National Sports

LAS VEGAS — After losing in the Stanley Cup Final last June, the Vegas Golden Knights looked to bolster their forward depth by trading for Max Pacioretty and signing Paul Stastny before the season. At the trade deadline, they dealt for Mark Stone.

Sunday's Games Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Winnipeg 6 St. Louis 3 (Blues lead series 2-1) N.Y.

Sunday's Games Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Winnipeg 6 St. Louis 3 (Blues lead series 2-1) N.Y.

ST. LOUIS — Kyle Connor and the Winnipeg Jets got back on track by sticking to the same way they wanted to play all along. Connor scored twice, Patrik Laine had a goal and an assist, and the Jets beat the St.

SAN FRANCISCO — German Marquez pitched a one-hitter, nicked only by Evan Longoria's single with one out in the eighth inning, and the Colorado Rockies ended an eight-game losing streak by beating the San Francisco Giants 4-0 Sunday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sergei Bobrovsky has the Columbus Blue Jackets on the brink of sweeping a playoff series that hardly anyone thought they could win.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods blazing to victory in his Sunday red at the Masters, a scene once so familiar, was never more stunning.

TORONTO — Kerri Einarson defeated Anna Hasselborg 5-4 in an extra end on Sunday to capture the women's title at the Players' Championship. The win capped a string of four victories in a row for the rink from Gimli, Man.

TORONTO — Nazem Kadri was actually doing a decent job of keeping his cool. There was the on-ice wrestling match that ended with the Toronto Maple Leafs centre getting punched in the face by Boston Bruins winger Jake DeBrusk.

ESPOO, Finland — The United States celebrated a women's world hockey title that the Finns thought was theirs Sunday. The U.S. claimed gold at a fifth straight world championship beating host Finland 2-1 in a shootout.