The Carolina Hurricanes ended New Jersey’s five-game winning streak on Tuesday as Jiri Tlusty scored two goals in the third period and Cam Ward made 26 saves in a 4-2 win over the Devils.
Jussi Jokinen and Patrick Dwyer also scored for Carolina, while Ilya Kovalchuk and Ryan Carter scored for the Eastern Conference-leading Devils.
Anaheim’s Viktor Fasth made two stops in the shootout to remain unbeaten in six starts as the Ducks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in a matchup of the top two teams in the Western Conference.
Fasth become the first goalie to win his first six NHL starts since Dan Ellis with Dallas and Nashville from Feb. 18, 2004, to Nov. 29, 2007.
Nick Bonino and Corey Perry scored in the tiebreaker for Anaheim.
In Boston, Ryan Callahan scored as the final participant in the shootout as the New York Rangers recovered after blowing a three-goal, third-period lead to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3.
Goalie Henrik Lundqvist stopped 37 shots, plus three of the four attempts in the shootout.
Carl Hagelin scored for the second straight game, while Derek Stepan and Anton Stralman each added an unassisted goal for the Rangers.
Colin Wilson scored at 2 minutes, 8 seconds of overtime at Nashville as the Predators had a 1-0 win over the San Jose Sharks to end a two-game losing streak.
Pekka Rinne made 25 saves for his second shutout this season. Wilson’s goal ended a scoreless drought of just over 176 minutes over three games.
Washington winger Troy Brouwer scored 32 seconds into overtime as the Capitals rallied from a late two-goal deficit to beat the Florida Panthers 6-5, while Carey Price stopped all three shots in the shootout and David Desharnais had the lone goal in the tiebreaker as the Montreal Canadiens rebounded to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3.
In Tuesday’s other games, Craig Anderson made 42 saves, while Erik Karlsson and Erik Condra scored less than two minutes apart to lift the Ottawa Senators over the Buffalo Sabres 2-0, the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2, the Dallas Stars downed the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 and the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Minnesota Wild 2-1.
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
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
Taiwan yesterday survived Bosnia and Herzegovina to win their Davis Cup World Group I tie at the Taipei Tennis Center. The tight series started on Saturday with world No. 123 Jason Tseng losing 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 to Mirza Basic in the opening singles matchup. However, teammate Tony Wu kept the tie even, dominating world No. 86 Damir Dzumhur 6-2, 6-1. Yesterday, 24-year-old Ray Ho and partner 25-year-old Hsu Yu-hsiou kept up the momentum, making short work of Basic and Nerman Fatic, winning 6-3, 6-4. Tseng then suffered another defeat, losing 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 to Dzumhur in a brutal match that lasted more than two