National Sports

HUMBOLDT, Sask. — Vice-principal David Millette at Humboldt high school would chat each day with Brody Hinz about sports and remembers the student making a bold hockey prediction last September.

Noah Naylor has gained a lot from having a top baseball prospect as his older brother. A role model. A source of competition. Even a nickname.

Saturday's Games NHL Playoffs Stanley Cup Final Washington 3 Vegas 1 (Washington leads series 3-1) --- AHL Playoffs Calder Cup Final Toronto 6 Texas 5 (Toronto leads series 1-0) --- MLB American League Detroit 7 Toronto 4 Kansas City 5 Oakland 4 N.Y.

Saturday's Games NHL Playoffs Stanley Cup Final Washington 3 Vegas 1 (Washington leads series 3-1) --- AHL Playoffs Calder Cup Final Toronto 6 Texas 5 (Toronto leads series 1-0) --- MLB American League Detroit 7 Toronto 4 Kansas City 5 Oakland 4 N.Y.

WASHINGTON — Evgeny Kuznetsov stayed on the ice until the very end of Saturday's warmup, shooting at an empty net to test the injury that had become one of the main talking points of the Stanley Cup final.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — With three National Lacrosse League championships to his name, it seems like Matt Vinc is trying to singlehandedly add a fourth to his collection.

WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals put Evgeny Kuznetsov in the lineup for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night and he didn't miss a beat.

VANCOUVER — Canadian Olympic star Penny Oleksiak breezed to victory in the women's 100-metre butterfly on Saturday at the Mel Zajac Jr. International swim meet.

MONTREAL — When Jeisson Vargas found the back of the net, ending the Montreal Impact's 425-minute scoreless drought, his teammates and coach breathed a collective sigh of relief.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Federico Higuain converted a penalty kick in the 90th minute to cap a thrilling comeback by Columbus to rally from a 3-0 deficit to earn a 3-3 draw with Toronto FC on Saturday night.