Nate Thompson scored twice, including the winner at 4 minutes, 36 seconds of overtime, to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
Ben Bishop stopped 28 shots for Tampa Bay, who ended a two-game losing streak.
Daniel Briere scored for Montreal. Carey Price made 34 saves.
The Lightning have a five-point advantage over the Canadiens in the Atlantic Division.
Philadelphia’s Steve Mason posted his second shutout in three games with 35 saves, while Wayne Simmonds scored his 100th NHL goal to lead the Flyers over the Los Angeles Kings 2-0.
It was the 22nd career shutout and third this season for Mason, who stopped 33 shots in a 5-0 win against Detroit on Tuesday last week after getting pulled by coach Craig Berube in two of his previous three starts.
Mason got a break with less than 3:30 left when Justin Williams tried a wraparound and hit the left post.
Claude Giroux added his 17th goal on a power play with 1:58 left, converting a cross-ice pass at the left of the crease from Scott Hartnell while Matt Greene was serving an interference penalty.
In Denver, Colorado, Jamie McGinn had two goals and an assist, while Gabriel Landeskog also had two goals as the Colorado Avalanche trounced the Buffalo Sabres 7-1.
Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists, while Semyon Varlamov had 27 saves for the Avalanche, who have won three straight.
Marc-Andre Cliche scored his first NHL goal and Tyson Barrie also scored for the Avalanche. Matt D’Agostini scored for Buffalo.
The Boston Bruins blanked the Edmonton Oilers 4-0 after David Krejci scored a second-period power-play goal and Chad Johnson made 22 saves for his second career shutout, while Phoenix’s Zbynek Michalek scored against his former team, his first goal in 83 games, as the Coyotes downed the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1.
Linemates Ryan Johansen and Boone Jenner each had a goal and an assist in the first period to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets past the Florida Panthers 4-1, while Phil Kessel scored three goals in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 6-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators.
In other games, the St Louis Blues edged the Nashville Predators 4-3 after a shootout, the Dallas Stars shut out the Anaheim Ducks 2-0, the Calgary Flames beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in overtime and the San Jose Sharks were 2-1 winners over the Chicago Blackhawks after a perfect shootout.
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.
James Harden on Friday scored 31 points and came up big in overtime to help the Los Angeles Clippers erase a double-digit deficit on the way to a 121-117 NBA victory over the Toronto Raptors. Harden scored 16 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as the Clippers pushed their wining steak to five games despite the absence of star Kawhi Leonard with a sprained right ankle. The Clippers trailed by 11 entering the fourth quarter, but Harden drilled a pair of free-throws with 1:24 left in regulation to tie it and after misses from both teams, they went to
Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg on Wednesday was ruled out for the second half of their 118-109 loss to the Denver Nuggets after the No. 1 pick sprained his left ankle in the first half. Flagg was called for a foul while defending against Peyton Watson and turned the ankle as he fell to the floor with 6 minutes, 1 second left in the second quarter. Flagg limped to the bench and continued to the locker room, but returned for the final 2 minutes, 35 seconds before the break. The 19-year-old did not come out for the second half before the announcement that
Yassine Bounou on Wednesday saved two penalties, while Youssef en-Nesyri netted the decisive spot-kick as hosts Morocco secured a 4-2 shoot-out victory over Nigeria following a 0-0 draw in a tense Africa Cup of Nations semi-final in Rabat. Morocco, seeking their first continental title in 50 years, are to face 2021 winners Senegal in Sunday’s decider in Rabat, while Nigeria take on Egypt in the third-place playoff tomorrow. The 120 minutes before the shoot-out had few clear-cut chances for either side, but it was Morocco who created more opportunities, although they were denied by some fine saves from Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali. Nigeria
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