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Sports Briefs - October 26, 2016

Chatham-Kent's Travis Konecny has scored his first goal in the NHL.

The 19-year-old tipped in a shot in the third period as the Philadelphia Flyers rallied to beat Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in a shootout. You can see a video of the goal below.

Elsewhere -- Steven Stamkos scored twice and added two helpers as Tampa Bay topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-3.

The Detroit Red Wings doubled up Carolina 4-2 -- the Ottawa Senators defeated the Canucks 3-0 in Vancouver -- the Calgary Flames beat St. Louis 4-1 -- the Winnipeg Jets lost to Dallas 3-2 -- and Sidney Crosby scored in his first game of the season as Pittsburgh beat Florida 3-2.

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In the World Series -- Corey Kluber came up big on the mound, and his teammates backed him up at the plate. The Indians ace pitched six innings of shutout ball and Roberto Perez hit two home runs as Cleveland downed the Chicago Cubs 6-0 in Game 1.

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The Cavaliers started the season the same way they ended their 2015-2016 campaign -- with a win.

The Cavs raised their NBA Championship banner from last season, then went on to beat the Knicks 117-88 in their season opener.

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KONECNY'S FIRST NHL GOAL:

 

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