National Sports

EDMONTON — The Vancouver Canucks were down 3-1 with goalie Jacob Markstrom getting pounded by vulcanized rubber when they flipped the script on the St. Louis Blues Wednesday and scored three unanswered goals for a 4-3 win in NHL playoff action.

TORONTO — The Tampa Bay Lightning eliminated Columbus from the Stanley Cup playoffs in five games Wednesday, overcoming a late two-goal deficit and beating the Blue Jackets 5-4 on Brayden Point’s goal 5:12 into overtime.

TORONTO — The Montreal Canadiens watched two Eastern Conference rivals bow out of the NHL's playoff bubble before facing elimination themselves Wednesday night. Brendan Gallagher made sure his team still has a pulse in the league's summer restart.

Wednesday's Games NHL Playoffs At Toronto Tampa Bay 5 Columbus 4 (OT) (Lightning win series 4-1) Boston 2 Carolina 1 (Bruins wins series 4-1) Montreal 5 Philadelphia 3 (Flyers lead series 3-2) At Edmonton Colorado 7 Arizona 1 (Avalanche win series 4-

EDMONTON — The Colorado Avalanche spent the first three games of their series against Arizona trying to solve a hot goalie. They put on a show the final two, displaying the flash and depth that makes them one of the favourites to win the Stanley Cup.

There will be no pro football in Canada in 2020, but the CFL Players' Association says it has tentatively secured its membership some financial help.

TORONTO — The Boston Bruins look as if they've moved past their shaky post-season start. Patrice Bergeron broke a tie with 3.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Norman Powell took a pass from Fred VanVleet with a couple of minutes to go in the Toronto Raptors' narrow victory over Brooklyn on Wednesday, and blew past Jarrett Allen for an uncontested dunk. VanVleet had called it.

LISBON, Portugal — Serge Gnabry led Bayern Munich into a first Champions League final in seven years, scoring twice in a 3-0 victory over Lyon on Wednesday.

Mitch Berger can feel the Toronto Blue Jays' pain. The Blue Jays are playing most of their 30 home games this season in Buffalo, N.Y., after the Canadian government rejected their plan to use Rogers Centre.