National Sports

Morgan Rielly was working his way back from injury. The Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman found himself in the bowels of Scotiabank Arena one evening as his teammates battled in front of a packed house.

MONTREAL — Patrik Laine wasted little time before making an impression. The Montreal Canadiens fans quickly gave one back. "That was the most outrageous thing I've ever heard in my entire life,” Laine said.

Milwaukee and New York are back in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, just like they were a year ago. The other six remaining Cup contenders — Oklahoma City, Golden State, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta and Orlando — are heading there for the first time.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ivan Barbashev scored on a rush midway through the second period and Adin Hill made 28 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights shut out Edmonton 1-0 on Tuesday night to end the Oilers' three-game win streak.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen scored with 4:22 left, and the Colorado Avalanche overcame a four-goal deficit in a 5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Hunter Mayo's power-play goal at 6:40 of the third period proved to be the winner as the visiting Red Deer Rebels clipped the Prince Albert Raiders 3-2 in Western Hockey League action on Tuesday night at the Art Hauser Centre.

CALGARY — Rasmus Andersson and Kevin Bahl scored power-play goals for the Calgary Flames in a 3-0 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are getting sharper in the fourth quarter, and it's getting them into the win column.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored with 23.4 seconds left in overtime and the Minnesota Wild rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Tuesday night for their sixth victory in eight games.

OTTAWA — Scoring goals is a thrill for most players, but when you’ve waited an entire season for your first, it carries even greater significance. For Jincy Roese, the wait made the moment even sweeter.