Johnny Gaudreau had a highlight-reel goal 1 minute, 38 seconds into overtime as the Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Friday night to remain perfect in overtime games.
Calgary have won five of six games that have gone to extra-time, with the loss coming in their only shootout.
The Flames solved goalkeeper Scott Darling with their sixth shot of the period. Gaudreau chased down his own rebound and then went backhand-to-forehand before beating Darling from in tight.
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Sean Monahan also scored, and Karri Ramo made 18 saves to help Calgary win consecutive games for just the second time this season.
Artem Anisimov scored his eighth, and Darling made 35 saves for Chicago. Patrick Kane’s points streak ended at 14 games.
CANADIENS 5, ISLANDERS 3
Jeff Petry had his first two-goal game as Montreal beat New York in goalkeeper Carey Price’s return from a lower-body injury.
Price, the NHL’s reigning MVP and Vezina Trophy winner, missed eight games. He made 33 saves to help Montreal win for the second time in three games.
Tomas Fleischmann, Nathan Beaulieu and Brendan Gallagher also scored to help the Canadiens improve to 15-4-2. Montreal are tied with Dallas for the NHL lead with 32 points.
Brock Nelson scored twice and Travis Hamonic added a goal for New York.
BLUE JACKETS 4, PREDATORS 0
Sergei Bobrovsky made 39 saves for his 12th career shutout, while Boone Jenner and Ryan Johansen each had a goal and an assist in Columbus’ victory over Nashville.
Gregory Campbell and Scott Hartnell also scored to help Columbus win for the fourth time in five games. Bobrovsky got his sixth win in seven starts.
Nashville’s Pekka Rinne surrendered goals on Columbus’ first two shots 1 minute, 41 seconds apart, with the Blue Jackets scoring three times on their first nine shots.
MAPLE LEAFS 2, HURRICANES 1, SO
Joffrey Lupul beat Cam Ward to the glove side in the fifth round of the shootout to lift Toronto past Carolina.
Brad Malone scored for the Hurricanes 7 minutes, 47 seconds into the third period before Toronto’s Nazem Kadri tied it with 3 minutes, 33 seconds left. Toronto’s James Reimer stopped 33 shots, while Ward made 24 saves.
OILERS 5, DEVILS 1
Leon Draisaitl and Taylor Hall each had a goal and two assists as Edmonton beat New Jersey to snap a three-game losing streak.
Oscar Klefbom, Jordan Eberle and Mark Letestu also scored, and Anders Nilsson made 19 saves to help the Oilers win for the second time in seven outings. Kyle Palmieri scored for New Jersey.
RED WINGS 3, KINGS 2
Mike Green and Dylan Larkin put Detroit ahead with second-period goals and Petr Mrazek made 35 saves in the Red Wings’ victory over Los Angeles.
Tomas Tatar also scored for the Red Wings, while Justin Abdelkader and Henrik Zetterberg each had two assists. Jeff Carter scored twice for Los Angeles.
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