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Tim Stutzle's 2 goals propel Senators past Blue Jackets
Tim Stutzle scored twice to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 6-3 win over the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.,Drake Batherson and Michael Amadio each had a goal and two assists while David Perron and Claude Giroux added a goal and an assist apiece for the Senators, who had lost five of th...
Hurricanes take top spot in East with shootout win over Capitals
Seth Jarvis scored the only tally in the shootout to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 road win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday.,The victory moved the Canes into first place in the Eastern Conference. Carolina and Washington each have 40 points, but the Hurricanes hold the tiebreaker advan...
Mark Stone scores a pair as Golden Knights edge Flyers in OT
Mark Stone scored two goals, including the game-winner 2:47 into overtime, to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 victory over the host Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.,Jack Eichel had two assists, setting up the winner with a bullet pass from the left corner to Stone by the right side of t...
Islanders overcome key injury to take down Ducks
Anders Lee had two goals and four points Thursday night for the New York Islanders, who lost Bo Horvat to a lower-body injury while beating the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 in Elmont, N.Y.,Horvat, who leads the Islanders with 31 points (19 goals and 12 assists), twisted his ankle after getting tied up with Duc...
Lightning score early, often in rout of Devils
Oliver Bjorkstrand scored two goals and set up another and Nikita Kucherov notched four assists, fueling the Tampa Bay Lightning to an 8-4 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday in Newark, N.J.,Jake Guentzel collected one goal and two assists and Brandon Hagel, Brayden Point and defenseman D...
Neoklis Avdalas pours in 30 as Virginia Tech wallops WCU
Virginia Tech rode a 53-point first half, fueled by leading scorers Neoklis Avdalas and Amani Hansberry, to a 96-74 nonconference win over Western Carolina on Thursday in Blacksburg, Va.,Avdalas led the Hokies (9-2) with 30 points, the first time the freshman scored more than 20 points since posting...
BetBoom Team among six to reach 2-0 at DreamLeague Season 27
BetBoom Team is one of six teams to start DreamLeague Season 27 with two straight wins, and the only team to do it with a pair of two-map sweeps.,After BetBoom opened the tournament with a 2-0 win over Runa Team on Wednesday, they returned to action Thursday and defeated Xtreme Gaming by the same sc...
Spirit, Vitality roll into semis at StarLadder Budapest Major
Team Spirit and Team Vitality cruised into the semifinals of the StarLadder Budapest Major by sweeping their respective quarterfinal matches on Thursday in Hungary.,Spirit defeated Team Falcons 2-0 and Vitality crushed The MongolZ by the same score to open the eight-team, single-elimination playoff ...
Whitecaps to begin negotiations on new stadium in Vancouver
The city of Vancouver announced Thursday that discussions will begin to build a new soccer stadium and keep the MLS runner-up Whitecaps in the Canadian city for the foreseeable future.,Whitecaps CEO and sporting director Axel Schuster, as well as Vancouver mayor Ken Sim, gathered at city hall to rev...
Capitals F Ryan Leonard (shoulder) out 3-4 weeks
Washington Capitals forward Ryan Leonard will be sidelined three to four weeks with a shoulder injury, the team announced Thursday.,Leonard was injured by a hit from Anaheim defenseman Jacob Trouba during the Capitals' 4-3 shootout loss to the Ducks last Friday. He was placed on injured reserve two ...
Report: NWSL board voting on higher salaries for stars
The NSWL Board of Governors is in "advanced discussions" on a proposal that would allow higher salaries for star players, ESPN reported.,Team owners and league commissioner Jessica Berman are deciding whether to install a new roster mechanism that would allow teams to pay their best players amounts ...
Liquid, Falcons eke out opening wins at DreamLeague Season 27
Team Liquid and Team Falcons were the only sides that pulled out three-map wins on Wednesday as the DreamLeague Season 27 got underway.,The $1 million Dota 2 event features 24 teams starting in a Swiss System group stage. All matches are best-of-three, with the top eight teams advancing to the doubl...
TheeDavidT garners first Madden belt at Zero Chill Challenge
David "TheeDavidT" Tampellini captured his first Madden Championship Series (MCS) title belt, defeating Jacob "Cobo" William Clause 38-31 in the final of the Zero Chill Challenge on Wednesday in Orlando.,Leading by three points, TheeDavidT made a fourth-down stop with 58 seconds left, then got a 52-...
Kraken rally late, best Kings in OT to halt 6-game slide
Vince Dunn scored a power-play goal at 1:21 of overtime as the Seattle Kraken snapped a six-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory against the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.,Jared McCann and Matty Beniers also tallied for Seattle and goaltender Joey Daccord made 24 saves.,Alex Laferri...
Spurs take down Lakers, advance to NBA Cup semifinals
Stephon Castle produced 30 points and 10 rebounds and De'Aaron Fox added 20 points as the San Antonio Spurs advanced to the NBA Cup semifinals with a 132-119 road victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday.,Keldon Johnson scored 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds, Harrison Barnes and Jul...
Spurs take down Lakers, advance to NBA Cup West final
Stephon Castle scored 30 points with 10 rebounds and De'Aaron Fox added 20 points as the San Antonio Spurs advanced to the NBA Cup West final with a 132-119 road victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday., ,Keldon Johnson scored 17 points with eight rebounds, Harrison Barnes and Julian Champa...
Panthers' final-minute goal extends Mammoth's skid
Anton Lundell's goal with 52 seconds left in the third period lifted the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 road win over the Utah Mammoth in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.,Lundell's eighth goal of the season capped a back-and-forth contest between teams trying to get into playoff position. After winning the f...
Wings build 4-goal cushion, hang on to edge Flames
Alex DeBrincat scored twice in a three-point game as the visiting Detroit Red Wings staked a four-goal lead and held on for a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.,Axel Sandin-Pellikka and Dylan Larkin also scored for the Red Wings, who have won three consecutive games.,Patrick Kane and ...
Wings build 4-goal cushion, hold on to edge Flames
Alex DeBrincat scored twice in a three-point game as the visiting Detroit Red Wings staked a four-goal lead and held on for a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.,Axel Sandin-Pellikka and Dylan Larkin also scored for the Red Wings, who have won three consecutive games. ,Patrick Kane and...
No. 23 Nebraska whips Wisconsin, equals best start in school history
Rienk Mast had his third double-double of the season and No. 23 Nebraska matched multiple school-record win streaks in a 90-60 win over Wisconsin in a Big Ten Conference game Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb.,The Cornhuskers (10-0, 1-0 Big Ten) matched their best start to a season in school history, ...