National Sports

AUGUSTA — A Canadian is in contention heading into the final round of the Masters, the first major of the men's golf season. Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., is third at Augusta, four shots back of third-round leader Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland.

TORONTO — Martin St. Louis was disappointed with the result. The Canadiens head coach also took a lot of positives — and a crucial point in the standings — from Saturday's tough ask at Scotiabank Arena.

VANCOUVER — Mats Zuccarello scored at the 2:47 mark of overtime as the Minnesota Wild rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Saturday.

VANCOUVER — Another overtime, another disappointing loss for the Vancouver Canucks. After coughing up a two-goal lead in the third period, the Canucks fell 3-2 to the Minnesota Wild in extra time on Saturday.

EVERETT — Julius Miettinen scored 5:46 into overtime as the Everett Silvertips edged the Portland Winterhawks 4-3 on Saturday in the second round of the Western Hockey League's playoffs. Everett leads the best-of-seven series 2-0.

Saturday's Scoreboard NHL Philadelphia 4 N.Y. Islanders 3 (SO) Columbus 7 Washington 0 Carolina 7 N.Y.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Adam Fantilli scored twice and Jet Greaves stopped 22 shots for his first career shutout, leading the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 7-0 win over the Alex Ovechkin-less Washington Capitals on Saturday.

MONTREAL — As the final whistle blew and CF Montreal fell 1-0 to visiting Charlotte FC at Stade Saputo on Saturday, the sobering reality of how much work remains to be done began to set in.

VANCOUVER — Brian White wrote himself into Vancouver Whitecaps history. White became the first Whitecap player to score four goals in a Major League Soccer match in a 5-1 win over Austin FC Saturday afternoon.

LONDON — Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan scored twice as the London Knights topped the Erie Otters 7-2 on Saturday in the second round of the Ontario Hockey League's playoff. London leads the best-of-seven series 2-0.