Last Night in Sports: April 16, 2026

Connor McDavid closed the NHL's regular season with his 138th point Thursday, and the Angels lit up Yankee Stadium. Here's every result.

NHL — Regular Season Finale

Six games closed out the regular season. Every team heads into Saturday's playoffs knowing exactly where it stands.

Oilers 6, Canucks 1. Connor McDavid finished the regular season with 4 assists, reaching 138 points to clinch the NHL scoring title. Matt Savoie scored his 16th, 17th, and 18th goals of the year in the same game, earning first star honors. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins added a power play goal, his 20th of the season. Edmonton finishes 41-30-11 (93 points), second in the Pacific Division, and hosts a first-round series beginning Saturday. Vancouver ends at 25-49-8, last in the division.

Avalanche 2, Kraken 0. Colorado shuts out Seattle in the regular season closer.

Flames 3, Kings 1. Calgary beats Los Angeles in a Pacific finale.

Ducks 5, Predators 4. Anaheim takes a competitive one from Nashville.

Blues 5, Mammoth 3. St. Louis handles Utah.

Sharks 6, Jets 1. San Jose put six past Winnipeg in the highest-scoring game of the night.

Stanley Cup Playoffs open Saturday, April 18.

MLB — 10 games

Angels 11, Yankees 4. Jo Adell hit a grand slam in the eighth inning and finished with 4 RBI at Yankee Stadium. Yandy Peraza homered twice and drove in three runs. Mike Trout added a solo shot in the seventh. Max Fried took the loss (2-1), allowing 5 runs over 5.1 innings. The Angels won to split the four-game series 2-2.

Guardians 4, Orioles 2. Cleveland takes it from Baltimore.

Rockies 3, Astros 2. Colorado pulls the upset in Houston.

Padres 5, Mariners 2. San Diego wins in Seattle.

Rays 5, White Sox 3. Tampa Bay holds on in Chicago.

Rangers 9, Athletics 6. Texas wins a high-scoring one.

Tigers 10, Royals 9. Detroit edges Kansas City in the closest game of the slate.

Nationals 8, Pirates 7. Washington holds off Pittsburgh.

Brewers 2, Blue Jays 1. Milwaukee takes a tight one from Toronto.

Giants 3, Reds 0. San Francisco blanks Cincinnati.

What to watch tonight

• NBA Play-In East: Charlotte Hornets at Orlando Magic, 7:30 PM ET on Prime Video (8-seed, loser goes home)
• NBA Play-In West: Golden State Warriors at Phoenix Suns, 10:00 PM ET on Prime Video (8-seed, loser goes home)
• 15-game MLB slate: Braves at Phillies (6:40 PM ET, MLB.TV), Tigers at Red Sox (7:15 PM ET, Apple TV), Dodgers at Rockies (8:40 PM ET, MLB.TV)

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See you tomorrow.