National Sports

TORONTO — Rogers Communications and the NHL have reached an exclusive agreement with Amazon's Prime Video to carry Monday regular-season games in Canada for the next two seasons.

ÖSTERSUND, Sweden — Canada's Kadriana and Colton Lott scored an 11-4 win over Australia on Thursday, securing their spot in the playoffs at the world mixed doubles curling championship. The husband-and-wife team from Gimli, Man.

MADRID — Montreal's Félix Auger-Aliassime rallied to defeat Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the Madrid Open on Thursday.

VANCOUVER — Wrexham AFC, co-owned by Canadian actor and Vancouver native Ryan Reynolds, is set to play Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps on July 27 at BC Place Stadium.

The Toronto Maple Leafs fell behind in their first-round series again without star winger William Nylander on Wednesday, and Thursday's schedule presents two teams in need of a win.

EDMONTON — The Los Angeles Kings weren’t about to bow out quietly. Anze Kopitar scored the overtime winner and had a pair of assists as the Kings knocked off the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 to tie their opening-round playoff series 1-1 on Wednesday.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Just a few days ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder looked like a young team struggling through their first playoff game together. On Wednesday night, they looked like grizzled playoff veterans.

Wednesday's Scoreboard NHL Playoffs First Round Boston 4 Toronto 2 (Boston leads best-of-seven series 2-1) Los Angeles 5 Edmonton 4 (OT) (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1) Vegas 3 Dallas 1 (Vegas leads best-of-seven series 2-0) --- PWHL Montreal 5 New Y

TORONTO — Brad Marchand had a relatively quiet — at least by his in-your-face standards — start to the Stanley Cup playoffs. Sure, the Bruins captain drew some key penalties and picked up three assists through six periods against the Maple Leafs.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alec Marsh and four relievers combined for a six-hitter as the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Wednesday night.