Mikko Rantanen scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the Colorado Avalanche erased a three-goal deficit in a 6-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. Colorado’s Cale Makar became the fastest defenseman in NHL history to reach 200 career assists with three in his 254th game. Former Dallas player Valeri Nichushkin tied it on an unassisted goal early in the third before assisting along with Devon Toews when Rantanen put the Avalanche up 4-3.
Defender Ryan Hollingshead and Golden Boot Award-winner Dénis Bouanga both scored goals in each half and Los Angeles FC began defense of its title with a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in an MLS playoff opener on Saturday night. LAFC (15-10-10), the third seed in the Western Conference, grabbed a 1-0 lead on an unassisted goal by Hollingshead in the 18th minute. Brian White scored the equalizer for sixth-seeded Vancouver (12-11-12) in the 27th minute with an assist from Andrés Cubas.
Emanuel Reynoso scored twice after Minnesota United benefited from an own-goal in a 4-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night. The match was scoreless until Minnesota United (6-7-6) used an own-goal by Portland's Diego Chara in the 43rd minute to grab the lead. Reynoso followed with an unassisted goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time to give Minnesota United a 2-0 lead at halftime.
Jun. 9—EAST RIVER — Macy McBride collected a hat trick in Tuesday night's Southwest District girls soccer semifinal game at East River Soccer as Graham beat Tazewell 4-1. McBride's first goal was off of a PK at the 11:43 mark in the first half. The foul was against Tazewell's keeper and McBride was assigned the kick. McBride's kick was the lone goal of the first half. She scored her second .