Vegas beats Winnipeg in 2OT thriller
Michael Amadio scored at 3:40 of the second overtime Saturday to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 5-4 victory over the host Winnipeg Jets and a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.
Dylan Sandberg's clearing attempt for Winnipeg from the back boards deflected off Vegas forward Ivan Barbashev's skate to Amadio for a onetimer that went into the top right corner — going between goalie Connor Hellebuyck's head and glove.
Adam Lowry tied it for Winnipeg with 21.9 seconds left in regulation, beating goalie Laurent Brossoit off a rebound to cap a three-goal, third-period comeback.
Nino Niederreiter scored at 2:04 of the third and Mark Scheifele connected on a power play with 5:52 left to cut it to 4-3.
Jack Eichel had two power-play goals and added an assist for Vegas. Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist, and Keegan Kolesar also scored. Brossoit, who spent three seasons with the Jets, made 30 saves.
Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg, and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 43 shots.
A sold-out crowd of 15,325 at Canada Life Centre continued the “whiteout” playoff tradition of wearing white and waving white towels. Game 4 of the Western Conference series is Monday night in Winnipeg.
Winnipeg All-Star defenseman Josh Morrisey left four minutes into the first period with a lower-body injury. Morrissey collided knee-on-knee with Vegas defenseman Zach Whitecloud and appeared to be favoring his right knee.
GILROY'S WOLF WINS NATIONAL HONOR >>
Gilroy native Dustin Wolf was named the American Hockey League's Most Valuable Player.
Wolf, a goaltender for the Calgary Wranglers, the AHL team of the Flames, led the AHL in every statistical category for goaltending, including wins (42), save percentage (.932), goals against average (2.09) and shutouts (seven).
Wolf, 22, grew up a big Sharks fan
in the South Bay and made his NHL debut in the Flames' final regular season game on April 12 against the Sharks. On that night, he bested his childhood team, stopping 23 shots in Calgary's 3-1 win.
College sports CAL RUGBY REACHES NATIONAL TITLE GAME >>
Cal's rugby squad beat BYU 55-31 in the semifinals of the D1A National Collegiate Championships on Saturday.
The Bears will play for their first D1A national championship since 2011 and 29th overall in 15-man play on May 6, when they face Navy in Houston.
Cal has reached the national championship game twice since 2011, losing to Life University in both 2018 and 2019.
EX-OKLAHOMA QB MURRAY HONORED WITH STATUE FOR HEISMAN SEASON >>
Former Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray returned to campus to be honored with a statue of his likeness in the Heisman Park across the street from Memorial Stadium.
The statue honoring his 2018 Heisman Trophy was unveiled before Oklahoma's spring game. His No. 1 and an image of the Heisman statue was painted onto the field at each 25yard line and he was honored at halftime.
Murray could very easily have not played his Heisman season — he stuck with football, despite the Oakland A's making him the No. 9 overall pick in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He made the most of it and passed for 4,361 yards and 42 touchdowns and ran for 1,001 yards and 12 touchdowns while leading the Sooners to the College Football Playoff.
Murray's statue joins Oklahoma's other six Heisman winners — Billy Vessels, Steve Owens, Billy Sims, Jason White, Sam Bradford and Baker Mayfield. Last year, Mayfield's statue was added to the park on the day of the spring game.
Golf CORPUZ, YIN TIED FOR LEAD AT CHEVRON AFTER THIRD ROUND >>
Americans Allisen Corpuz and Angel Yin shared the Chevron Championship lead at 10-under 206 after the third round Saturday.
Corpuz and Yin each shot 5-under 67 at The Club at Carlton Woods in the major tournament that moved from the California desert to suburban Houston this year.
Corpuz started out strong, with birdies on four of the first five holes, including the first three. She had a chance to birdie the 18th in a bogeyfree round, but her putt rolled just shy.
Yin had four birdies on the back nine, highlighted by one on the 18th that moved her into the tie for first.
Corpuz and Yin are both looking for their first LPGA Tour title. Amy Yang, Albane Valenzuela and Megan Khang are tied for third, a stroke behind the leaders.
World No. 2 Nelly Korda was among four players tied for sixth at 8 under, which also included A Lim Kim, who led after two rounds but had two bogeys and a double bogey Saturday to shoot a 72.
A highlight of the third round was a million-dollar shot by In Gee Chun of South Korea. She won $1 million for charity with a hole-in-one on the 17th.
Chevron pledged to donate $1 million for the first hole-in-one on the par 3 17th to support partners in diversity, inclusion and education. The money won Saturday will be donated to the LPGA Foundation and Girls Golf of Greater Houston.