National Sports

ATLANTA (AP) — Baseball’s most potent group of sluggers finally got into the swing of things -- maybe just in time to save the season for the Atlanta Braves.

SHAWINIGAN, Que. — Lou-Felix Denis scored two short-handed goals and added an assist on the power play as the Shawinigan Cataractes defeated the visiting Sherbrooke Phoenix 4-1 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Monday.

EDMONTON — The Lethbridge Hurricanes spotted the Edmonton Oil Kings a 2-1 lead, then scored four unanswered goals en route to a 5-2 Western Hockey League victory on Monday at Rogers Place.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Justin Ertel's short-handed goal at 6:53 of the second period proved to be the winner as the North Bay Battalion defeated the Owen Sound Attack 3-1 in Ontario Hockey League action on Monday at North Bay Memorial Gardens.

MONTREAL — After sitting on 99 sacks for a game, Shawn Lemon had an added incentive to reach the centennial mark with Mom and Dad making the trip to Montreal on Monday. Lemon secured sack No.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have agreed to identical deals with two major pieces of their team.

BUFFALO, N.Y.

Jack Eichel felt like the clock was going in slow motion. The Vegas Golden Knights were well on their way to capturing the franchise's first Stanley Cup back in June — up 3-1 on the Florida Panthers in the series and 6-1 through 40 minutes of Game 5.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens' brass has used words like "growth," "progress" and "evolving" to describe what it wants to see this season. The word "playoffs" hasn’t been as common.

VANCOUVER — After the hype and subsequent burnout of the Vancouver Canucks 2022-23 season, management is playing it more cautious this NHL season.