National Sports

MONTREAL — The NHL has punished the main combatants in a bench-clearing altercation in Friday night's playoff game between the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals.

XIAMEN, China (AP) — Norwegian standout Karsten Warholm improved on his unofficial world record in the 300-meter hurdles by clocking 33.05 seconds at the opening Diamond League meeting on Saturday. Warholm shaved 0.

Chelsea climbed into the Champions League qualification positions by beating Everton 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday thanks to Nicolas Jackson's first-half goal.

WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — The stage is set for Wrexham to seal promotion to the second tier of English soccer after Leyton Orient beat Wycombe 1-0 on Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Saturday’s game between the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees was postponed because of heavy rain and the forecast of sustained inclement weather.

DUNDEE, Scotland (AP) — Celtic tied fierce Glasgow rival Rangers on a record 55 Scottish top-flight titles by clinching the trophy on Saturday with four games to spare.

EDMONTON — Evander Kane didn't take long to be an impact player for the Edmonton Oilers again.

EDMONTON — Evan Bouchard and Connor Brown each had a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers finally showed signs of life, coming away with a wild 7-4 playoff victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday.

MONTREAL — A bench brawl. Two starting goalies exiting with injuries. A dominant 6-3 victory from the home team. The long wait for a full-house playoff game at the Bell Centre culminated in a night that won’t soon be forgotten.

Friday's Scoreboard NHL Playoffs First Round Montreal 6 Washington 3 (Washington leads best-of-seven series 2-1) Edmonton 7 Los Angeles 4 (Los Angeles leads best-of-seven series 2-1) New Jersey 3 Carolina 2 (2OT) (Carolina leads best-of-seven series