Bourque's 4-point game helps the Stars rally past the Maple Leafs 6-5

TORONTO (AP) — Mavrik Bourque had his first NHL hat trick and added an assist as the Dallas Stars rallied from a pair of deficits and beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Monday night.

Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist and Wyatt Johnston and Arttu Hyry also score for playoff-bound Dallas, which rallied from deficits of 3-0 and 5-3.

Casey DeSmith made 22 saves for the Stars, who are locked into the Central Division’s No. 2 seed. Matt Duchene had three assists.

William Nylander had a goal and two assists and Jacob Quillan netted his first NHL goal. John Tavares, Nick Robertson and Max Domi also scored for Toronto (32-35-14) in its final home game.

Artur Akhtyamov stopped 26 shots in his second start. Matthew Knies had two assists.

Maple Leafs forward Ryan Tverberg made his NHL debut. The 24-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ontario was a seventh-round pick at the 2020 draft and the third player in as many games to see his first NHL action for Toronto, joining forward Luke Haymes (Thursday) and defenseman William Villeneuve (Saturday).

The Stars will have home-ice advantage against the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the playoffs.

Tavares opened the scoring with his 564th career point for Toronto, passing Bob Pulford for sole possession of 11th on the franchise’s all-time list.

Stars: At the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.

Maple Leafs: At the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.

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Toronto Maple Leafs center Calle Jarnkrok (19) chases Dallas Stars defenseman Alexander Petrovic (28) who brings the puck around the net during second-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Monday, April 13, 2026. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Matthew Knies (23) tries to shoot on net against Dallas Stars defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin (46) and goalie Casey DeSmith (1) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Monday, April 13, 2026. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs right wing William Nylander (88) scores a goal on Dallas Stars goaltender Casey DeSmith (1) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, in Toronto, Monday, April 13, 2026. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)

Dallas Stars center Mavrik Bourque (22) reaches for a puck against Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Simon Benoit (2) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, in Toronto, Monday, April 13, 2026. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a majority government with special election wins Monday night, allowing his Liberals to pass legislation without the support of opposition parties.

Voters cast ballots for three vacant seats of the 343 districts represented in Parliament. Liberal candidate Danielle Martin won the election for the Toronto district of University Rosedale and Liberal Doly Begum won the Toronto district of Scarborough Southwest. The result for a Quebec district was expected later.

The Liberal party could stay in power until 2029 after Monday’s results.

Carne y won Canada’s election last year fueled by public anger over U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and he has vowed to reduce Canada’s reliance on the U.S.

Since then, five defections from opposition parties, including four from the main opposition Conservative party, put Carney’s Liberals on the cusp of the majority with 171 members of Parliament in the House of Commons.

One of those defectors referenced Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as helping his decision. In the speech, Carney condemned economic coercion by great powers against smaller countries and received widespread praise for his remarks.

Carney, former head of the Bank of England as well as Canada’s central bank, has moved the Liberals to the center-right since replacing Justin Trudeau as prime minister in 2025.

“Congratulations to Danielle Martin, new Member of Parliament for University-Rosedale,” Carney posted on social media. “Danielle has spent her career building better public health care for Torontonians and all Canadians. Now she’s bringing her experience and determination to the House of Commons, and our country will be stronger for it.”

Daniel Béland, a political science professor at McGill University in Montreal, said the Liberals also had a shot at winning in the seat in Quebec.

Béland said the deterioration of Canada-U.S. relations under the second Trump presidency has convinced many Canadians, including people who do not identify as Liberal, to rally behind the prime minister.

“Carney has thus far proved that he is an astute politician, despite the fact that he only formally entered the political arena in January of last year,” Béland said.

“The Davos speech has certainly helped boost Carney’s support at home, and he is now significantly more popular than when he became prime minister nearly 13 months ago.”

Carney's majority and the recent defections are another blow to Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, who lost the previous national election last year and even his own seat in Parliament. He has since rejoined Parliament.

Poilievre won a party leadership review earlier this year, but continues to have problems controlling his lawmakers.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Liberal national convention in Montreal, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)