National Sports

Monday's Games Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Toronto 3 Boston 2 (Toronto leads series 2-1) Carolina 5 Washington 0 (Washington leads series 2-1) Nashville 3 Dallas 2 (Nashville leads series 2-1) Colorado 6 Calgary 2 (Colorado leads series 2-1) ---

MINNEAPOLIS — Teoscar Hernández had quite the blooper for Toronto on the basepath, a lapse in focus that could have proved costly. Two innings later, he more than made up for the mistake.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews had a lot of fingers pointing in his direction following Toronto's first-round exit last spring. Monday represented a big step towards making sure there's no repeat.

TORONTO — A potent mix of physical play and scoring prowess helped the Bruins salvage a home split of the first two games in their first-round playoff series against Toronto. They couldn't repeat that effort Monday night at Scotiabank Arena.

RALEIGH, N.C.

BOSTON — Two-time Boston Marathon champion Lelisa Desisa turned onto Boylston Street with a sliver of a lead, leaning in front of two other runners with the finish line in sight. Unfortunately for him, one of them was the fastest man in the field.

BOSTON — As if the No. 1 on her Boston Marathon bib weren't enough for them to think about, the women trying to stop Des Linden from repeating as champion can now expect to line up in Hopkinton shivering and soaking from another New England storm.

MINNEAPOLIS — Last year, when Rocco Baldelli and Charlie Montoyo were coaches for the Tampa Bay Rays, Montoyo placed a Toronto Blue Jays media guide in Baldelli's locker one day to rib him about a potential managerial opening.

LAS VEGAS — San Jose Sharks centre Joe Thornton has been suspended for one playoff game for a hit to the head of Vegas' Tomas Nosek.

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers have hired Alain Vigneault as head coach, hoping the veteran can help lead them to their first Stanley Cup since 1975.