David Pastrnak scored at 1:54 of overtime as the Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in Game 7 to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Saturday. The Bruins will take on the well-rested Panthers in that second round in Florida beginning Monday.
In the Professional Women’s Hockey League, New York beat Minnesota 5-2 and Boston edged Montreal 4-3.
Chelski sprinted to the finish in the Saturday evening top class on opening day at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
The featured Fillies and Mares Pace saw Corey MacPherson drive the Jennifer Doyle trainee to a win in 2 minutes and one fifth.
Live racing continues Thursday at 6 P.M. at Red Shores Charlottetown.
In Major League Baseball, the Blue Jays beat Washington 6-3; the Yankees downed Detroit 5-3; and Boston lost 3-1 to Minnesota.
In the NBA playoffs, Minnesota beat Denver 106-99 to take a one game lead in their series.
Saturday’s Scoreboard
NHL Playoffs
First Round
Boston 2 Toronto 1 (OT)
(Boston wins best-of-seven series 4-3)
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PWHL
New York 5 Minnesota 2
Boston 4 Montreal 3
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AHL Playoffs
Division Semifinals
Hershey 5 Lehigh Valley 1
(Hershey leads best-of-five series 2-0)
Texas 4 Milwaukee 1
(Texas leads best-of-five series 2-0)
Rochester 4 Syracuse 3 (OT)
(Best-of-five series tied 2-2)
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MLB
Interleague
Chicago White Sox 6 St. Louis 5 (10)
Toronto 6 Washington 3
Oakland 20 Miami 4
Baltimore 2 Cincinnati 1
Tampa Bay 3 N.Y. Mets 1
American League
N.Y. Yankees 5 Detroit 3
Minnesota 3 Boston 1
Cleveland 7 L.A. Angels 1
Texas 15 Kansas City 4
Seattle 5 Houston 0
National League
Chicago Cubs 6 Milwaukee 5
Pittsburgh 1 Colorado 0
Philadelphia 14 San Francisco 3
San Diego 13 Arizona 1
L.A. Dodgers 11 Atlanta 2
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NBA Playoffs
Second Round
Minnesota 106 Denver 99
(Minnesota leads best-of-seven series 1-0)
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MLS
Toronto FC 3 FC Dallas 1
Minnesota 2 Atlanta 1
Charlotte FC 2 Portland 0
Philadelphia 2 D.C. United 2
Miami 6 New York 2
Cincinnati 1 Orlando City 0
San Jose 3 Los Angeles FC 1
Nashville 4 CF Montréal 1
New England 1 Chicago 0
St Louis City 0 Houston 0
Real Salt Lake 1 Sporting Kansas City 0
Austin FC 0 Vancouver 0