Monday Sports: Blades Halfway Home, Mustangs-Broncos Going 7

WHL PLAYOFFS (Round 2)

Ben Saunderson’s goal at 17:01 of overtime finally put an end to Chase Wutzke’s goaltending clinic as the Saskatoon Blades edged the visiting Red Deer Rebels 2-1 in Western Hockey League playoff action.

Despite outshooting the Rebels 49-25, and 10-5 in overtime, the Blades had all kinds of problems trying to solve Wutzke, who faced 21 shots in the second period alone.

Fraser Minten, with an assist from Saunderson, scored a first-period goal for the Blades, who took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven quarterfinal series. Saskatoon won Friday’s series opener 4-1.

Kalan Lind scored a power-play goal at 4:10 of the third period for the Rebels to tie Sunday’s game at the SaskTel Centre.

The Rebels went 1-for-4 on the power play, while the Blades were 0-for-6.

Game 3 is Tuesday in Red Deer, Alta.

POKE CHECKS: The Portland Winterhawks, who lead their best-of-seven quarterfinal series with the Silvertips 2-0, visit Everett, Wash., for Game 3 on Monday night.

SJHL PLAYOFFS (Round 2)

Humboldt 4 Melfort 3 (OT)
*Game 7 Tuesday in Melfort

NHL

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tomas Hertl scored a power-play goal 1:23 into overtime, and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from three goals down to defeat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Sunday. This nationally televised game also was multiverse broadcast on truTV in which players appeared like characters, such as Bugs Bunny, Superman and Wonder Woman.

Elsewhere in the NHL on Sunday:

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BLUES 4 KRAKEN 1

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou, Brayden Schenn and Nathan Walker scored in the third period, leading St. Louis to a victory over Seattle.

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HURRICANES 4 BLACKHAWKS 2

CHICAGO (AP) — Seth Jarvis scored two power-play goals in the third period, and Carolina beat Chicago for their fifth consecutive victory.

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FLAMES 6 COYOTES 5

CALGARY, Alta. (AP) — Nazem Kadri scored twice in the third period, and also had an assist, as Calgary rallied to beat Arizona 6-5. Andrei Kuzmenko, Matt Coronato, Connor Zary and Yegor Sharangovich also scored for Calgary, which has won three of its last four games. Dustin Wolf finished with 30 saves to win his third straight start.

MASTERS

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler drained all the drama out of the Masters.

Which has become a familiar storyline at Augusta National. Despite that familiar refrain about the tournament not beginning until the back nine on Sunday, it’s become a rarity for it to be decided at the closing holes

Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked player, kept that trend going with a flourish. Coming into the first major championship of 2024 as the overwhelming favorite, he more than fulfilled the enormous expectations by cruising to his second green jacket in three years with a four-stroke victory over Masters rookie Ludvig Aberg.

NBA

The Toronto Raptors finished their challenging NBA season Sunday with a 118-103 loss to the host Miami Heat. The Raptors, who failed to qualify for the post-season, finished 12th in the 15-team Eastern Conference with a 25-and-57 record. The Raptors lost four in a row to finish the regular season.
The play-in field is set for the NBA playoffs. The L-A Lakers will face New Orleans on Tuesday for the seventh seed in the Western Conference. Golden State meets Sacramento in an elimination game. On Wednesday, Miami will visit Philadelphia to decide the seventh seed in the East, followed by Atlanta at Chicago in an elimination game.

WNBA

Caitlin Clark made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” during the show’s “Weekend Update” segment. The Iowa star is in New York for Monday’s WNBA draft where she will likely be the top pick of the Indiana Fever. The NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer showed up after anchor Michael Che made a joke about Iowa retiring her jersey. Clark delivered a heartfelt message about her basketball future while thanking all the great players who came before her.

MLB

José Berríos and two relievers combined on a two-hitter, Justin Turner had three hits and three RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays whipped the visiting Colorado Rockies 5-0 for their second shutout win of the young MLB season. Berríos allowed two hits, walked two and struck out seven.
The Jays open a three-game series tonight at Rogers Centre against the 12-and-four New York Yankees. The red-hot Yankees will send right-hander Luis Gil to the hill, while the BlueJays will counter with right-handed starter Chris Bassitt.

(Canadian Press)