National Sports

DALLAS — Closing out an NHL playoff series to advance to the next one has a way of accelerating a player's maturation.

TORONTO — Mexican centre back Carlos Salcedo returns to bolster an uncertain Toronto FC defence as Orlando City visits BMO Field on Saturday.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews let his actions on the ice do the talking all season.

DOHA, Qatar — Olympic champion Andre De Grasse finished fourth in the men's 200-metre race Friday at the Diamond League stop in Doha. De Grasse, from Markham, Ont., completed the race in 20.15 seconds.

MONTREAL — CF Montréal coach Wilfried Nancy says he doesn't pay attention to the Major League Soccer standings, but his team's rise through the Eastern Conference ranks is sure to have rival clubs on notice.

Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews and Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid are two of the finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award, the NHL’s most outstanding player award as voted on by fellow players.

The Flames are looking to finish the job, while the Leafs were unable to. And the Oilers will be playing a Game 7 at home for the first time in over 30 years.

LOS ANGELES — Evander Kane held up seven fingers to a disappointed crowd of L.A. Kings fans on Thursday night. The Oilers winger had just scored into the Kings' empty net -- his second goal of the game -- sealing Edmonton's clutch 4-2 victory.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Maple Leafs did everything they could to exorcise a long list of playoff demons.

KITCHENER, Ont. — Wyatt Johnston and Alex Christopoulos each scored two goals and added two assists as the Windsor Spitfires hammered the Kitchener Rangers 6-3 Thursday to take a commanding 3-1 series lead in their second-round OHL playoff series.