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Friday's Games Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Columbus 5 Tampa Bay 1 (Blue Jackets lead series 2-0) N.Y. Islanders 3 Pittsburgh 1 (Islanders lead series 2-0) St.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Shark Tank was rocking after San Jose erased a three-goal deficit in the closing minutes of the first period and appeared to score again in the opening minute of the second.

WINNIPEG — Oskar Sundqvist only had two shots on net Friday, but he made the most of them. The St.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Columbus Blue Jackets are making a serious bid to knock the team with the best regular-season record out of the playoffs.

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Nemanja Nikolic scored on a penalty kick in the 84th minute to give the Chicago Fire a 1-1 tie with the Vancouver Whitecaps on Friday night.

TORONTO — Ryan Fry leans on a wall near the Mattamy Athletic Centre locker-room, his broom in one hand and a water bottle in the other, and tilts his head to the side as he thinks about what he's learned during an unforgettable curling season.

TORONTO — Trent Thornton made some mistakes with his pitches early on, and a hot Tampa Bay lineup made him pay for them.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays aren't putting a timeline on top prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s major-league arrival one day after his impressive season debut at triple-A on Thursday night.

EDMONTON — Superstar centre Connor McDavid will begin rehabilitating his leg immediately.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Jordan Eberle and Josh Bailey scored in the third period and the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 Friday night for a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.