Martin Brodeur surpassed Bernie Parent, Philadelphia's stalwart Stanley Cup-winning goalie, for wins in a season with 48 and the New Jersey Devils clinched the Atlantic Division title with a 3-2 win over the Flyers on Thursday.
Jim Dowd put in a short-handed goal midway through the third period to lift the Devils to their franchise-record 49th win of the season, surpassing the mark set in 1998 and 2001. They won their fourth straight game and second since general manager Lou Lamoriello fired Claude Julien and took his place behind the bench.
Sharks 4, Flames 3
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At San Jose, California, Milan Michalek and Mark Bell scored within 1:40 of each other to help San Jose past Calgary.
Sabres 4, Bruins 2
At Buffalo, New York, Thomas Vanek scored twice and Buffalo matched a franchise record by beating Boston for its 52nd win.
Blackhawks 3, Red Wings 2, SO
At Chicago, Patrick Sharp and Jason Williams scored in the shootout to lift Chicago.
Rangers 3, Canadiens 1
At New York, Jaromir Jagr reached the 30-goal mark for the 15th season and added an assist to carry New York to a win over Montreal.
Islanders 5, Maple Leafs 2
At Uniondale, New York, Jason Blake, Arron Asham and Miroslav Satan scored during the third period to preserve New York's playoff hopes with a much-needed victory over Toronto.
Penguins 3, Senators 2
At Ottawa, Maxime Talbot scored with 9.8 seconds remaining to lift Pittsburgh over Ottawa.
Blue Jackets 2, Stars 1, OT
At Columbus, Ohio, Rick Nash scored 1:04 into overtime and Columbus rallied to beat Dallas and snap a four-game losing streak.
Wild 3, Oilers 0
At St. Paul, Minnesota, Niklas Backstrom shut out Edmonton, Marian Gaborik scored his 30th goal and Minnesota preserved slim hopes of winning the Northwest Division title.
Predators 4, Blues 1
At Nashville, Tennessee, David Legwand scored two goals, Paul Kariya notched his 500th NHL assist and Nashville snapped a three-game skid by beating St. Louis.
Avalanche 3, Canucks 1
At Vancouver, British Columbia, Milan Hejduk scored three goals -- including two 4 minutes apart in the third period -- to help Colorado preserve its slim playoff hopes with a victory over Vancouver.
Japan’s Shohei Ohtani is the record-breaking baseball “superhuman” following in the footsteps of the legendary Babe Ruth who has also earned comparisons to US sporting greats Michael Jordan and Tom Brady. Not since Ruth a century ago has there been a baseball player capable of both pitching and hitting at the top level. The 30-year-old’s performances with the Los Angeles Dodgers have consolidated his position as a baseball legend in the making, and a national icon in his native Japan. He continues to find new ways to amaze, this year becoming the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases
More than 180 years of horse racing came to an end in Singapore on Saturday, as the Singapore Turf Club hosted its final race day before its track is handed back to the Singaporean government to provide land for new homes. Under an overcast sky, the air-conditioned VIP boxes were full of enthusiasts, socialites and expats, while the grounds and betting halls below hosted mostly older-generation punters. The sun broke through for the last race, the last-ever Grand Singapore Gold Cup. The winner, South African jockey Muzi Yeni, echoed a feeling of loss shared by many on the day. “I’d
Zhang Shuai yesterday said that she nearly quit after losing 24 matches in a row — now the world No. 595 is into the quarter-finals of her home China Open. The 35-year-old is to face Spain’s Paula Badosa as the lowest-ranked player to reach this stage in the history of the tournament after Badosa reeled off 11 of the last 12 games in a 6-4, 6-0 victory over US Open finalist Jessica Pegula. Zhang went into Beijing on a barren run lasting more than 600 days and her string of singles defeats was the second-longest on the WTA Tour Open era, which
Francesco Bagnaia yesterday profited from a mistake by rookie Pedro Acosta to win the Japan MotoGP sprint and close the gap on overall championship leader, Jorge Martin. Spaniard Acosta crashed with four laps to go while leading the field at Motegi, allowing defending world champion Bagnaia to take first ahead of Enea Bastianini and Marc Marquez. Spain’s Martin finished fourth and saw his overall lead over Italian Bagnaia in the championship standings cut to 15 points. “I am very happy because with these conditions, it’s not very easy to win and gain points,” Bagnaia said after a sprint race that took place under
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