Defenseman Matt Gilroy broke a long scoring drought with his first two-goal game in the NHL as the New York Rangers cooled off the surging New York Islanders with a 7-2 victory on Monday night.
As the area dug out of a major blizzard that struck New York on Sunday, the Rangers handed the Islanders their first loss in four games and ended their rivals’ five-game point streak (4-0-1).
Gilroy gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead just 44 seconds in and then broke a 2-2 tie in the second period against Islanders goalie Dwayne Roloson. Gilroy, replacing scratched defenseman Michael Del Zotto, had gone 64 games without a goal — dating to Nov. 28 last year.
BRUINS 3, PANTHERS 2, SO
In Sunrise, Florida, Blake Wheeler scored the only goal in the shootout to lead Boston over Florida.
Tim Thomas, who came in leading the NHL in goals-against average and save percentage, made 32 saves. He then stopped Mike Santorelli, Stephen Weiss and Evgeny Dadonov in the shootout.
David Krejci scored both regulation goals for Boston. Michael Ryder had two assists.
David Booth and Mike Santorelli scored for the Panthers and Michael Frolik had two assists.
BLUE JACKETS 4, WILD 3, SO
In Columbus, Ohio, Rick Nash scored in the shootout and had two assists to lift the Blue Jackets past Minnesota.
Steve Mason, who hadn’t started since Dec. 16 , returned to the net and stopped 37 shots.
Derick Brassard, Fedor Tyutin and Andrew Murray also scored for Columbus, who scored twice in 41 seconds to take the lead in the third period. Kyle Wilson and Kristian Huselius also scored in the shootout.
Chuck Kobasew had a goal and assist, while Mikko Koivu and Cal Clutterbuck also scored for Minnesota, who have lost two in a row after a three-game winning streak.
RED WINGS 4, AVALANCHE 3
In Denver, Colorado, Niklas Kronwall scored the game-winner with 1:18 remaining in overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings’ a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.
Denver goaltender Chris Osgood became the 10th goalie in NHL history to reach 400 wins and was swarmed by teammates after reaching the milestone win. The 17-year veteran has 316 of his wins with the Red Wings.
Nicklas Lidstrom, Jiri Hudler and Johan Franzen also scored for the Red Wings, who have won three of their past four games.
FLAMES 5, SABRES 2
In Calgary, Alberta, Jarome Iginla and Olli Jokinen scored second-period goals to lead Calgary over Buffalo.
Trailing 2-1 in the second period Jokinen’s eighth goal of the season leveled the scores, before Alex Kotalik, David Moss and Tom Kostopolous saw the Flames home.
Drew Stafford and Patrick Kaleta scored for Buffalo.
KINGS 4, SHARKS 0
In San Jose, California, Trevor Lewis broke the deadlock early in the third period and Jonathan Quick made 24 saves for his fourth shutout this season, leading Los Angeles over San Jose.
Dustin Brown scored twice and former San Jose forward Marco Sturm also scored in the third as the Kings broke open the game to end a three-game losing streak to San Jose.
The Sharks looked sluggish in their first game following a three-day Christmas break, taking more than 12 minutes to put a single shot on target, before the Kings scoring blitz saw an end to their four-game winning streak.
ANFIELD BLUES: Kylian Mbappe arrived at Anfield on a run of 21 goals in 17 games, but he managed just three attempts in the match, none of them hitting the target Kylian Mbappe has been nearly unstoppable this season, but he hit a roadblock in their UEFA Champions League match at Anfield on Tuesday. For the second year running, the Real Madrid forward had a night to forget at Merseyside as Liverpool won 1-0. Mbappe looked a shadow of the player who has been tearing defenses apart all season. “We were lacking that threat in the final third,” said Madrid coach Xabi Alonso, without naming Mbappe individually. The FIFA World Cup winner for France rarely looked capable of finding a breakthrough against a Liverpool team who have been so defensively fragile for much of the
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Erling Haaland on Sunday scored twice to propel Manchester City up to second in the English Premier League with a 3-1 win over AFC Bournemouth. The Cherries started the day in second thanks to the longest unbeaten run in the English top flight, but Andoni Iraola’s side were undone by the scintillating form of the Norwegian striker, who took his tally to 13 Premier League goals in 10 games. Haaland’s relentless streak is maintaining City’s title challenge as they reduced the gap to leaders Arsenal back to six points and edged one point ahead of Liverpool, who they face at the weekend. “Important
For almost 30 minutes, Vitomir Maricic did not take a breath. Face down in a pool, surrounded by anxious onlookers, the Croatian freediver fought spasming pain to redefine what doctors thought was possible. When he finally surfaced, he had smashed the previous Guinness World Record for the longest breath-hold underwater by nearly five minutes. However, even with the help of pure oxygen before the attempt, it had pushed him to the limit. “Everything was difficult, just overwhelming,” Maricic, 40, told reporters, reflecting on the record-breaking day on June 14. “When I dive, I completely disconnect from everything, as if I’m not even there.
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