National Sports

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs are back under pressure — and under the microscope.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Jonathan Lekkerimäki to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Saturday.

Friday's Scoreboard NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round Carolina 6 New Jersey 1 (Carolina leads best-of-seven series 2-0) --- AHL Playoffs Division semifinals Toronto 4 Utica 1 (Toronto wins best-of-five series 3-1) Milwaukee 5 Manitoba 3 (Best-of-

NEW YORK — Seattle's Dave Hakstol, Boston's Jim Montgomery and New Jersey's Lindy Ruff have been named the finalists for the Jack Adams Award. The Adams is presented to the NHL head coach who has "contributed the most to his team’s success.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes are pushing past their injury-hit group of forwards through grit, relentless effort and scoring throughout the lineup.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Kyle McDonald scored twice as the North Bay Battalion defeated the Peterborough Petes 6-2 on Friday to take the lead in their Ontario Hockey League playoff series. North Bay leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final 3-2.

Canadian Alphonso Davies has been named CONCACAF Men’s Player of the Year for the second year in a row. The 22-year-old from Edmonton is the first back-to-back winner of the award that dates back to 2013.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The settling-in process appears to be just about over for Chris Bassitt.

BURNABY, B.C. — Simon Fraser University has retained a Vancouver-based lawyer after concerns were raised by student-athletes.

MONTREAL — Canada's Mia Vallee and Pamela Ware reached the podium at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup on Friday — and they were the last ones to know it.