Owen Nolan had a goal and an assist in Phoenix's three-goal first period and the Coyotes beat the struggling Washington Capitals 3-2 on Monday for their third straight win.
Mikael Tellqvist made 30 saves for Phoenix, which has won four of its last five after struggling in the first half of the season.
The Capitals scored once during seven power plays. They have lost five straight and seven of eight.
Avalanche 5, Predators 3
In Nashville, Tennessee, Wojtek Wolski scored two goals and Joe Sakic added three assists to lead Colorado over Nashville.
Milan Hejduk, Andrew Brunette and Ossi Vaananen scored for Colorado, which snapped a three-game losing streak.
Jason Arnott scored two goals, one on a power play, for Nashville. Alexander Radulov also scored.
Thrashers 3, Senators 2, OT
Slava Kozlov scored in overtime to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Monday.
Kozlov slipped a backhander through the legs of Ottawa goalie Ray Emery with a delayed penalty signalled against the Sens to give the Thrashers their sixth win in seven games.
Atlanta's win solidified their hold on second place in the Eastern Conference standings while denying the Senators a season-high fifth straight win.
Marian Hossa, Atlanta's leading scorer who came over in a trade from Ottawa, assisted on all three goals for the Thrashers, while Kari Lehtonen made 33 saves.
Daniel Alfredsson opened the scoring for the Senators 51 seconds into the second period, but goals from Ilya Kovalchuk and Kozlov had the Thrashers leading 2-1 before the end of the period.
Tom Preissing's powerplay goal with 3:55 left in the third tied the game and set up the overtime, before Kozlov sealed the win for the Thrashers 1:48 into overtime.
Sabres 3, Islanders 1
In Buffalo, New York, Ryan Miller made 29 saves and Maxim Afino-genov scored a goal to give Buffalo its win over New York.
Paul Gaustad and Jochen Hecht also scored for the Sabres, who have won five of their last six.
Buffalo beat the Islanders for the sixth consecutive time.
Jason Blake scored for the Islanders in the third period, snapping the team's 186:31 scoreless streak, a new team record.
New York has lost three straight, the first two losses coming in shutouts.
The game marked the return to Buffalo for Islanders coach Ted Nolan. He guided the Sabres for two years and was the league's coach of the year in 1997.
Maple Leafs 5, Bruins 1
At Toronto, Mats Sundin scored twice and added an assist to lead Toronto to just its fifth victory in 17 games.
Kris Newbury scored his first career NHL goal, and Hal Gill and Jeff O'Neill also scored for Toronto.
Zdeno Chara scored for the Bruins, netting a rebound at 4:51 of the first as he was being checked to the ice. Boston had won four of its last six games.
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
Roger Federer on Wednesday said that staying involved with tennis in retirement helped him avoid feeling “like an alien” ahead of this week’s Laver Cup in Berlin. Federer, who helped create the tournament, retired at the Laver Cup in London two years ago and has since stayed involved with the competition as an ambassador. “I’m happy I went back right away to some tournaments,” the 43-year-old told reporters. “I feel I ripped the Band-Aid off quite quickly and when I walk around the tennis sites I still feel I belong there,” he said. “I don’t feel like an alien, which is a
Japanese players are moving to English soccer in record numbers and more look set to follow with clubs attracted by their quality, strong work ethic and value for money. Kaoru Mitoma is the standout talent of five Japanese players in the English Premier League, with eight more in the Championship and two in League One. Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo, the captain of Japan, believes his compatriots are “being held in higher esteem” by English clubs compared with the past. “The staff at Liverpool ask me about lots of Japanese players, not necessarily with a view to a transfer, but just saying this or
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