Steven Stamkos had his second hat trick of the season and added two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 8-7 on Thursday.
The 20-year-old Stamkos leads the NHL with 19 goals and 35 points.
Nate Thompson scored the winner in the third period, flicking a rebound of Dana Tyell’s shot past backup goalie Brian Boucher.
It was the only goal of the final period after a breathless opening two periods.
The nine goals of the first period were the most in an NHL game since 1991-1992, while 14 over two periods was the most since 1986-1987.
The result snapped a seven-game home winning streak for Philadelphia.
Adam Hall, Ryan Malone, Brett Clark and Steve Downie also scored for Tampa Bay and Martin St Louis had five assists.
Nikolay Zherdev scored twice for Philadelphia and Andreas Nodl, Jeff Carter, Scott Hartnell, Danny Briere and Andrej Meszaros also scored.
PREDATORS 3, CANADIENS 0
In Montreal, the hosts’ winning streak was ended at four games by Nashville.
Pekka Rinne made 30 saves for his second shutout of the season and 16th of his career.
Marcel Goc scored twice for the Predators, with the other goal from Cal O’Reilly.
STARS 5, SHARKS 4, OT
In Dallas, Mike Ribiero scored the overtime winner for Dallas after capping a two-goal comeback in the final three minutes of regulation against San Jose.
James Neal scored the second of his two goals on the night with 2:35 left in regulation and Ribeiro tied it at 4-4 off a scramble in front of the net 29 seconds later. Ribeiro backhanded a rebound past Sharks goalie Antti Niemi for the winner.
Logan Couture, Joe Pavelski, Scott Nichol and Patrick Marleau scored for Sam Jose, playing its third game in four nights.
BRUINS 4, PANTHERS 0
In Boston, Milan Lucic scored Boston’s first three goals in the victory over Florida.
Lucic scored late in the first period, then added two goals in a 15-second span late in the third for his second career hat trick.
Tuukka Rask made 41 saves for his first victory of the season.
MAPLE LEAFS 3, DEVILS 1
In Toronto, Jonas Gustavsson made 29 saves to help Toronto defeat New Jersey.
Mikhail Grabovski, Phil Kessel and Kris Versteeg scored for the Maple Leafs.
Dainius Zubrus scored for struggling New Jersey.
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
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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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