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Alex Ovechkin scored the 650th goal of his career and Braden Holtby made 40 saves as the Washington Capitals defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night. Tom Wilson, with a goal and an assist, and Brett Connolly also scored for Washington (34-20-7), which won consecutive games for the first time in two weeks. Lars Eller added two assists. ...

This season’s Flames are having arguably the franchise’s best season since Calgary won the Stanley Cup in 1989. Duking it out with the San Jose Sharks atop the Western Conference, the Flames are on pace to open the playoffs with home-ice advantage for the first time since 2006. So any moves Flames general manager Brad Treliving does, or doesn’t make, ...

RJ Barrett leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring. He just recorded Duke’s first triple-double in 13 years. And — as long as his roommate Zion Williamson is still around — he won’t have top billing for the top-ranked Blue Devils. That’s just fine with Barrett. “Him getting attention draws more attention to us, too,” Barrett,  said Tuesday. While Williamson ...

SYDNEY, N.S. — What a difference a year has made in the life of Chelsea Carey. Flashback to the Scotties in Penticton, B.C., last February. Carey was trying to do everything she could to salvage the curling season after some devastating losses. The first came at the Olympic Trials in Ottawa. Carey finished the round robin undefeated and earned a spot ...

SYNDEY, N.S. — So much of it is the same for Jill Officer, and yet it’s entirely different this year. After stepping away from competitive curling one year ago after 23 seasons alongside Jennifer Jones, Officer is back at another Scotties — this time as a fifth for her longtime skip’s team. “It’s just weird,” Officer said. “I’ve been to the ...