National Sports

MONTREAL — Quebec's language watchdog contacted the Montreal transit agency at least six times in the wake of a complaint about using the word "go" on city buses to cheer on a local soccer team.

Thursday's Scoreboard NHL Best-of-Seven Western Conference Final Edmonton 6 Dallas 3 (Edmonton wins series 4-1) --- AHL Best-of-Seven Conference Finals Charlotte 5 Laval 2 (Charlotte leads series 2-0) Abbotsford 3 Texas 2, OT (Abbotsford leads series

DALLAS (AP) — Connor McDavid had a breakaway goal and an assist, 40-year-old Corey Perry scored again and the Edmonton Oilers are going to their second Stanley Cup Final in a row after beating the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Thursday night in Game 5 to wrap

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 32 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 13 rebounds despite a bruised left knee and the New York Knicks stayed alive in the Eastern Conference finals by beating the Indiana Pacers 111-94 on Thursday nigh

TORONTO — Any lingering thoughts of the offensive woes that hampered the Toronto Blue Jays on their recent six-game road trip vanished over an inning to remember on Thursday night.

The entire play took eight seconds, and basically summed up why the Florida Panthers have enormous, nonstop belief in Aleksander Barkov. Third period, Wednesday night, Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, game tied at 3.

ERIN, Wis. (AP) — Angel Yin started experimenting with a new putter about a month ago and decided to use it in a tournament for the first time at the most prestigious event in women’s golf. The move worked well in the first round at Erin Hills.

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken hired Lane Lambert on Thursday night as the third head coach in team history. Lambert replaces Dan Bylsma, fired after one season.

DALLAS (AP) — Stars starting goalie Jake Oettinger was pulled after giving up two goals on the only two shots he faced in the first 7:09 of a must-win Game 5 for Dallas in the Western Conference final against Edmonton on Thursday night.

DALLAS — Mattias Ekholm called watching the Stanley Cup playoffs one of the most difficult things he's endured in hockey. "Nerve-racking," the Edmonton Oilers defenceman said earlier this week. "Not fun." His teammates did their part.