Maple Leafs tie series with Bruins

Auston Matthews scored on a breakaway to snap a third-period tie with eight minutes left, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Monday night to knot their first-round playoff series at one game apiece.

Ilya Samsonov stopped 27 shots for Toronto, which snapped an eightgame losing streak against Boston over 534 days dating to November 2022. Max Domi and John Tavares also scored for the visiting Maple Leafs, who haven't beaten the Bruins in a playoff series since 1959. HURRICANES 5, ISLANDERS 3 >> Sebastian Aho and Jordan Martinook scored nine seconds apart late in the third period to help Carolina complete a comeback from three goals down at home to beat New York, taking a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series in improbable fashion.

Aho struck first by redirecting Andrei Svechnikov's shot at the right post behind Semyon Varlamov with 2:15 remaining to tie the game at 3. After an Islanders giveaway on the ensuing faceoff,

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The puck banged off Varlamov's left skate and slipped into the net for the 4-3 lead with 2:06 to go.

SABRES HIRE RUFF AS COACH >> Lindy Ruff is returning to Buffalo for a second stint as coach of the Sabres. Ruff coached the Sabres from 1997-2013 and was the last person to guide them to the playoffs. Buffalo fired Don Granato after missing the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season.

Banks-Lockhart, a junior, hit two home runs and had four RBIs in a victory over Alhambra. She had three hits and two RBIs in a wild 14-10victory over Granada and also drove in the winning run in extra innings against California when she was hit by a pitch.

Mia Bennette, The King's Academy softball: Bennette, a sophomore, tore the cover off the ball in two games last week. She went 7for 7, with two home runs and three of those doubles, and had seven RBIs and scored three runs.

Kinga Czajkowska, Palo Alto track and field: Czajkowska, a junior, won the 1,600-meter race at the CCS Top 8meet in dramatic fashion, pushing ahead of Prospect's Kylie Hoorvaert on the final straightaway. She won with a time of 4:51.03, four-tenths of a second ahead of the Prospect runner.

Carley Hudson, Campolindo lacrosse: Hudson, a senior, scored two goals and had an assist in Campolindo's 7-6overtime victory over rival Acalanes. Hudson also had seven draw controls and finished the week with 23 goals on the season.

Lelani Laruelle, Monta Vista track and field: Laruelle, a sophomore, won the high jump at the CCS Top 8meet with a mark of 5-8, which equals the best jump in the state this season. Laruelle has only been high jumping for three years. She has blasted past her freshman-best 5-2.

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Guillory captured the 100and 200titles at the Central Coast Section Top 8 meet. He won the 100with a time of 10.64and crossed the finish line in the 200 in 21.30.

Phoenix Hin, Mission San Jose track and field: Hin won the 100-meter dash at the “It's Always Sunny in Union City” meet with a time of 11.07.

Samuel Johnston, College Park baseball: The junior had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs as College Park handed Acalanes its first loss of the season, 5-1. College Park is 11-6, 3-1.

Dylan Kall, Burlingame baseball: Kall hit a walk-off single in Burlingame's 5-4 win over Palo Alto. The senior leads Burlingame (12-5) with a .418 batting average.

Jackson Koberlein, Bellarmine lacrosse: The senior scored three goals in Bellarmine's 10-2 win over Live Oak. The Bells are 7-7 this season.

Kavan Kumar, Menlo tennis: Kumar went 4-0 in his matches last week, helping Menlo capture its 35th league championship.

Brayden Martinez, Gilroy baseball: Martinez struck out 10and walked just two on 95pitches in Gilroy's 1-0win over Prospect. Martinez has a 2.56ERA over five games for the Mustangs, who are 4-15.

Hank Tripaldi, De La Salle baseball: Tripaldi had two hits, including a home run, and five RBIs in the Spartans' 12-2win over San Ramon Valley. De La Salle is 12-4, 6-2.

Coco Vonderhaar, Palo Alto baseball: The junior was 3 for 5 with four RBIs and a home run in the Vikings' 17-1 win over Gunn. Vonderhaar leads Palo Alto (10-11) in runs scored with 18. 3 Acai tree, e.g. 4 Info on a profile

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