National Sports

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have signed Finnish defenceman Otto Leskinen to a two-year, entry-level contract.

DENVER — Gabriel Landeskog's first career overtime playoff goal was a bit complicated: Dump in the puck, hit a guy along the boards, fall down, scramble back up, skate toward the net and knock it in.

HOUSTON — James Harden and the Houston Rockets dug out of a 0-2 hole to even their Western Conference semifinals series with the Golden State Warriors after another game where they fought, scrapped and held off a late rally to get a victory.

Monday's Games NHL Playoffs Boston 3 Columbus 0 (Bruins win series 4-2) Colorado 4 San Jose 3 (OT) (Series tied 3-3) --- NBA Playoffs Milwaukee 113 Boston 101 (Bucks lead series 3-1) Houston 112 Golden State 108 (Series tied 2-2) --- MLB American Lea

Monday's Games NHL Playoffs Boston 3 Columbus 0 (Bruins win series 4-2) Colorado 4 San Jose 3 (OT) (Series tied 3-3) --- NBA Playoffs Milwaukee 113 Boston 101 (Bucks lead series 3-1) Houston 112 Golden State 108 (Series tied 2-2) --- MLB American Lea

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Tuukka Rask was impenetrable when it counted in Game 6, and the Boston Bruins are on their way to the Eastern Conference final.

TORONTO — These are the nights that are the painful part of the rebuilding process for the Toronto Blue Jays. The nights when the youngsters make errors, the bats are quiet, and there is little energy at Rogers Centre.

BOSTON — When Giannis Antetokounmpo picked up his fourth foul early in the third quarter of a tie game, the Boston Celtics sensed a chance to pull away. Instead, Milwaukee took control. Of the game, and the series.

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City returned to the top of the English Premier League with one round left after captain Vincent Kompany hit a sensational goal to beat Leicester 1-0 in a dramatic and tense match on Monday.

TORONTO — When Kawhi Leonard watched his clutch three-point shot drop through the hoop on Sunday with all the emotion of a hired gun, Tim Sweeney wasn't surprised. The California high school coach had seen that death stare before.