Maple Leafs beat Panthers in Game 1
TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander scored twice in the first period before adding an assist as Toronto built a big lead before holding on to beat the Florida Panthers 5-4 in the opener of the second-round series.
Matthew Knies and Chris Tanev each had a goal and an assist, and Morgan Rielly also scored for the Maple Leafs. Max Pacioretty and Jake McCabe each had two assists. Anthony Stolars stopped eight of the nine shots he faced before leaving in the second period with an undisclosed injury. Joseph Woll stopped 17 shots in relief.
Seth Jones, Eetu Luostarinen, Uvis Balinskis and Sam Bennett scored for the Panthers, and Brad Marchand and Carter Verhaeghe each had two assists. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 24 shots.
Isles win lottery
The New York Islanders won the NHL draft lottery on Monday and vaulted nine teams, including the last-place San Jose Sharks, in winning the opportunity to have the No. 1 pick.
The Islanders, who finished 10th in the standings and are in the midst of a front-office change, overcame having just a 3.5% chance to winning the lottery.
San Jose won the second lottery drawing and made the jump from 14th to fourth. The Sharks will pick second after entering the day with the best odds, 18.5%, to win the lottery and a 25.5% chance of landing the No. 1 choice.
The Chicago Blackhawks had the second-best chances to win the lottery and will pick third.
Fleury set to retire
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Marc-Andre Fleury has exited the NHL after 21 seasons in the net.
He’s eager for more family time and an end to the on-ice tributes while fully accepting at age 40 that he’s no longer at his best. He’s just not quite ready to completely call it quits.
Fleury revealed during a season-ending interview in Minnesota that he has agreed to join Team Canada for the ice hockey world championship later this month. His calendar is open with the Wild eliminated from the NHL playoffs. The tournament takes place in Sweden and Denmark starting on Friday.



