National Sports

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson scored two goals and led the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 National Hockey League victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. Thompson’s goals boosted his team-leading goal total to 33.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mitch Marner scored the deciding goal in the shootout and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Utah Hockey Club 4-3 on Monday night.

Monday's Scoreboard NHL Toronto 4 Utah 3 (SO) Ottawa 2 Detroit 1 Buffalo 3 Edmonton 2 Colorado 3 Chicago 0 --- NBA Toronto 119 Washington 104 New York 133 Sacramento 104 Denver 140 Oklahoma City 127 Charlotte 105 Miami 102 Brooklyn 111 L.A.

INDIAN WELLS — Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, who at just 21 years of age has four Grand Slam singles titles on his impressive resume, knocked off Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 6-4 at the BNP Paribas Open on Monday night.

OTTAWA — Giving up 49 shots is not a recipe for success, but on this night Linus Ullmark showed what great goaltending can do for a team.

TORONTO — A.J. Lawson has been living the dream this week. He had his first career NBA start on Friday, lining up for his hometown Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. Then on Monday, Lawson had his best game as a professional basketball player.

OTTAWA — Linus Ullmark demonstrated why the Ottawa Senators traded for him last year as the gifted netminder turned away 48 shots on Monday in a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson scored two goals and led the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 National Hockey League victory against the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. Thompson’s goals boosted his team-leading total to 33.

It appears Canadians Josh Palmer and Michael Hoecht will be playing football a lot closer to home now. Palmer, a receiver from Brampton, Ont., and Hoecht, a defensive lineman from Oakville, Ont.

TORONTO — A.J. Lawson of Brampton, Ont., came off Toronto's bench for a career-high 32 points as the Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 119-104 on Monday.