Anders Lee knocked the puck over the goal line for a split-second in the second period as the New York Islanders went on to a 2-1 victory over Detroit on Friday night.
Lee was credited with a tiebreaking goal after a replay review, and the Islanders held on for their fifth straight victory at Joe Louis Arena. They have not lost at Detroit since 2003.
Brock Nelson scored in the first period for the Islanders, while Henrik Zetterberg scored for the Red Wings.
Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard left after the first period with a lower-body injury.
JETS 2, BRUINS 1
Michael Hutchinson made 30 saves and Mathieu Perreault broke a tie with 23 seconds left in the second period in the Jets’ victory over the Bruins in Winnipeg, Canada.
Evander Kane also scored for Winnipeg. Defenseman Jay Harrison, acquired by the Jets in a trade with Carolina on Thursday, had an assist on his first shift.
Tuukka Rask made 25 saves for the Bruins, and Torey Krug had Boston’s goal.
DEVILS 3, LIGHTNING 2, SO
In Newark, New Jersey, Patrik Elias scored the only goal of the shootout to give goaltender Keith Kinkaid his first NHL win as the Devils snapped a five-game skid with a victory over Tampa Bay.
Kinkaid stopped shootout attempts by Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov and Jonathan Drouin, and made 26 saves.
Adam Henrique and Elias scored for New Jersey, who won for only the third time in 14 games (3-7-4).
Stamkos and Kucherova tallied for the Lightning. Kucherov scored with 40.1 seconds left in regulation to tie it.
SENATORS 6, DUCKS 2
In Ottawa, Canada, Mike Hoffman scored two goals and Erik Karlsson had two assists as the Senators beat the Ducks.
Kyle Turris added a goal and an assist, and Milan Michalek, Mark Stone and Mika Zibanejad also tallied for the Senators (14-12-6). Ottawa won back-to-back games for the first time since early last month.
Craig Anderson made 32 saves to record his second straight win.
The Ducks (22-8-5) got two goals from Ryan Getzlaf 2 minutes, 33 seconds apart over the second and third periods.
STARS 2, FLAMES 1
In Calgary, Canada, Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist as the Dallas Stars edged Calgary 2-1 on Friday night, the Flames’ seventh straight loss.
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