National Sports

CALGARY — Nathan MacKinnon showed why he's one of the NHL's best players on Saturday.

BOSTON — The Maple Leafs knew what was coming. They were powerless to stop it.

Saturday's Games Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Boston 4 Toronto 1 (Series tied 1-1) Colorado 3 Calgary 2 (OT) (Series tied 1-1) Washington 4 Carolina 3 (OT) (Capitals lead series 2-0) Nashville 2 Dallas 1 (OT) (Series tied 1-1) --- AHL Belleville

Saturday's Games Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Boston 4 Toronto 1 (Series tied 1-1) Colorado 3 Calgary 2 (OT) (Series tied 1-1) Washington 4 Carolina 3 (OT) (Capitals lead series 2-0) Nashville 2 Dallas 1 (OT) (Series tied 1-1) --- AHL Belleville

BOSTON — Chris Davis ended his record slump at 0 for 54 and drew applause from rival fans at Fenway Park, getting three hits and driving in four runs as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5 on Saturday to end a four-game losing streak.

TORONTO — Calgary's Kevin Koe advanced to the Players' Championship final with a 9-8 extra-end win Saturday night over Peter de Cruz of Switzerland.

NASHVILLE — Craig Smith has a knack for timely goals in the playoffs, and he helped the Nashville Predators avoid a very big hole heading to Dallas.

ST. GEORGE, Grenada — Andre De Grasse is back on track — literally and figuratively. The 24-year-old Markham, Ont.

FUKUOKA, Japan — Russia's Elizaveta Tuktamysheva won the women's free skate but the United States held on to its huge overnight lead to win figure skating's World Team Trophy for the fourth time on Saturday. The U.S.

TORONTO — The rebuilt Toronto Raptors opened the NBA playoffs like so many editions before them — with a loss. But the message in the post-game locker room was: It's only one game.