Pittsburgh’s Brandon Sutter scored 52 seconds into overtime to give the Penguins a breathless 7-6 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, and a three-point lead atop the NHL’s Atlantic Division.
Sutter took a pass from Simon Despres on a rush, stepped around an opponent and beat the goalie.
In other key games, Phoenix defeated Anaheim in a shootout, Philadelphia downed Ottawa, Boston came from two goals down to beat Tampa Bay and Vancouver scored five to down Los Angeles.
Photo: Reuters
Pittsburgh’s Matt Cooke and Chris Kunitz, both netted two goals, while Sidney Crosby also scored.
Brian Gionta had a pair of goals, and Brandon Prust, Max Pacioretty, David Desharnais and P.K. Subban also scored as Montreal stretched their string of games without a regulation loss to 10.
Phoenix’s Steve Sullivan scored the tying goal with 6:28 remaining in regulation and then netted the lone goal in the shootout to lift the Coyotes to a 5-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Lauri Korpikoski scored twice, Matthew Lombardi added a goal, and Mike Smith stopped 31 shots through overtime, and then all three shootout attempts for the Coyotes.
Andrew Cogliano had three goals, while Saku Koivu added a goal and an assist for the Ducks.
Philadelphia’s Jakub Voracek and Wayne Simmonds scored as the Flyers beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1.
Boston’s Brad Marchand scored a tiebreaking goal on the power play with 2:16 left in the third period, completing the Bruins’ comeback from a two-goal deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2
Marchand’s 11th goal of the season came late in a double high-sticking penalty to Brendan Mikkelson. It was the second power-play goal of the game for the Bruins.
Tyler Seguin also scored on the power play for the Bruins 3:22 into the second period, pulling Boston within 2-1. Rich Peverley tied it 1:17 later. Patrice Bergeron and Marchand broke free for a two-on-one late in the third for the tiebreaking goal.
Steven Stamkos and Alexander Killorn scored for Tampa Bay.
Vancouver’s Daniel Sedin and Jannik Hansen scored 2:44 apart late in the second period to help the Canucks down the Los Angeles Kings 5-2.
Dan Hamhuis, Mason Raymond also scored, while Chris Higgins added an empty-net goal for Vancouver.
Goals by San Jose’s Dan Boyle and Joe Pavelski helped the Sharks beat the Nashville Predators 2-1.
Buffalo’s Jason Pominville scored twice in regulation and added a shootout goal as the Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3.
Carolina’s Jussi Jokinen scored twice and Riley Nash netted his first goal as the Hurricanes earned a 6-2 win over the Florida Panthers.
Washington’s Mike Ribeiro had a goal and an assist as the Capitals won 3-0 at the Winnipeg Jets.
The Philadelphia 76ers, fueled by 36 points from Tyrese Maxey and a triple-double from Joel Embiid, on Thursday beat the Houston Rockets 128-122 in an NBA overtime thriller. Cameroonian big man Embiid scored 32 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and handed out 10 assists, posting the ninth triple-double of his career to help the Sixers end the Rockets’ three-game winning streak. Rockets star Kevin Durant scored 36 points and Amen Thompson added 17, but Thompson was scoreless in the fourth quarter. Even so, the Rockets led by nine midway through the final frame, Maxey tying it at 115-115 with 40.1 seconds left. Durant missed a
MARRED FINAL: As most of Senegalese players walked off the pitch after a controversial decision, some supporters threw objects and attempted to get onto the pitch Senegal on Sunday won the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as Pape Gueye’s extra-time winner sunk hosts Morocco 1-0 after a chaotic final that saw the eventual champions storm off the pitch late in the game. Brahim Diaz could have won the trophy for Morocco with a controversial spot-kick in the 24th minute of added time at the end of normal time as ugly scenes broke out in the stands. However, Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy easily saved the weak attempted “Panenka” chip by the Real Madrid winger, who was clearly distracted by the long delay that followed the penalty award.
Qatar’s Nasser al-Attiyah on Saturday secured his sixth Dakar Rally car title in Saudi Arabia with Luciano Benavides scraping home by two seconds to claim the motorbike title. “We’ve worked very hard since last year. I might not be showing much emotion yet, but it’s there, deep down. We are so happy to win,” al-Attiyah said at the finish. Al-Attiyah, at the wheel of a Dacia, only had to avoid a final day slip-up to top the podium after bringing his career tally of stage wins to 50 on Friday. The 55-year-old, who took clay pigeon shooting bronze at the
Tobias Harris on Monday scored 25 points as the Detroit Pistons held off the Boston Celtics to score a 104-103 victory in their top-of-the-table Eastern Conference showdown. Harris was one of four Detroit players to finish in double figures, with Jalen Duren adding 18 points and point guard Cade Cunningham scoring 16 points with 14 assists. The win sees Detroit extend their lead at the top of the Eastern Conference to 31-10, 5.5 games ahead of second-placed Boston, who fell to 26-16 with the defeat. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics scoring with 32 points and almost snatched victory in the
RSS