National Sports

Friday's Games NHL Playoffs Third Round Washington 4 Tampa Bay 2 (Capitals lead series 1-0) --- AHL Playoffs Rockford 6 Manitoba 3 (IceHogs win series 4-0) Second Round Texas 3 Tucson 2 (Stars win series 4-1) --- IIHF World Championship At Copenhagen

TAMPA, Fla. — There was no letdown for the Washington Capitals. Just more winning hockey.

TORONTO — Luke Maile called his fourth-inning error "the dumbest play" of his career. But that only made the walk-off homer he hit hours later feel even sweeter.

WINNIPEG — Blake Wheeler woke up Friday morning feeling a little tired, but the Winnipeg Jets captain quickly got energized. Remembering his team is still in the Stanley Cup playoffs will do that.

SASKATOON — One of the hockey players who was injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is taking his first step to getting back on the ice. Kaleb Dahlgren, 20, has committed to play for the Lions hockey team at York University in Toronto.

The seven-game slugfest between the Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators drew and average audience of 2.2 million viewers on Sportsnet and CBC, according to Rogers.

TORONTO — Brendan Shanahan was early in his tenure as president of the Toronto Maple Leafs when he reached out to Kyle Dubas to see if he wanted to meet and talk about hockey. Shanahan expected the session to last an hour or two.

Winnipeg was already in the grip of playoff fever. Now, with the National Hockey League Jets advancing to the Western Conference final — further than they have even been in the NHL — the frenzy has jumped another notch.

MADRID — Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov is through to the semifinals of the Madrid Open after winning the latest round of his budding rivalry with Kyle Edmund.

TORONTO — Marcus Stroman is hoping that taking a step back will help him return to form.