Brian Gionta extended his point-scoring streak to 14 games and Patrik Elias had two goals to lead the surging New Jersey Devils to their 10th straight win, 5-1 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday.
The Devils and Flyers each have 99 points, good for a fifth-place tie in the National Hockey League's Eastern Conference. Both are one-point behind the Atlantic Division-leading New York Rangers. The three teams each have one game remaining.
Scott Gomez and Jamie Langenbrunner also scored for the Devils, who own the longest winning streak in the NHL this season. The Devils' all-time record is 13 straight wins from Feb. 26-March 23, 2001.
Martin Brodeur made 25 saves to earn his 42nd win.
Simon Gagne scored for the Flyers, who lost twice to the Devils in a span of four days.
Sabres 6, Maple Leafs 0
At Buffalo, New York, Ryan Miller made 31 saves for his first shutout of the season.
Chris Drury scored twice and Brian Campbell had a goal and two assists in the playoff-bound Sabres' regular-season home finale. Paul Gaustad added a goal and assist, while Thomas Vanek and Jason Pominville also scored to extend Buffalo's winning streak to four.
Coyotes 3, Blues 0
At St. Louis, Curtis Joseph made 40 saves for his fourth shutout and Phoenix ended its season by blanking the Blues.
Joseph, who recorded his 47th career shutout, still ranks second all time in Blues history in wins (137), games played (280) and minutes (15,987). He finished with a 32-21-3 record in his first season with the Coyotes and will be an unrestricted free agent this summer.
Shane Doan scored his 30th goal and Joel Perrault added his first career goal. Mike Johnson tallied the third goal for the Coyotes, who are undefeated in their last seven season finalies (5-0-2).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen go into today’s match at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim stung from their first league defeat in 16 months. Leverkusen were beaten 3-2 at home by RB Leipzig before the international break, the first loss since May last year for the reigning league and cup champions. While any defeat, particularly against a likely title rival, would have disappointed coach Xabi Alonso, the way in which it happened would be most concerning. Just as they did in the Supercup against VfB Stuttgart and in the league opener to Borussia Moenchengladbach, Leverkusen scored first, but were pegged back. However, while Leverkusen rallied late to
The lights dimmed and the crowd hushed as Karoline Kristensen entered for her performance. However, this was no ordinary Dutch theater: The temperature was 80°C and the audience naked apart from a towel. Dressed in a swimsuit and to the tune of emotional music, the 21-year-old Kristensen started her routine, performed inside a large sauna, with a bed of hot rocks in the middle. For a week this month, a group of wellness practitioners, called “sauna masters,” are gathering at a picturesque health resort in the Netherlands to compete in this year’s Aufguss world sauna championships. The practice takes its name from a
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