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Penguins come back from 3-goal deficit to beat Flyers
Evgeni Malkin scored the tying goal early in the third period and then the game-winner 1:03 into overtime to cap his four-point night as the Pittsburgh Penguins overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 on Thursday.,Down 4-3, Malkin sent a twisted wrister over the sh...
Panthers hand Oilers 5th straight setback
Anton Lundell posted one goal and two assists as the host Florida Panthers overcame another Leon Draisaitl goal, defeating the slumping Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday night in Sunrise, Fla.,The Oilers have lost five straight games. Florida has won four of its past five games.,Draisaitl scored for t...
Hurricanes maintain home mastery of Sabres
Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night at Raleigh, N.C., winning for only the second time in the past seven games.,Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, Taylor Hall and Seth Jarvis also scored for the Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov made 1...
Blue Jackets top Red Wings to draw even in wild-card race
James van Riemsdyk scored two goals to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-2 road win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.,Kent Johnson had a goal and an assist and Boone Jenner had three assists for Columbus, which has won three straight. With the victory, Columbus pulled level on points with ...
Cole Caufield's OT winner lifts Canadiens over Sharks
Cole Caufield scored 3:21 into overtime to lift the host Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 victory over the reeling San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,Caufield received a slick backhanded pass from captain Nick Suzuki and skated around Sharks rookie Macklin Celebrini before shoveling the puck past Alexandar Geo...
Philip Broberg tallies twice as Blues beat Capitals
Philip Broberg scored two goals as the visiting St. Louis Blues defeated the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Thursday.,Jake Neighbours logged a goal and an assist and Dylan Holloway and Colton Parayko also scored for the Blues, who have won three consecutive games for the first time this season.,Brayden ...
Lightning extend win streak to 7 with shutout of Flames
Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded his fourth shutout, Brandon Hagel notched a goal and an assist, and the hot Tampa Bay Lightning extended their season-best winning streak to seven games in a 3-0 blanking of the visiting Calgary Flames on Thursday night. ,In his 38th career shutout, Vasilevskiy made 27 sa...
Islanders snap skid while handing Bruins fifth straight loss
The New York Islanders used goals in each of the first two periods to break a four-game losing streak, beating the host Boston Bruins 2-1 on Thursday night.,Alexander Romanov and Kyle Palmieri scored New York's goals. Palmieri's tally at 4:21 of the second stood as the game-winner.,Islanders goalten...
Stephen Curry goes off for 56, rallies Warriors past Magic
Stephen Curry ignited his own third-quarter explosion with a 50-footer at the halftime horn, then capped a 56-point performance with 11th and 12 3-pointers to protect a late lead that resulted in the Golden State Warriors' 121-115 victory over the host Orlando Magic on Thursday night.,Curry's 56 poi...
PARIVISION, Tundra, Spirit, Chimera reach DreamLeague playoffs
PARIVISION, Tundra Esports, Team Spirit and Chimera Esports advanced to the four-team playoff at DreamLeague Season 25 while Team Falcons was the first team out following the conclusion of Group Stage 2 on Thursday.,PARIVISION completed a perfect 7-0 run by beating Chimera 2-0, knocking them down to...
Rangers adjusting without injured Adam Fox, take on Maple Leafs
While the New York Rangers routed the New York Islanders on Tuesday, they ended the night facing a potential long-term issue of replacing Adam Fox, one of the NHL's more productive defensemen.,Fox is on injured reserve due to an upper-body injury and the Rangers will be without him for at least week...
Tallon Griekspoor ousts top seed Daniil Medvedev in Dubai
Tallon Griekspoor saved four match points in upsetting top seed Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5 in the quarterfinals at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Thursday.,The Dutchman advanced to his eighth career ATP Tour semifinal (3-4 record) in knocking off Russia's Medvedev, the 2023 winner of this ...
Penguins' Michael Bunting out indefinitely after appendix surgery
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Michael Bunting is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to remove his appendix.,"He'll be out here for the next little while," Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said Thursday. "I don't know the timeframe at this point, but that's that.",Bunting notched an assist in Pittsb...
Bulls continue fight for spot in standings against Raptors
The Chicago Bulls enter Friday's visit from the Toronto Raptors with seven losses in their past eight games yet have kept a measure of resolve.,That's because the team's three losses since the All-Star break have come by 11 combined points, including a two-point defeat to the Eastern Conference-cont...
NFL sets 2025 salary cap at $279.2M, a $23.8M jump
NFL teams were informed on Thursday that the 2025 salary cap will be a record $279.2 million per club, a $23.8 million increase from last season.,The NFL and the players association agreed to the number that the 32 teams must be under when the new league year begins on March 12 at 4 p.m. ET.,It had ...
Jake Knapp fires 59 in opening round at Cognizant Classic
Jake Knapp recorded the 15th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history with a 12-under-par 59 in the first round of the Cognizant Classic at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on Thursday.,Knapp, 30, had a chance to tie the lowest round in tour history, but his eagle putt from just inside 19 feet on t...
A Lim Kim leads Charley Hull by one in Singapore
South Korea's A Lim Kim opened the HSBC Women's World Championship with a 4-under-par 68 Thursday to lead England's Charley Hull by one stroke in Singapore.,Kim and Hull were the only players to shoot in the 60s amid the blustery conditions on the Tanjong course at Sentosa Golf Club.,"Today a lot of...
DreamLeague Season 25 playoff scramble down to last day
Five teams are still in the running for the last three DreamLeague Season 25 playoff spots as Group Stage 2 concludes on Thursday.,The Wednesday results -- all 2-0 sweeps -- extended the drama until the final day.,PARIVISION (6-0), who have clinched first place, got past Team Spirit (3-3). Tundra Es...
ATP roundup: Tallon Griekspoor rides upset to Doha quarters
Tallon Griekspoor rallied to defeat defending champion Ugo Humbert of France 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 and reach the quarterfinals at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday.,The Dutchman hit 13 aces and saved six of seven break points against the No. 5 seed. He next will meet the No. 1 seed, Russia's Danii...
SMU withstands Cal's comeback attempt
Chuck Harris led the way with 21 points, B.J. Edwards' steal and dunk capped a key late defensive sequence and SMU came on strong late to pull out an 81-77 victory over California on Wednesday in Berkeley, Calif.,Edwards finished with 18 points, four rebounds, a game-high five assists and three stea...