Kane scores 60th Bundesliga goal as Bayern beats Heidenheim to close in on the title

HEIDENHEIM, Germany (AP) — Harry Kane scored his 60th Bundesliga goal in his 60th game to help Bayern Munich defeat Heidenheim 4-0 and close in on regaining the title on Saturday.

Kane scored the opening goal with a low shot from just outside the penalty area in the 13th minute and nears what would be the first major team trophy of a career filled with individual scoring accolades.

Kane is the fastest player to 60 goals in Bundesliga history, beating Erling Haaland’s mark of 65 games with Borussia Dortmund.

Bayern moves nine points clear of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen, which plays St. Pauli on Sunday. Four games remain after this week.

Bayern had a 2-0 lead before collapsing to lose 3-2 the last time it played in Heidenheim. It was a telling moment as Bayern surrendered the Bundesliga title last season to Leverkusen.

This time, Bayern didn't ease up.

Konrad Laimer scored Bayern's second goal on the counter six minutes after Kane's opener and Kane played a part in the buildup as Kingsley Coman made it 3-0 in the 36th on the rebound after Raphael Guerreiro's shot was saved. Joshua Kimmich added the fourth in the second half.

Union Berlin and Stuttgart set a Bundesliga record with eight goals before halftime. The score was 4-4 at the break, and that's how it ended, too.

Andre Ilic scored twice for 11th-placed Union, while 13th-placed Stuttgart had four different scorers.

A painful-looking collision left Leipzig goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi and Holstein Kiel defender David Zec needing treatment for concussions and overshadowed their 1-1 draw.

Gulacsi and Zec collided while sprinting to reach the ball and both were substituted, with the Hungarian goalkeeper leaving the field on a stretcher.

Leipzig said Gulacsi had a concussion and an ear injury. “He’s doing well under the circumstances but will stay overnight in hospital for observation,” Leipzig said. Kiel coach Marcel Rapp said Zec had a concussion and was responsive, in comments reported by the dpa agency.

The league requires players with concussion to complete a head injury protocol before they return to training.

Soon after the incident, Benjamin Sesko’s penalty salvaged a draw for Leipzig, which lost ground in the race to qualify for the Champions League.

Leipzig stayed fourth but fifth-placed Freiburg was a point behind following its 3-2 win over Hoffenheim. Mainz was sixth after conceding late in a 2-2 draw with Wolfsburg. Werder Bremen rose two places to seventh by beating Bochum 1-0.

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Stuttgart's Enzo Millot, center, celebrates scoring with teammates during the Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Union Berlin and VfB Stuttgart in Berlin, Saturday April 19, 2025. (Andreas Gora/dpa via AP)

Berlin's Andrej Ilic scores during the Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Union Berlin and VfB Stuttgart in Berlin, Saturday April 19, 2025. (Andreas Gora/dpa via AP)

Leipzig goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi, center, and Kiel's David Zec, left, collide during the German Bundesliga soccer match between RB Leipzig and Holstein Kiel, at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (Jan Woitas/dpa via AP)

Leipzig goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi is carried off the pitch during the German Bundesliga soccer match between RB Leipzig and Holstein Kiel, at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (Jan Woitas/dpa via AP)

Bayern's Harry Kane in action during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Heidenheim and Bayern Munich in Heidenheim, Germany, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Heidenheim's Patrick Mainka guards Bayern's Harry Kane during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Heidenheim and Bayern Munich in Heidenheim, Germany, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Bayern's Aleksandar Pavlovic and Harry Kane celebrate after a goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Heidenheim and Bayern Munich in Heidenheim, Germany, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Max Pacioretty scored the tiebreaking goal with less than six minutes remaining, leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to a series-clinching 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night in Game 6 of their first-round matchup.

William Nylander had two goals, including an empty-netter in the final seconds, and an assist, and Auston Matthews added a power-play goal in the first period for Toronto. Anthony Stolarz made 21 saves.

Brady Tkachuk and David Perron scored for Ottawa. Thomas Chabot had two assists and Linus Ullmark made 19 saves.

The Maple Leafs advanced to take on the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games in their first-round series.

Toronto grabbed a 3-0 series lead, but Ottawa stayed alive with a 4-3 overtime victory in Game 4 and a 4-0 shutout in Game 5.

The Maple Leafs finally put away the Senators in Game 6.

With the game tied at 2, Pacioretty — a heathy scratch to start the series — scored the winner with 5:39 remaining off a pass from Max Domi that beat Ullmark to the glove side. It was Pacioretty's first goal of the playoffs.

Scott Laughton hit the post before Nylander iced it into the empty net with 18.3 seconds left.

Matthews put Toronto up 1-0 on a power play with 70 seconds left in the first period when he fired a low shot through traffic.

Nylander, on his 29th birthday, made it 2-0 just 43 seconds into the second when he ripped a shot past Ullmark after Pacioretty forced a turnover from Senators defenseman Nick Jensen.

Ottawa got on the board at 7:28 when Tkachuk tipped a shot past Stolarz.

Toronto, which beat Ottawa four times in five playoffs series in the early 2000s, came close to restoring its two-goal lead when John Tavares poked a loose puck off the post before Ullmark denied Matthew Knies and Brandon Carlo off the rush.

Perron scored with 7:20 left in regulation to tie it on a shot from below the goal line that went in off Stolarz’s back to make it 2-2.

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Ottawa Senators' Tim Stutzle (18) shoots against Toronto Maple Leafs' Scott Laughton (24) and Steven Lorentz (18) during the second period of Game 6 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ottawa Senators' Michael Amadio, right, is knocked off his skates after a hit into the boards by Toronto Maple Leafs' Simon Benoit (2) during the second period of Game 6 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ottawa Senators' Brady Tkachuk (7) scores against Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz (41) during the second period of Game 6 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz (41) makes a save against the Ottawa Senators during the second period of an NHL playoff hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs' William Nylander, right, and Matthew Knies (23) celebrate as Auston Matthews (not shown) scores against Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) during the first period of Game 6 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)