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Tuesday's Scoreboard NHL Conference Finals Florida 5 Carolina 2 (Florida leads best-of-seven series 1-0) --- World Hockey Championship Preliminary Round At Stockholm, Sweden Canada 5 Sweden 3 Finland 2 Slovakia 1 Austria 6 Latvia 1 At Herning, Denmar

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers wasted no time snatching home-ice advantage in the Eastern Conference final.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers wasted no time snatching home-ice advantage in the Eastern Conference final.

WINNIPEG — Rocco Romeo gave his dad an unexpected birthday gift on Tuesday.

OTTAWA — Emily Clark was just hoping for a shorter overtime. After experiencing quadruple overtime in her team's tough semifinal series, the Ottawa Charge forward was keen to put an end to things early.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Hamilton, Ont.

TORONTO — Anthony Santander is trying to get back into the groove of hitting by finding his rhythm again.

HAMILTON — Another loss for CF Montreal. But this time the struggling Major League Soccer side has a chance to dig itself out of its hole.

TORONTO — Designated hitter Anthony Santander launched a two-run bomb as the Toronto Blue Jays shut out the San Diego Padres 3-0 on Tuesday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., opened scoring with a solo shot in the first inning for Toronto (23-24).

MONTREAL — Erin Ambrose said the hardest part of the Victoire’s playoff exit was knowing the same group won’t return to Montreal next season. And with Professional Women's Hockey League expansion looming, she knows that might include her.