National Sports

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Bo Horvat and Alex Chiasson each had two goals and an assist and the Vancouver Canucks continued a late playoff push with a 5-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night.

DALLAS (AP) — Auston Matthews broke the Toronto season goals record with Nos. 55 and 56, the second 2:10 into overtime to give the Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.

TORONTO — It was a solid victory against a potential playoff opponent, and came despite the absence of two key players. With two games to go in the regular-season, Pascal Siakam and the Toronto Raptors are rounding into form at just the right time.

OTTAWA — Considering their current playoff situation and the opponent of the evening, the Nashville Predators desperately needed a win Thursday. They got it.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Kale Clague had a goal and two assists, Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki each had a goal and an assist as a part of a three-goal first period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New Jersey Devils 7-4 on Thursday night.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods playing the Masters again, his shirt as pink as the azaleas at Augusta National, would have been enough reason to celebrate Thursday. It felt that way to him, too.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Canada's Leylah Fernandez has been eliminated from the Charleston Open, falling to Poland's Magda Linette 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the round of 32 Thursday. Fernandez, who entered the tournament as the No.

TORONTO — It took 1,030 days, but Danny Green finally has his ring.

MARRAKESH, Morocco — Felix Auger-Aliassime fell to Alex Molcan Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Grand Prix Hassan II ATP event 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7). Auger-Aliassime entered the tournament as its top seed but got upset by Molcan.

CALGARY — Cavalry FC has named Mason Trafford as its new captain. The 35-year-old defender succeeds Nik Ledgerwood, the CPL team's first captain who retired in January.