Mike Knuble had his first two-goal game of the NHL season as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 6-4 for their seventh win in nine games on Sunday.
The Flyers took a 4-1 lead and chased goalie Olie Kolzig in the second period. The Capitals cut the deficit to 4-3 before Mike Richards put in a rebound with 11 minutes, 37 seconds remaining in the game to restore Philadelphia's two-goal lead.
Michael Nylander's 200th NHL goal with 6 minutes, 51 seconds to play pulled the Capitals within one, but Kimmo Timonen added an empty-netter in the final minute.
Avalanche 4, Panthers 3, SO
In Sunrise, Florida, Milan Hejduk scored the winning goal in the shootout, lifting Colorado over Florida.
Andrew Brunette had two goals for Colorado, who dealt Florida their sixth straight home loss. The Avalanche have eight straight road wins against the Panthers.
Olli Jokinen, David Booth and Jay Bouwmeester had goals for the Panthers, who rallied from three one-goal deficits.
Canucks 4, Blues 3, SO
In St. Louis, Missouri, Daniel and Henrik Sedin combined for five points and Alex Edler decided a shootout for the second time in four games in Vancouver's victory over St. Louis.
Daniel Sedin had a goal and two assists, while twin Henrik had a goal and an assist for the Canucks.
Low-scoring defenseman Christian Backman had a goal and an assist and Paul Kariya had two assists for the Blues. Backman scored his first goal of the season and set up Keith Tkachuk's breakaway goal in the second period.
Islanders 3, Senators 1
In Ottawa, Marc-Andre Bergeron got his second power-play goal of the game early in the third and Mike Comrie scored later in the period to lead New York.
Rick DiPietro made 31 saves for New York, who won their second game in a row to finish 2-2-1 on their five-game road trip, the team's longest of the season. The Islanders had not beaten the Senators in Ottawa since March 2003.
Daniel Alfredsson scored a power-play goal in the second for Ottawa, who ended a four-game winning streak.
Wild 4, Coyotes 1
In St. Paul, Minnesota, Josh Harding stopped 26 shots in Minnesota's win over Phoenix.
Pavol Demitra, James Sheppard, Eric Belanger and Marian Gaborik scored for the Wild, winners of three straight. Minnesota have beaten Phoenix seven straight times, outscoring the Coyotes 21-8. The Wild are 9-1 in the last 10 meetings between the teams.
Shane Doan scored a power-play goal for Phoenix.
Blackhawks 3, Predators 2, SO
In Nashville, Tennessee, Patrick Sharp scored a second-period goal and then netted the winner in the shootout, sending Chicago past Nashville.
Sharp and Patrick Kane had goals in the tiebreaker, helping the Blackhawks snap an eight-game losing streak. Robert Lang also scored for the Blackhawks.
Radek Bonk scored in the shootout for the Predators and Marek Zidlicky and David Legwand had Nashville's regulation goals.
Ducks 4, Sharks 3, OT
In Anaheim, California, Doug Weight tied the game with 28 seconds left in regulation and Francois Beauchemin scored 33 seconds into overtime for Anaheim.
Capping the Ducks' comeback from a 3-1 deficit, defenseman Beauchemin scored his second of the season.
After Anaheim pulled goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere for an extra attacker, Weight's slap shot from outside the right circle bounced off Alexi Semenov's right skate and skidded past Thomas Greiss, who was making his NHL debut.
Jeremy Roenick had a goal and an assist for San Jose.
Oilers 2, Flames 1
In Edmonton, Alberta, Ales Hemsky and Shawn Horcoff each had a goal and an assist as the Oilers stretched their winning streak to a season-high four games by beating Calgary.
It was the third loss in a row for the Flames following a five-game winning streak.
FRUSTRATION: Alcaraz made several unforced errors over four sets against Bosnian Damir Dzumhur, who had never made it past the third round in a major competition Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the fourth round of the French Open after laboring past Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the Friday night session. The second-seeded Spaniard had never before played Dzumhur, a 33-year-old Bosnian who had never been past the third round at any major tournament. “I suffered quite a lot today,” Alcaraz said. “The first two sets was under control, then he started to play more deeply and more aggressively. It was really difficult for me.” Dzumhur hurt his left knee in a fall in the second round, and had treatment on Friday on his right leg during the
‘DREAM’: The 5-0 victory was PSG’s first Champions League title, and the biggest final win by any team in the 70-year history of the top-flight European competition Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League for the first time as Luis Enrique’s brilliant young side outclassed Inter on Saturday in the most one-sided final ever with teenager Desire Doue scoring twice in an astonishing 5-0 victory. Doue supplied the pass for Achraf Hakimi to give PSG an early lead and the 19-year-old went from provider to finisher as his deflected shot doubled the advantage in the 20th minute. Doue scored again just after the hour mark, ending any doubt about the outcome before Khvicha Kvaratskhelia ran away to get the fourth and substitute Senny Mayulu, another teenager, made it five. Inter were
The Greek basketball league finals between Panathinaikos and Olympiakos were suspended by the government on Monday following on-court scuffles involving rival security teams. The best-of-five series is at 1-1. The third game, scheduled for today, has been postponed. The owners of both clubs were summoned to meet with the country’s sports minister. They “will be asked to provide explicit guarantees that this situation will be brought to an end. If not, this year’s championship will be definitively canceled,” government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said. “There can be no tolerance for such pathological phenomena of violence and delinquency.” In online posts, the owners of Panathinaikos and
Defender Steph Catley says her UEFA Women’s Champions League title win with Arsenal last week will act as motivation to secure continental glory with Australia when the country hosts the Women’s Asian Cup next year. Catley and compatriots Caitlin Foord and Kyra Cooney-Cross were part of the Arsenal squad that defeated Barcelona in Lisbon on Sunday last week, before flying to Melbourne to feature in the Matildas’ 2-0 win over Argentina on Friday. The game was the first in a two-match series against the South Americans as the Australians continue preparations for the continental championship in March next year, when they would
RSS