Jake Allen made 32 saves with regular starter Brian Elliott back home resting as the St Louis Blues beat the NHL-leading Washington Capitals 4-0 on Saturday for their fourth consecutive shutout.
Kyle Brodziak, Colton Parayko, Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrik Berglund scored for the Blues, who have their sights on the Central Division title
“When your goalie’s hot, the confidence breathes through the rest of the team,” Brodziak said. “We’re feeling that right now.”
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The Capitals would have clinched the Presidents’ Trophy with a point, but now must wait until at least Monday.
Mattias Janmark returned to the lineup from injury and got his first career two-goal game, while Antti Niemi made 34 saves against his former team to help Dallas win for the fourth time in five games.
Carl Hagelin scored twice and Phil Kessel had a goal and four assists as Pittsburgh beat Detroit 7-2, boosting their chances of earning a 10th-straight trip to the playoffs while hurting Detroit’s quest to extend its post-season streak to 25.
The Penguins have won seven of eight, staying ahead of the New York Islanders for the third guaranteed spot from the Metropolitan Division.
The Islanders beat the Hurricanes 4-3 after Cal Clutterbuck scored a deflected goal with 13.8 seconds left in overtime.
Jaromir Jagr had a goal and an assist while Roberto Luongo made 33 saves as Florida took over first place in the Atlantic Division by beating Tampa Bay 5-2.
Vincent Trocheck, Jiri Hudler, Jonathan Huberdeau and Jussi Jokinen also scored for the Panthers, who have a two-point lead over the Lightning.
Rickard Rakell scored a power-play goal in overtime as Anaheim finished with four straight goals to beat Ottawa 4-3.
Zdeno Chara snapped a 20-game goal drought as the Boston Bruins ended a five-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Zach Parise scored twice and Devan Dubnyk made 29 saves for his 19th NHL shutout as the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-0 in a pivotal game between two teams contending for the final Western Conference playoff spot.
Chris Kreider had two goals and an assist as the New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2, while Shea Weber and James Neal each had a goal and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 5-1 rout of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Andrew Ladd scored twice to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames, while the Arizona Coyotes defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2.
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
If all goes well when the biggest marathon field ever gathered in Australia races 42km through the streets of Sydney on Sunday, World Marathon Majors (WMM) will soon add a seventh race to the elite series. The Sydney Marathon is to become the first race since Tokyo in 2013 to join long-established majors in New York, London, Boston, Berlin and Chicago if it passes the WMM assessment criteria for the second straight year. “We’re really excited for Sunday to arrive,” race director Wayne Larden told a news conference in Sydney yesterday. “We’re prepared, we’re ready. All of our plans look good on
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
When details from a scientific experiment that could have helped clear Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva landed at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the leader of the organization’s reaction was unequivocal: “We have to stop that urgently,” he wrote. No mention of the test ever became public and Valieva’s defense at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) went on without it. What effect the information could have had on Valieva’s case is unclear, but without it, the skater, then 15 years old, was eventually disqualified from the 2022 Winter Olympics after testing positive for a banned heart medication that would later