Hockey

MONTREAL — Brendan Gallagher has a history of turning the tables when his back is against the wall.

TORONTO — Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube didn't like the hit. John Tavares took an overtime elbow to the face from Ottawa Senators defenceman Artem Zub that went unpenalized Saturday. "Puck's nowhere near him," Berube said.

A young woman felt she had no choice but to go along with what a group of hockey players told her to do inside a London, Ont., hotel room nearly seven years ago, prosecutors told an Ontario court Monday as the players' sexual assault trial began.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — From big hits to post-whistle scrums and even shenanigans during pregame warmups, things are getting increasingly testy in the first-round playoff series between the Washington Capitals and the Montreal Canadiens.

EDMONTON — Time is on the side of the Edmonton Oilers after extending their playoff series with the Los Angeles Kings.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Sullivan's relentless intensity instantly ignited the Pittsburgh Penguins.

NEW YORK — The NHL has fined the Montreal Canadiens and the Washington Capitals US$25,000 each for unsportsmanlike conduct during warm-ups before Game 4, marking another round of discipline in the testy playoff series.

NEW YORK — Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is a step closer to repeating as NHL goaltender of the year. The league announced its three finalists for this season's Vezina Trophy on Monday.

EDMONTON — Corey Perry is pushing 40 years old and continues to be an NHL playoff X factor.

MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis was at a loss for words in describing the message he wants to convey to his team after its 5-2 loss in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series with the Washington Capitals.