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Red Wings extend Stars' losing streak to six games
Apr 14, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Dallas Stars defenseman Lian Bichsel (6) scores a goal on Detroit Red Wings goaltender Cam Talbot (39) during the first period at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bradshaw Sevald-Imagn Images Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider each had a goal and two assists and the Detroit Red Wings won their home finale, beating the Dallas Stars 6-4 on Monday.
Jonatan Berggren added a goal and an assist and Albert Johansson, Alex DeBrincat and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for Detroit (38-35-7, 83 points), which was already eliminated from playoff contention. Cam Talbot made 24 saves as the Red Wings logged a second consecutive victory.
Colin Blackwell, Lian Bichsel, Evgenii Dadonov and Wyatt Johnston scored for the Stars (50-25-6, 106 points) , who have lost six straight (0-4-2). Jake Oettinger stopped 31 shots. The Stars will face the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the playoffs.
Detroit emerged from the first period with a 2-1 advantage.
The Red Wings struck first at 4:27. Dylan Larkin passed the puck to Johansson, who skated in from the blue line and fired a shot that eluded Oettinger’s glove.
Jamie Benn appeared to score his 400th goal, but it was eventually credited to Bichsel. Benn eluded a defender and patiently waited for Talbot to commit, then jammed the puck inside the goalpost. It rolled across the goal line and Bichsel tapped it in.
DeBrincat’s 37th goal at 13:52 put Detroit back on top. Patrick Kane backhanded a pass from the right circle to the slot, where DeBrincat fired the puck past Oettinger’s pads.
Dadonov scored his 20th goal midway through the second period to tie it at 2-apiece. Roope Hintz took a shot from the point, and Dadonov deflected the puck over Talbot’s shoulder.
Blackwell gave the Stars a 3-2 lead at 11:25 of the middle period on a short-handed goal. With Benn in the penalty box, Talbot misplayed a puck from behind the net and Blackwell scored from short range.
Berggren knotted the score at 1:15 of the third. He blasted a one-timer from the right circle off a Raymond feed.
With Dadonov serving a tripping penalty, Seider gave Detroit a 4-3 lead at 4:19. Seider’s shot eluded Oettinger’s right shoulder.
Raymond made it 5-3 with a shot from the right circle past Oettinger’s glove.
Johnston cut Dallas’ deficit to one when he scored on a rebound of a Benn shot at 12:56.
Tarasenko’s empty-netter at 18:04 clinched the Red Wings’ victory.
–Field Level Media
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Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw set for Triple-A rehab start
Mar 28, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw before the game against the Detroit Tigers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images For the first time since Aug. 30, Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw will take the mound in a game Wednesday when he makes a rehab start with Triple-A Oklahoma City.
He will take on Tacoma, the Seattle Mariners’ affiliate, in Oklahoma City at 12:05 p.m. ET.
Kershaw, 37, is recovering from toe and left knee surgeries in November, the results of injuries that caused him to miss the Dodgers’ run to a World Series title. On Aug. 30 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and 2014 National League MVP left in the second inning with pain in his left big toe.
Entering his 18th season — all with the Dodgers — Kershaw is 32 whiffs shy of becoming the 20th member of the 3,000-strikeout club. He is on the 60-day injured list and is eligible to be activated on May 17.
Kershaw was limited to seven starts in 2024 coming off left shoulder surgery in the offseason.
He made his season debut on July 25 and pitched 30 innings before reporting damage to his toe, which turned out to be a ruptured plantar plate and arthritis in his left foot.
A 10-time All-Star, Kershaw has a career record of 212-94 with a 2.50 ERA in 432 games (429 starts). His 15 career shutouts are the most among active pitchers.
He is set to earn $7.5 million during the upcoming season with multiple roster and games-started bonuses that are worth an additional $8.5 million.
According to FanSided, Kershaw can receive $1 million bonuses for 13, 14, 15 and 16 starts, as well as 60 days and 90 days on the active roster. There is a $2.5 million bonus available for his first 30 days on the active roster.
–Field Level Media
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Reds activate three players from injured list
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Alexis Diaz (43) delivers the pitch in the ninth inning of the MLB game at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Cincinnati Reds defeated Houston Astros 1-0. The Cincinnati Reds activated outfielder Austin Hays, second baseman Matt McLain and reliever Alexis Diaz from the injured list on Tuesday.
Hays (calf) and McLain (hamstring) were on the 10-day IL and Diaz (hamstring) was on the 15-day IL.
Hays, 29, has yet to make his Reds debut. The former All-Star split last season with the Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies and signed a one-year, $5 million deal with the Reds in January.
McLain, 25, has appeared in eight games this season for Cincinnati, batting .214 with three homers and five RBIs.
Diaz, 28, has yet to play for the Reds this season after serving as their closer the past two years. The right-hander made the All-Star team and finished with 37 saves in 2023.
The Reds optioned outfielder Jacob Hurtubise and infielder Noelvi Marte to Triple-A Louisville in corresponding transactions.
–Field Level Media
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Leafs hope D Oliver Ekman-Larsson will be ready by playoffs
Mar 22, 2025; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson (95) looks to pass the puck during the first period of the game against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Alan Poizner-Imagn Images Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson is expected to be ready for the playoffs, head coach Craig Berube said on Tuesday.
Ekman-Larsson, 33, hasn’t played since sustaining an upper-body injury while falling awkwardly on a breakaway in a 4-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning last Wednesday.
The Maple Leafs (50-26-4, 104 points) visit the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night and host the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday to conclude the regular season.
Toronto is four points up on the second-place Lightning in the race for the Atlantic Division title. The postseason begins on Saturday.
“Right now, I mean, I expect (Ekman-Larsson) to play, but you never know,” Berube said on Tuesday. “He’s tough. He’ll play through things. And if he’s not in the lineup, somebody else is going to have to step up. That’s just the bottom line. That’s part of the playoffs.”
Edman-Larsson, 33, has four goals, 25 assists, a plus-14 rating, 52 penalty minutes, 83 blocks, 108 hits and a 21:04 average ice time in 77 games in his first season with Toronto.
He has 500 career points (148 goals, 362 assists) in 1,059 games with the then-Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes (2010-21), Vancouver Canucks (2021-23), Florida Panthers (2023-24) and Maple Leafs.
Defenseman Jake McCabe will miss his sixth consecutive game on Tuesday because of an upper-body injury. He might not return before the first-round playoff series is underway.
“There’s always a concern, right?” Berube said. “It’s just a little ways away yet for me to make those kinds of decisions and things like that. I’ve got to see them up close a little bit more here and talk to these guys and see where they’re at.”
McCabe, 31, has two goals, 21 assists, a plus-23 rating, 40 penalty minutes, 135 blocks and 118 hits while averaging a team-high 21:31 of ice time in 66 games this season.
He has 175 career points (35 goals, 140 assists) in 643 games with the Sabres (2013-21), Chicago Blackhawks (2021-23) and Maple Leafs (February 2023-present).
–Field Level Media
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw set for Triple-A rehab start
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