Ales Kotalik scored a power-play goal with four seconds left in overtime to give the Buffalo Sabres a 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night.
Kotalik's slap shot from the left circle was stopped by Andrew Raycroft, but defenseman Bryan McCabe knocked the puck into his own net to give the Sabres the dramatic victory.
Jason Pominville and Jochen Hecht had a goal and an assist each, and Adam Mair and Thomas Vanek also scored for Buffalo, which won its third consecutive game.
Chad Kilger had two goals and an assist, Nik Antropov added one of each, and Simon Gamache also scored for the Maple Leafs, who have dropped three of four.
Jocelyn Thibault made 21 saves in his season debut with the Sabres.
Raycroft, making his third start, finished with 37 saves for the Maple Leafs.
Ducks 6, Red Wings 3
In Anaheim, California, Samuel Pahlsson scored a tiebreaking short-handed goal with 10:58 left in the third period to lead Anaheim.
Kent Huskins of the Ducks notched his first NHL goal four months after winning his first Stanley Cup ring. Andy McDonald, Chris Kunitz, Corey Perry and Sean O'Donnell scored for Anaheim and Ryan Getzlaf had three assists.
Kris Draper, Henrik Zetterberg and Brian Rafalski scored for the Red Wings.
Sharks 4, Canucks 2
In Vancouver, British Columbia, Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton and Jonathan Cheechoo scored in a 3:20 span early in the third period for San Jose.
Evgeni Nabokov finished with 24 saves and was credited with an assist on Steve Bernier's goal.
Bernier tied the game with his first of the season on a 5-on-3 with five minutes left in the second period, and Pavelski added his first on another power play 2:33 into the third. Thornton scored his third goal at 3:45, and Cheechoo added his first of the year from a sharp angle at 5:33.
The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani on Thursday was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly US$17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player’s bank account. Ippei Mizuhara, who was supposed to bridge the gap between the Japanese athlete and his English-speaking teammates and fans, was sentenced in federal court in Santa Ana to four years and nine months after pleading guilty last year. He was ordered to pay US$18 million in restitution, with nearly US$17 million going to Ohtani and the remainder to the US Internal Revenue Service. He was
SPEEDSKATER: Her bronze medal ended Taiwan’s run at the Asian Winter Games without a medal since the nation first participated in the second iteration in 1990 Speedskater Chen Ying-chu yesterday made history as the first athlete representing Taiwan to secure a medal at the Asian Winter Games. Competing at the HIC Speedskating Oval in Harbin, China, Chen clocked 10.510 seconds in the women’s 100m event, finishing third behind South Koreans Lee Na-hyum and Kim Min-sun, who posted times of 10.501 and 10.505 seconds respectively. Her bronze medal ended Taiwan’s drought at the Asian Winter Games since the nation first participated in the second iteration in 1990. This year’s Games mark Chen’s debut at the event. Previously excelling in roller speedskating, she won six medals at world championships before transitioning
The 40-year-old LeBron James on Thursday became the oldest player to score 40 points in an NBA game, putting up a season-high 42 in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 120-112 victory over the Golden State Warriors. James passed the record held by Michael Jordan, his idol and the only other NBA player to score 40 after his 40th birthday. “I’m old, that’s my take,” James said when asked about his latest achievement. “I need a glass of wine and some sleep, that’s what I think.” Jordan did it for the Washington Wizards just three days after turning 40 in February 2003. James is 38
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