National Sports

LONDON — Defence lawyers for five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team are set to continue their final submissions to the judge presiding over the players' sexual assault trial today.

EDMONTON — When an orange wave of Oilers fans in Edmonton head toward the downtown core on game nights during the NHL playoffs, an ocean away in Akureyri, Iceland, Pavel Viking Landa says he makes his own way to his man cave in the dead of night.

SUNRISE — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had the puck with Sergei Bobrovsky at his mercy.

Monday's Scoreboard NHL Stanley Cup Final Florida 6 Edmonton 1 (Florida leads best-of-seven series 2-1) --- MLB Interleague Toronto 5 St. Louis 4 (10) Cincinnati 7 Cleveland 4 Arizona 8 Seattle 4 (11) American League Tampa Bay 10 Boston 8 (11) L.A.

NEWMARKET — With the Oilers in the Stanley Cup final again this year, the decision to bring back "Connor McDavid Square" in the hometown of Edmonton's star forward was a no-brainer for Newmarket Mayor John Taylor.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Taking advantage of the Edmonton Oilers' worst performance in several weeks, the defending Florida Panthers pounced on mistakes to win 6-1 in a rout Monday and take a 2-1 series lead in the Stanley Cup final.

A long, anxious day of waiting paid off in a big way for Ashton Bell on Monday. The 25-year-old defender became part of hockey history when she was selected No. 1 by Vancouver in the Professional Women's Hockey League's first-ever expansion draft.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alejandro Kirk homered and had four hits, including a go-ahead double in the 10th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied for a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.

VICTORIA — Summer McIntosh set a world record in the 200-metre individual medley at the Bell Canadian Swimming Trials on Monday night. The 18-year-old from Toronto won the race in 2:05.70. That broke the old mark of 2:06.

MILTON — Louprint, the expected favourite for the $1-million Pepsi North America Cup, has landed the No. 4 post for the race. Louprint, Lite Up The World and Captain Optimistic won the three elimination races last weekend at Woodbine Mohawk Park.