National Sports

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Rangers had the ton of experience coming into the playoffs against the young New Jersey Devils, and it certainly was the difference Game 1 of their first-round series, along with Igor Shesterkin.

TORONTO — John Tavares didn't have an answer. Sheldon Keefe didn't sense any nerves. Once the puck dropped, however, one team was confident in its battle-tested, championship pedigree.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting will have a hearing on Wednesday for his illegal check to the head on Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Erik Cernak, the NHL department of player safety announced.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — The Moose Jaw Warriors skated in the shadows of the record-setting Winnipeg ICE for most of the Western Hockey League season. Now, after three games in their Eastern Conference semifinal series, they have everyone's attention.

HOUSTON — Matt Chapman had a home run and a double to extend his hot start to the season and Chris Bassitt carried a shutout in the seventh inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Tuesday night.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Brennan Othmann scored at 18:45 of the third period to snap a 2-2 tie and the Peterborough Petes edged the visiting Ottawa 67's to take a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Ontario Hockey League playoff series on Tuesday night.

DRUMMONDVILLE, Que.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal cruised to their first win in three games, beating the Vaughan Azzurri 2-0 on Tuesday evening to advance to the Canadian Championship quarterfinals.

EDMONTON — History repeating itself is the next goal for the Edmonton Oilers. A pair of squandered two-goal leads in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings isn't how the Oilers intended to open their first-round playoff series.

The last time Patrice Gheisar was in the Canadian Championship, he was coaching Ontario's Vaughan Azzurri against the CPL's HFX Wanderers FC.