ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brendan Gallagher got a lucky bounce, and the Montreal Canadiens took over from there. Gallagher, Jonathan Drouin and Nick Suzuki scored in the second period, and the Canadiens beat the St.…

Montreal 1 3 1—5 St. Louis 1 0 1—2 First Period_1, Montreal, Weal 2 (Tatar, Domi), 5:57 (pp). 2, St. Louis, Schwartz 1 (Pietrangelo, Tarasenko), 7:08. Penalties_Faulk, STL, (tripping), 4:22; Tatar, MTL, (roughing), 12:45; Lehkonen,…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thatcher Demko is making the most of his time in the Canucks’ starting lineup. Demko made 34 saves in regulation and overtime and stopped all six shots in a shootout to…

Vancouver 0 2 1 0—4 St. Louis 1 2 0 0—3 Vancouver won shootout 1-0. First Period_1, St. Louis, Fabbri 1 (Steen, Bozak), 14:25. Penalties_Stecher, VAN, (interference), 2:56; O’Reilly, STL, (tripping), 4:07; Edler, VAN, (tripping),…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Doing a little research ahead of the World Series, Washington Nationals second baseman Brian Dozier came across some numbers that made him feel OK about his team’s long layoff. “I saw a…

SEATTLE (AP) — And then there was one. The Washington Nationals are off to the World Series for the first time in franchise history after sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night, becoming the…

From one corner of a sullen clubhouse came the glass half full view of the St. Louis Cardinals’ season. “People did not think we were going to be here,” veteran pitcher Adam Wainwright said. “I…

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Washington Nationals moved a party 86 years in the making from their ballpark’s infield to a booze-filled clubhouse, manager Dave Martinez paused near the dugout and thrust the silver NL…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Shildt took the ball from Dakota Hudson and patted him on the back of the neck. Hudson was out of the game after recording one out on 15 pitches against eight…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin is the first pitcher with 10 strikeouts in the first four innings of a postseason game, according to STATS . The Nationals led the St. Louis Cardinals…

CHICAGO (AP) — The New Orleans Saints insisted they were ready for the challenge once Drew Brees went down. All they’ve done since is back up their words with wins. Teddy Bridgewater threw for 281…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans came up with an amazing goal-line stand stopping the Los Angeles Chargers. Not once, twice but thrice. Each time, they needed the replay official to overturn the call…

SEATTLE (AP) — Lamar Jackson was mad. He was mad about settling for field goals three times in the first half. Mad about a delay-of-game penalty and a 13-yard run on third down when he…

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Nick Bosa sacked Case Keenum to run out the clock, belly flopped onto the field and rode it like a Slip ‘N Slide. “Slid way farther than I thought was going…

Matt Ryan became the latest star quarterback to go down in a rugged season for passers, injuring his right ankle when he was sacked by the Los Angeles Rams’ Aaron Donald in the Atlanta Falcons’…

Eric Cooper, the Major League Baseball umpire who worked the AL Division Series two weeks ago, has died. He was 52. Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Cooper’s death Sunday. Cooper died after having a blood clot.…

HOUSTON (AP) — Gerrit Cole could be seeing a lot more of the New York Yankees real soon. While there was no Game 7 for the Astros’ ace to face the Yankees in the AL…

Now this is a serious World Series throw-down. Gerrit Cole, Justin Verlander and Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg and Patrick Corbin — all of them All-Star starters, still pitching at their peak. It’s…

MONTREAL (AP) — Tim Raines started wearing the tricolor cap as a teen and proudly sported the Montreal Expos logo for years, all the way onto his Hall of Fame plaque. So no wonder who…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Doing a little research ahead of the World Series, Washington Nationals second baseman Brian Dozier came across some numbers that made him feel OK about his team’s long layoff. “I saw a…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor and Patrik Laine scored in the shootout and the Winnipeg Jets snapped a three-game losing skid with a 1-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night. Connor Hellebuyck…

CHICAGO (AP) — Tom Wilson broke a tie with 8:13 left and the Washington Capitals rebounded after blowing a two-goal lead to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Sunday for their third straight win. Wilson…

Edmonton 0 0 0 0—0 Winnipeg 0 0 0 0—1 Winnipeg won shootout 2-0. First Period_None. Penalties_Poolman, WPG, (tripping), 18:04. Second Period_None. Penalties_Nurse, EDM, (holding), 7:09; McDavid, EDM, (slashing), 15:34; Little, WPG, (slashing), 18:46. Third…

Washington 1 1 3—5 Chicago 0 1 2—3 First Period_1, Washington, Oshie 7 (Kuznetsov), 9:25 (pp). Penalties_Shaw, CHI, (holding), 9:17; Eller, WSH, (tripping), 12:59; Gudas, WSH, served by Vrana, (roughing), 20:00; Gudas, WSH, (cross checking),…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild called a players-only meeting as they struggled to start the season. In their first game since that meeting, the Wild earned a win and gained a sense…

Atlanta guard Kevin Huerter saw gimmick defenses throughout high school and college. Box-and-ones, triangle-and-twos and variations thereof, they weren’t exactly uncommon for opponents to try. In the NBA, they’re a rarity. And Huerter says the…

Oct. 21 — Rosters set for opening night (5 p.m. EDT). Oct. 22 — Regular season opens. Jan. 5, 2020 — 10-day contracts can be signed. Jan. 10 — All contracts guaranteed for rest of…

MIAMI (AP) — Shooting guard Dion Waiters has been suspended by the Miami Heat for their season opener against Memphis on Wednesday night for what was described as “conduct detrimental to the team.” “There were…

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks have exercised the 2020-21 contract options on three of the team’s top young players — forward John Collins and guards Trae Young and Kevin Huerter. The team exercised the…

Pascal Siakam is officially a major part of the Toronto Raptors’ long-term plans. The Raptors and Siakam have agreed on a four-year, $130 million maximum extension, a person with knowledge of the situation told The…