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Saturday's Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Dallas 4 St.

SASKATOON — Calgary's Kevin Koe went right down to the wire to earn a spot in the Humpty's Champions Cup final. Koe scored two in the eighth and final end on Saturday to top Sweden's Niklas Edin 6-5 and advance to the men's championship draw.

TORONTO — Only Vince Carter scored more playoff points for Toronto than Kawhi Leonard did on Saturday night. And that was 18 years ago. But if Leonard had his way, he would've given up his career-high for a couple extra minutes on the bench.

Vancouver Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos felt like his team deserved more on Saturday. The club captured a single point by battling the Philadelphia Union to a 1-1 draw, but Dos Santos was frustrated after the game.

ST. LOUIS — Dallas goalie Ben Bishop rebounded — at his hometown team's expense. Bishop made 32 saves, Roope Hintz scored twice and the Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 in Game 2 to even the Western Conference semifinal series.

Montreal's Meaghan Benfeito and Celina Toth of St. Thomas, Ont., both failed to qualify for the women's 10-metre platform final on Saturday as Canada fell short of the podium on the second day of competition at the FINA Diving World Series.

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez was disappointed to be pulled from his latest start after five innings, but he was relieved it wasn't due to another finger issue. "It was fine going into today," Sanchez said about his oft-injured finger.

Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney felt his team was disconnected. Captain Michael Bradley called it a frustrating afternoon. Jonathan Osorio described the performance as unacceptable.

HAMILTON — York 9 FC's Ryan Telfer, on loan from Toronto FC, goes into the history book as the first to score in the Canadian Premier League.

BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel Messi conjured the perfect finish to a dominant title march by Barcelona on Saturday, when he came off the bench and scored the goal that clinched the Spanish league crown.