MONTREAL (AP) — Despite playing their third game in four nights, the Montreal Canadiens were good enough to beat the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Brendan Gallagher had a goal…

BOSTON (AP) — It didn’t take very long for the Boston Bruins to wash away the sting of last season’s disappointing finish on home ice. Tuukka Rask stopped 31 shots in his 46th career shutout,…

St. Louis 1 2 0—3 Montreal 2 1 3—6 First Period_1, Montreal, Tatar 2 (Gallagher), 12:59. 2, St. Louis, Schenn 4 (Schwartz, Tarasenko), 17:57. 3, Montreal, Drouin 2 (Folin, Chiarot), 18:47. Penalties_Chiarot, MTL, (high sticking),…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Anders Nilsson took the blame for the Ottawa Senators staying winless. Nilsson stopped 31 shots in his first start of the season as Ottawa fell to the Stanley Cup champion St.…

St. Louis 0 2 4—6 Ottawa 2 1 1—4 First Period_1, Ottawa, Abramov 1 (Sabourin, Zaitsev), 8:10. 2, Ottawa, Anisimov 1 (Namestnikov, Brown), 19:07. Penalties_Ryan, OTT, (tripping), 10:13. Second Period_3, St. Louis, Perron 2 (O’Reilly,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thanks to some superb pitching, the countdown is on to the Washington Nationals’ first World Series appearance in franchise history. Up 2-0 on the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Championship Series…

A look at what’s happening around the majors Monday: MAKING THEIR PITCH Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals try to move within a win of the World Series. They lead St. Louis 2-0 in the…

A guy approached me at the grocery store on Sunday and announced, “you know, this Cardinal series is over.”  While submitting to the idea that being down 2-0 to Washington doesn’t look good, I had…

A look at what’s happening around the majors today: Justin Verlander starts for Houston in Game 2 of the AL Championship Series, trying to even the best-of-seven matchup with the Yankees. New York won the…

The St. Louis Cardinals’ front office says baseballs have suddenly lost their juice this postseason, supporting a claim from a prominent data scientist that the balls have changed following a historic, homer-friendly regular season. Cardinals…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Max Scherzer was strength and fire. Aníbal Sánchez was artistry and deception. Two different styles, two absolute gems for the Washington Nationals. Scherzer followed Sánchez’s near no-hitter with a try of…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer lost his no-hit bid on Paul Goldschmidt’s clean single leading off the seventh inning in Game 2 of the NL Championship Series against the St. Louis…

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Pittsburgh’s Devlin Hodges walked into the stadium properly attired for his first NFL start. He was wearing a T-shirt with a duck on it that read “I’m The Boss,” befitting his…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Sam Darnold returned — and so did the New York Jets’ hopes to turn around a season that was quickly unraveling without him. Darnold gave the Jets’ struggling offense a…

SCOREBOARD Monday, Oct. 14 Detroit at Green Bay, 8:15 p.m. EDT. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers has led Green Bay to seven wins in nine starts at home against Detroit, throwing 17 TDs and three INTs with…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams ran the ball on their first seven consecutive plays, marching straight through San Francisco’s defense for 65 yards and a touchdown. “That definitely hits you on a…

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona’s Kliff Kingsbury said he didn’t even bother to watch Matt Bryant’s extra point attempt near the end of the fourth quarter. The Cardinals coach was too busy trying to figure…

HOUSTON (AP) — The Yankees went to the bullpen early and kept a parade of relievers going to the mound — even CC Sabathia. But New York’s bullpen buckled in the 11th inning when Carlos…

HOUSTON (AP) — In a battle of the bullpens, Carlos Correa felt the greatest relief. Injured down the stretch and slumping this month, Correa hit a leadoff home run in the 11th inning that lifted…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thanks to some superb pitching, the countdown is on to the Washington Nationals’ first World Series appearance in franchise history. Up 2-0 on the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Championship Series…

A look at what’s happening around the majors Monday: MAKING THEIR PITCH Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals try to move within a win of the World Series. They lead St. Louis 2-0 in the…

HOUSTON (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton was out of the New York Yankees’ starting lineup for Game 2 of the AL Championship Series because of a right quad strain that happened before he homered in the…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights thought their power play had been playing well, despite a 3-for-17 start this season. A perfect 3-for-3 game with the man-advantage against the Los Angeles Kings proved…

SAN JOSE,Calif. (AP) — Less than a week after rejoining his former team, Patrick Marleau is already making a big impact. Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist to help the San Jose Sharks…

Vegas 2 2 1—5 Los Angeles 1 0 1—2 First Period_1, Vegas, Smith 4 (Karlsson), 5:42. 2, Vegas, Pacioretty 2 (Theodore, Stastny), 6:59 (pp). 3, Los Angeles, Wagner 1 (Walker, Kempe), 7:49. Penalties_Marchessault, VGK, (slashing),…

Calgary 0 1 0—1 San Jose 2 1 0—3 First Period_1, San Jose, Meier 1 (Marleau, Couture), 3:04. 2, San Jose, Labanc 2 (Hertl, E.Karlsson), 10:13. Penalties_Hertl, SJ, (tripping), 16:52; Backlund, CGY, (tripping), 18:21. Second…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Injuries to some key players has forced the Pittsburgh Penguins to play a simpler game, and it’s working out quite well for them. Zach Aston-Reese, Sam Lafferty and Jake Guentzel each…

HOUSTON (AP) — The Rockets are back home in Houston, looking to leave behind the distractions from their trip to Asia. Their two games in Japan were overshadowed by the aftermath of a tweet by…

Oct. 18 — Preseason ends. 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…

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers visited team owner Dan Gilbert, who is recovering at home after suffering a stroke in May. After playing an exhibition game in Detroit on Friday night, the Cavs delayed…

The Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets are heading home from China, their roles as unwitting participants in a geopolitical drama that neither team had any role in starting or escalating now over. The Nets…

BEIJING (AP) — When Wu Xintong’s favorite team, the Los Angeles Lakers, played the Brooklyn Nets in Shanghai this Thursday, she broke a viewing streak of more than 10 years and deliberately missed the game.…