Mats Sundin scored with 29.2 seconds left to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals in NHL action on Wednesday.
Alexander Ovechkin got his league-best 39th goal for the Capitals.
Sundin's 21st goal of the season tied him with Maurice Richard (544) in 24th on the career list. The 37-year-old Swede swept a rebound home to avoid overtime.
Red Wings 2, Ducks 1
In Anaheim, California, Dominik Hasek made 24 saves as NHL-leading Detroit beat defending Stanley Cup champions Anaheim.
Brian Rafalski and Valtteri Filppula scored for the Red Wings, who won their ninth road game in the last 10.
Canucks 3, Blues 2, SO
In Vancouver, the home team completed their first third-period comeback of the season to beat St. Louis and end a seven-game winless skid.
Daniel Sedin scored in the shootout. Roberto Luongo got a break when rookie David Perron hit the post behind him in the third round of the shootout, but made a glove save off Keith Tkachuk to preserve the win after Sedin scored.
Eugenie Bouchard already has her own signature pickleball paddle. She is No. 17 in the pickleball rankings and constantly appears on the main court at events because she is always a big draw. However, just to be absolutely clear, she is not retired from tennis. The 2014 Wimbledon finalist still practices on the tennis court, still competes at tennis events and still has a Women’s Tennis Association ranking (No. 1,288). The Canadian standout just has a new sport that has caught her attention. Bouchard is one of several familiar tennis names — like Jack Sock and Donald Young — crossing over to
Starting with three fights in the first nine seconds and ending with a celebration and a spot in the 4 Nations Face-Off final, the US on Saturday delivered exactly what Matthew Tkachuk hoped for by beating Canada. “We needed to send a message,” Tkachuk said. “The message we wanted to send is ‘It’s our time.’” Tkachuk fought Brandon Hagel off the opening faceoff, brother Brady tussled with Sam Bennett the next time the puck dropped, J.T. Miller dropped the gloves with Colton Parayko next and the Americans followed those fisticuffs with a 3-1 victory over their biggest rival. “That was one of the
Shaquille O’Neal is staying with TNT Sports on a new contract worth more than US$15 million per year, Front Office Sports reported on Friday. The news means the cast of Inside the NBA is staying together even as TNT is set to license out the show to ESPN starting next season. TNT was the odd network out in the NBA’s recent TV rights negotiations, as NBC and Amazon joined previous rightsholder ESPN in inking deals for basketball games. That left TNT without a need for pregame and postgame NBA shows. In a trade with ESPN, TNT is licensing Inside the NBA to the
Aaliyah Edwards on Monday pulled off the stunner of the opening round of the Unrivaled one-on-one tournament, beating top-seeded Breanna Stewart 12-0. The tournament to be played over three days featured 23 of the WNBA’s 36 players. A few had other commitments and a couple others were out with injuries. Stewart got the ball first against Edwards and missed a contested layup. Edwards then hit a three-pointer from the corner and a jumper from the elbow to go up 5-0. The player who scores keeps the basketball. Edwards hit two layups and a three-pointer to seal the win. Stewart, a two-time WNBA Most Valuable Player,
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