Cam Talbot made 38 saves as the streaking New York Rangers beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Sunday for their 14th victory in 17 games.
New York have an NHL-best 95 points and have earned at least one point in 17 of 18 games. James Sheppard and Matt Hunwick scored for the Rangers.
The Panthers, who began the day six points out of a playoff spot, lost in regulation for the first time in five games. Brandon Pirri scored his 15th goal, and Dan Ellis made 32 saves.
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HURRICANES 3, BLUE JACKETS 2
In Columbus, Ohio, Brad Malone’s goal capped a big second period for Carolina and helped the Hurricanes end a three-game losing streak with a victory against Columbus.
Justin Faulk and Ron Hainsey also scored for the Hurricanes. Andrej Nestrasil had two assists, and Anton Khudobin made 22 saves.
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Nick Foligno and Scott Hartnell had the goals for Columbus, which had won three straight. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 24 shots.
RED WINGS 5, PENGUINS 1
In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Teemu Pulkkinen scored twice for the first multigoal game of his career, as the Detroit Red Wings thrashed the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Marek Zidlicky added a goal and two assists for the Red Wings. Henrik Zetterberg and Riley Sheahan also scored for Detroit. Petr Mrazek made 42 saves for his first win in over a month.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped just 12 of the 16 shots before being pulled in the second period, as the Penguins lost their second straight. David Perron scored his 17th, and Sidney Crosby picked up an assist after missing Saturday’s loss to Boston due to an illness.
BLUES 3, STARS 0
In Dallas, Jake Allen made 28 saves for his fourth shutout this season, and Vladimir Tarasenko broke a scoreless tie with a goal in the third period in St Louis’ win over Dallas.
The Blues added a power-play goal by Alexander Steen and an empty-netter by T.J. Oshie in the final three minutes and 15 seconds. It was Allen’s fifth career shutout.
Steen and Oshie each had a goal and an assist, and teammate Alex Pietrangelo managed two assists. St Louis killed all six Stars power plays. The Blues’ penalty killers have been successful in 29 of 30 chances over the last nine games.
CAPITALS 2, BRUINS 0
In Washington, Braden Holtby made 32 saves for his eighth shutout of the season and Nicklas Backstrom became Washington’s career assists leader as the Capitals cooled the surging Boston Bruins.
Holtby rebounded from being pulled during the second period of Friday night’s loss after allowing four goals on 22 shots. Washington moved two points ahead of Boston for the first Eastern Conference wild card spot. Backstrom assisted on goals by John Carlson and Nate Schmidt, moving past Michal Pivonka and Alex Ovechkin (418 each) on the Capitals’ assists list with 420.
The Bruins had won five straight, and were 7-0-1 in their last eight.
SENATORS 2, FLYERS 1, SO
In Ottowa, Bobby Ryan scored the shootout winner and Andrew Hammond stopped 27 shots, lifting Ottawa past Philadelphia.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the lone goal in regulation for the Senators, who have won their last three games as they make a playoff push. Hammond, making his third straight start, has allowed just 16 goals in his first 11 games.
Jakub Voracek scored for the Flyers, and Ray Emery made 27 saves in his first appearance since Feb. 19.
DUCKS 4, PREDATORS 2
In Anaheim, California, Kyle Palmieri scored the tying goal and Nate Thompson put the Ducks ahead 35 seconds later, leading Anaheim back from a two-goal deficit with a four-goal third period.
Ryan Getzlaf scored early in the third and Cam Fowler added a power-play goal for the Ducks. John Gibson made 25 saves as Anaheim won their second straight after a three-game skid, staying even with the Rangers atop the overall NHL standings.
Roman Josi and Taylor Beck scored, and Pekka Rinne stopped 24 shots in Nashville’s eighth loss in 10 games.
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