidents' Trophy-winning Bruins to their second straight loss in the NHL's playoff seedi