National Sports

VANCOUVER — Whitecaps goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka gave a small fist pump after saving a penalty that could have been a potential match winner as Vancouver and the Colorado Rapids played to a scoreless draw on Saturday night.

Saturday's Scoreboard NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Toronto 2 Tampa Bay 1 (OT) (Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4-2) Edmonton 5 Los Angeles 4 (Edmonton wins best-of-seven series 4-2) N.Y.

LAS VEGAS — Canadian Jamey-Lyn Horth won her UFC debut Saturday, earning a unanimous decision over American bantamweight (All Hail) Hailey Cowan on a UFC Fight Night card. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 for the 33-year-old from Squamish, B.

TAMPA, Fla. — John Tavares had dreams of suiting up for the Maple Leafs. When the chance to come home arrived, he couldn't pass up the opportunity to join the team he cheered for as a kid just down the road.

NEW YORK (AP) — Pushed to the brink of elimination, the New York Rangers found their offensive touch.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Bryce Duke and Mathieu Choiniere scored first-half goals to lead CF Montreal to a 2-0 Major League Soccer victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.

WINNIPEG — Connor McClennon scored three goals and added an assist as the Winnipeg ICE defeated the visiting Saskatoon Blades 6-2 on Saturday to grab a 2-0 lead in their Western Hockey League Eastern Conference final series.

TORONTO — On an evening that started with no small amount of chaos, newly acquired Toronto FC forward C.J. Sapong continued his career-long tradition of making a good first impression.

Running back Chase Brown made the '23 NFL draft one to remember for Canadian football. Brown, of London, Ont., was selected in the fifth round, No. 163 overall, by the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday.

HALIFAX — Jacob Melanson scored three goals in the first period as the visiting Sherbrooke Phoenix opened their Quebec Major Junior Hockey League semifinal series with a 5-2 victory over the Halifax Mooseheads on Saturday.