April 4 -10, 2025
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anita Baca, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.
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A raindrop splashes alongside a Masters Tournament logo at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
A child peers from behind a stand of an artist selling religious icons at a fair in Bucharest, Romania, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon walks at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa along the Aegean Sea, on the island of Amorgos, Greece, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Retirees and their supporters participate in a weekly demonstration against President Javier Milei's austerity measures, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
An Indigenous woman attends in the annual Free Earth camp where Brazil's Indigenous communities discuss rights, territorial protection and their role in COP30 which will take place for the first time in the Amazon, in Brasilia, Brazil, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring his 895th career goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, in Elmont, N.Y., April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York Mets' Luisangel Acuña is introduced before a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, April 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
UConn players celebrate during the second half the NCAA womens' title-game against South Carolina, in Tampa, Fla., April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Ira, a dog with the Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps, attends a training in Col Gallina in the Italian Alps near Cortina D'Ampezzo, northern Italy, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr. and center Micah Handlogten celebrate their win against Houston in the NCAA mens' title-game in San Antonio, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
A woman dances under a canopy of cherry blossoms at the start of the cherry blossom season in Bonn, Germany, April, 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
A textile worker checks thread reels on a carpet weaving machine at a factory, on the outskirts of Jammu, India, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
A Drosera madagascariensis is on display at a carnivorous plants exhibit at the Botanical Garden in Bogota, Colombia, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
A woman takes selfies at the Zaryadye park, with the Spasskaya tower of the Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral in the background, after a snowfall in Moscow, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
A museum employee looks at a tiara on display at Cartier – the first major exhibition in almost 30 years dedicated to Cartier jewels and watches, at the V&A Museum in London, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Police guard a Ministry of Justice entrance strewn with cow horns thrown by butchers demanding the government regulate the meat prices of their suppliers, in La Paz, Bolivia, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Palestinians clamber to receive donated food at a distribution center in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
The mothers of Danylo Nikittskyi, 15, left, and Alina Kutsenko, 15, who were killed by a Russian missile, grieve as they pay their final respects during a funeral ceremony in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Carole Smith walks through her flooded home in Frankfort, Ky., April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
Wanona Harp paddles past inundated churches in Lockport, Ky., flooded by the Kentucky River, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Recovery workers search for bodies at the Jet Set nightclub after its roof collapsed during a merengue concert, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Export vehicles are parked atthe Daikoku Pier in Yokohama, near Tokyo, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Helena Jensen joins a "Hands Off!" demonstration against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, at Trafalgar Square in London, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
President Donald Trump reads The NY Post as he arrives at the Trump National Golf Club, April 5, 2025, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Demonstrators hold up signs during a "Hands Off!" protest against President Donald Trump at the Washington Monument in Washington, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
John Bowers works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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A raindrop splashes alongside a Masters Tournament logo at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
A child peers from behind a stand of an artist selling religious icons at a fair in Bucharest, Romania, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon walks at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa along the Aegean Sea, on the island of Amorgos, Greece, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Retirees and their supporters participate in a weekly demonstration against President Javier Milei's austerity measures, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
An Indigenous woman attends in the annual Free Earth camp where Brazil's Indigenous communities discuss rights, territorial protection and their role in COP30 which will take place for the first time in the Amazon, in Brasilia, Brazil, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring his 895th career goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, in Elmont, N.Y., April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York Mets' Luisangel Acuña is introduced before a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, April 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
UConn players celebrate during the second half the NCAA womens' title-game against South Carolina, in Tampa, Fla., April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Ira, a dog with the Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps, attends a training in Col Gallina in the Italian Alps near Cortina D'Ampezzo, northern Italy, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr. and center Micah Handlogten celebrate their win against Houston in the NCAA mens' title-game in San Antonio, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
A woman dances under a canopy of cherry blossoms at the start of the cherry blossom season in Bonn, Germany, April, 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
A textile worker checks thread reels on a carpet weaving machine at a factory, on the outskirts of Jammu, India, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
A Drosera madagascariensis is on display at a carnivorous plants exhibit at the Botanical Garden in Bogota, Colombia, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
A woman takes selfies at the Zaryadye park, with the Spasskaya tower of the Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral in the background, after a snowfall in Moscow, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
A museum employee looks at a tiara on display at Cartier – the first major exhibition in almost 30 years dedicated to Cartier jewels and watches, at the V&A Museum in London, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Police guard a Ministry of Justice entrance strewn with cow horns thrown by butchers demanding the government regulate the meat prices of their suppliers, in La Paz, Bolivia, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Palestinians clamber to receive donated food at a distribution center in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
The mothers of Danylo Nikittskyi, 15, left, and Alina Kutsenko, 15, who were killed by a Russian missile, grieve as they pay their final respects during a funeral ceremony in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Carole Smith walks through her flooded home in Frankfort, Ky., April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
Wanona Harp paddles past inundated churches in Lockport, Ky., flooded by the Kentucky River, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Recovery workers search for bodies at the Jet Set nightclub after its roof collapsed during a merengue concert, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Export vehicles are parked atthe Daikoku Pier in Yokohama, near Tokyo, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Helena Jensen joins a "Hands Off!" demonstration against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, at Trafalgar Square in London, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
President Donald Trump reads The NY Post as he arrives at the Trump National Golf Club, April 5, 2025, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Demonstrators hold up signs during a "Hands Off!" protest against President Donald Trump at the Washington Monument in Washington, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
John Bowers works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists and the Winnipeg Jets overcame the loss of star center Mark Scheifele to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-3 on Wednesday night and take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven first-round playoff series.
