Wyatt Johnston scored his third goal in two games, and the Stars beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights 4-2 on Monday night in Las Vegas to even their NHL Western Conference first-round playoff series.

Evgenii Dadonov, Ty Dellandrea and Roope Hintz also scored for the Stars, and Jake Oettinger made 33 saves.

Michael Amadio and Jack Eichel had goals for the Knights, and Logan Thompson stopped 28 shots. Eichel has scored goals in three consecutive games.

Game 5 is Wednesday night in Dallas. The road team has won every game.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves, Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaege each had two goals and an assist, and the Panthers beat the visiting Lightning 6-1 in Game 5 on Monday night to clinch the Eastern Conference first-round series and advance. Tthe Panthers won a playoff series against the Lightning for the first time in franchise history.

College baseball: Videos showing Georgia’s Christian Mracna’s activity in the bullpen and during a dominant performance in a game at top-ranked Texas A&M has led Aggies coach Jim Schlossnagle to tell the AP on Tuesday that he suspects the pitcher was putting a foreign substance on the ball. Mracna pitched the last two innings of a 5-4 win on Saturday. He struck out six in a row to end the game.

NFL: ESPN reported that the Broncos informed QB Zach Wilson, acquired last week in a trade with the Jets, will not pick up the fifth-year (2025) option in his contract. The Broncos drafted Oregon QB Bo Nix with the 12th overall pick in the draft.

Tennis: Rafael Nadal fell to 31st-ranked Jiri Lehecka 7-5, 6-4 in the fourth round at the Madrid Open. The 37-year-old Nadal had won three matches at the tournament as he continues his return from 2023 hip surgery. Nadal, winner of 22 Grand Slam singles titles, plans to play at this month’s French Open.