The Boston Bruins moved back to the top of the overall NHL standings by edging the New York Rangers 1-0 on Saturday.
Goalie Tuukka Rask made 35 saves for his first NHL shutout in his first game since 2007 as Boston leapfrogged San Jose for the league’s best record.
WILD 4, CANUCKS 3, OT
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In Vancouver, Marc-Andre Bergeron scored his second goal on a power play two minutes into overtime, giving Minnesota a tight victory over Vancouver.
Vancouver’s Ryan Kesler scored his second goal on a power play with 15 seconds left in regulation and the goalie pulled, forcing overtime. But Bergeron one-timed a shot that deflected off a Canucks player and into the net.
The Canucks have lost eight straight to plummet to 11th place in the Western Conference.
BLACKHAWKS 4, SHARKS 2
In San Jose, California, Chicago notched its first victory over San Jose in nearly six years.
Jonathan Toews scored twice and ended Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov’s franchise record shutout streak at 170 minutes and 58 seconds.
It was only the second home loss for San Jose in 27 games.
CAPITALS 4, RED WINGS 2
In Washington, defending champs Detroit slumped to their fifth straight defeat.
Alex Ovechkin broke a tie in the third period when he appeared to have overskated a feed along the left wing, but reached behind, put the puck through his legs and used a defenseman as a shield before pushing in a low shot with seven minutes remaining. He then scored on a power play for his NHL-leading 33rd goal less than two minutes later.
In other games, it was:
• Sabres 2, Coyotes 0
• Canadiens 4, Kings 3
• Stars 7, Blue Jackets 3
• Blues 4, Flyers 0
• Ducks 4, Avalanche 3
• Maple Leafs 5, Penguins 4
• Hurricanes 2, Thrashers 0
• Islanders 3, Panthers 1
A sumo star was born in Japan on Sunday when 24-year-old Takerufuji became the first wrestler in 110 years to win a top-division tournament on his debut, triumphing at the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka despite injuring his ankle on the penultimate day. Takerufuji, whose injury had left him in a wheelchair outside the ring, shoved out the higher-ranked Gonoyama at the Edion Arena Osaka to the delight of the crowd, giving him an unassailable record of 13 wins and two losses to claim the Emperor’s Cup. “I did it just through willpower. I didn’t really know what was going
The US’ Ilia Malinin on Saturday produced six scintillating quadruple jumps, including a quadruple Axel, in the men’s free skate to capture his first figure skating world title. The 19-year-old nicknamed the “Quad god,” who is the only skater to land a quadruple Axel in competition, dazzled with an array of breathtakingly executed jumps starting with his quad Axel and including a quadruple Lutz in combination with a triple flip and a quadruple toe loop in combination with a triple toe. He added an unexpected triple-triple combination at the end to earn a world-record 227.79 in the free program for a championship
Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter is being criminally investigated by the IRS, and the attorney for his alleged bookmaker said Thursday that the ex-Los Angeles Dodgers employee placed bets on international soccer — but not baseball. The IRS confirmed Thursday that interpreter Ippei Mizuhara and Mathew Bowyer, the alleged illegal bookmaker, are under criminal investigation through the agency’s Los Angeles Field Office. IRS Criminal Investigation spokesperson Scott Villiard said he could not provide additional details. Mizuhara, 39, was fired by the Dodgers on Wednesday following reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN about his alleged ties to an illegal bookmaker and debts well
MLB on Friday announced a formal investigation into the scandal swirling around Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter amid charges that the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar was the victim of “massive theft.” The Dodgers on Wednesday fired Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s long-time interpreter and close friend, after Ohtani’s representatives alleged that the Japanese two-way star had been the victim of theft, which was reported to involve millions of dollars and link Mizuhara to a suspected illegal bookmaker in California. “Major League Baseball has been gathering information since we learned about the allegations involving Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhara from the news media,” MLB