National Sports

HALIFAX — Halifax Wanderers will play Wrexham AFC in a three-game under-21 series in July in Atlantic Canada. The series will kick off July 5 at the Wanderers Grounds in Halifax before moving to Charlottetown on July 9 and Saint John, N.B.

WINNIPEG — His sometimes-struggling netminder just needed more run support, Winnipeg Jets coach Scott Arniel said after a 3-1 loss in Dallas on Tuesday. Well, it took awhile, but Connor Hellebuyck finally got that support to the tune of four goals.

WINNIPEG — Adam Lowry believes the Winnipeg Jets found another gear on Thursday that was driven by a powerful emotion. “Desperation,” the Jets captain said.

LONDON — The London Knights are back-to-back Ontario Hockey League champions. Kasper Halttunen scored twice as London topped the Oshawa Generals 5-2 in Game 5 of the championship series Thursday, helping the Knights capture the J.

DENVER (AP) — A sick Jamal Murray may have been questionable for Game 6, but in his mind there was nothing ambiguous about his playing status. “Absolutely not,” Murray said when asked if there was any chance he'd have sat out the game.

Thursday's Scoreboard NHL Second Round Winnipeg 4 Dallas 0 (Dallas leads best-of-seven series 3-2) Carolina 3 Washington 1 (Carolina wins best-of-seven series 4-1) --- World Hockey Championship Preliminary Round At Stockholm, Sweden Canada 5 Austria

TORONTO — A 47-year-old man and his 11-year-old son are dead after a crash in Toronto's east end. Police say they responded to Kingston Road and Manse Road on Thursday evening for reports of a vehicle hitting a motorcycle.

DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray fought through an illness to score 25 points and power the Denver Nuggets past the Thunder 119-107 on Thursday night, sending the series back to Oklahoma City for a decisive Game 7.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Logan Thompson probably made dozens of saves in these playoffs tougher than this one — a shot by Andre Svechnikov from a severe angle that knocked Washington out of the postseason.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Surviving the initial push of an opponent facing elimination, the Carolina Hurricanes scored first thanks to Jordan Staal.