The Jets lost Scheifele after he was crushed into the boards by Brayden Schenn early in the opening period.
Vladislav Namestnikov, who replaced Scheifele on the top line, had a goal and an assist.
“When things don’t go your way, we lost (Scheifele), people have to step up. So I think as a team we stepped up today and got the win,” Namestnikov said.
Jets head coach Scott Arniel had no postgame updates on Scheifele and couldn’t say if he would make the trip to St. Louis for Game 6 on Friday.
Nino Niederreiter also had a goal and assist. Dylan DeMelo and Adam Lowry had goals while Mason Appleton had three assists.
Connor Hellebuyck made 16 saves for Winnipeg, which had top-line winger Gabriel Vilardi back in action after missing 15 games with an upper-body injury.
“Really proud of the effort,” said Lowry, who scored an empty-netter. “Sometimes when you lose your No. 1 center, you lose a key piece to your lineup there can be a bit of a sag, an emotional letdown. But you know, I thought the guys really rallied around it.”
Nathan Walker scored twice and rookie Jimmy Snuggerud also had a goal for the Blues. Jordan Binnington stopped 21 shots.
“They’re a good team, but we’ve played some good hockey at home for a couple of months now, so we’re comfortable there and fans (are) behind us,” Schenn said.
After being outscored 12-3 in two losses in St. Louis, the Jets jumped to a 1-0 lead 1:23 into the first period.
Scheifele sent the puck from behind the net out to Connor, who snapped it past Binnington.
The Blues responded when Walker stayed in front of Hellebuyck and tipped in a point shot from Colton Parayko at 3:42.
St. Louis defenseman Cam Fowler also picked up an assist, extending his point streak to five games with one goal and eight assists.
Winnipeg got the game’s first power play after Schenn crushed Scheifele. He was called for interference and then roughing after Jets forward Brandon Tanev defended his teammate.
Twenty-seven seconds after Schenn’s extra penalty expired, Niederreiter tipped in Dylan Samberg's shot at 8:39.
Both teams took four penalties, and had 17 hits each.
After the Jets only got one shot on goal in their second power play, Snuggerud scored his second goal of the playoffs with a low shot that went between Hellebuyck’s left pad and the post at 6:06.
DeMelo scored Winnipeg’s first second-period goal of the series when his point shot went off the back of Parayko and into the net at 11:05.
Connor sent a backhand pass across the front of the net to a rushing Namestnikov, who made it 4-2 with 1:09 remaining in the second.
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Winnipeg Jets' Neal Pionk (4) defends against St. Louis Blues' Oskar Sundqvist (70) in front of goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) during the third period of an NHL playoff game in Winnipeg on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
St. Louis Blues' Nathan Walker (26) tips the puck past Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) for the goal as Nino Niederreiter (62) defends during first period NHL playoff action in Winnipeg on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets' Dylan DeMelo (2), Vladislav Namestnikov (7), Gabriel Vilardi (13) and Kyle Connor (81) celebrate DeMelo's goal against the St. Louis Blues during second period NHL playoff action in Winnipeg on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets' Nino Niederreiter (62) celebrates his goal against the St. Louis Blues during first period NHL playoff action in Winnipeg on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets' Morgan Barron (36) and St. Louis Blues' Robert Thomas (18) collide during first period NHL playoff action in Winnipeg on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets' Nino Niederreiter (62) attempts to tip the puck past St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) as Justin Faulk (72) defends during second period NHL playoff action in Winnipeg on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
St. Louis Blues' Nathan Walker (26) celebrates his goal against Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) during first period NHL playoff action in Winnipeg on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
St. Louis Blues' Nathan Walker (26) tips the puck past Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) for the goal as Nino Niederreiter (62) defends during first period NHL playoff action in Winnipeg on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)