Henrik Zetterberg scored three goals in the third period to cap an impressive Detroit comeback as the Red Wings completed a 6-4 victory over Buffalo on Sunday — the Sabres’ 11th consecutive loss.
It was the sixth career hat-trick for the Detroit captain, and it came after the Red Wings wiped out an early three-goal deficit against the struggling Sabres.
Tyler Ennis scored twice for the Sabres.
RANGERS 5, PENGUINS 2
In Pittsburgh, Rick Nash scored twice as the New York Rangers downed the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Derek Stepan also scored twice for the surging Rangers and Derick Brassard had a goal and an assist as New York improved to 15-3 over their past 18 games.
Henrik Lundqvist made 32 saves for the Rangers, who needed 26 seconds to jump in front and cruise.
Sidney Crosby scored his 15th goal of the season and David Perron added his fifth since coming over from Edmonton. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped just 13 of the 17 shots he faced before being pulled.
STARS 6, BLACKHAWKS 3
In Chicago, Cody Eakin, Erik Cole and Shawn Horcoff scored in the third period to lead the Dallas Stars to a victory over the slumping Blackhawks.
Tyler Seguin had a goal and an assist for Dallas. Seguin is tied with Rangers star Nash for the NHL lead with 28 goals.
JETS 4, COYOTES 3, SO
At home, Winnipeg’s Bryan Little scored the only goal of the shoot-out after finding the net in regulation as the Jets beat Arizona for their fourth straight win.
Michael Frolik and Dustin Byfuglien also scored for the Jets (25-14-8). Lauri Korpikoski and Tobias Rieder scored for the Coyotes (16-24-5) to force overtime.
Ondrej Pavelec made 28 saves and for the Jets. Mike Smith stopped 27 shots for the Coyotes.
ADVANTAGE ATLETICO: Well off the pace in La Liga, the Copa del Rey represents Atletico Madrid’s best chance of silverware this season Atletico Madrid on Thursday hammered Copa del Rey holders Barcelona 4-0 in the first leg of their semi-final. After an Eric Garcia own-goal sent Diego Simeone’s side ahead early on, Antoine Griezmann, Ademola Lookman and Julian Alvarez struck to give Atletico a landslide lead by halftime. Barca defender Garcia was sent off in the final stages, with Atletico maintaining their significant advantage on the record 32-time winners, which they take into the second leg at the Camp Nou on March 3. Both sides missed good chances in the second half, with Barca’s Pau Cubarsi having a goal disallowed before Garcia was sent off
Dasun Shanaka hammered the fastest half-century by a Sri Lankan in T20Is as the cohosts thrashed Oman by 105 runs at the World Cup yesterday in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, for their second win in Group B. The 2014 champions piled up 225-5, the highest total of the tournament, before restricting an outclassed Oman to 120-9. The 43-year-old Mohammad Nadeem waged a lone battle for Oman, compiling an unbeaten 53 to become the oldest player to score a 50 in T20 World Cups. Having promoted himself up the order and under pressure to deliver, Sri Lanka skipper Shanaka smashed a 19-ball half-century. It has been
Stade Rennais, four days after firing coach Habib Beye, stunned Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 on Friday, snapping the defending champions’ seven-match winning run in French Ligue 1. Second-placed RC Lens could leapfrog the champions and retake top spot last night after press time if they beat Paris FC in the capital. PSG started brightly, with Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue carving openings to no avail. Rennes fired Beye on Monday and promoted his assistant Sebastien Tambouret, and the same players who had lost four games on the bounce seemed transformed. Jordanian forward Mousa al-Tamari bagged the opener, unleashing a fierce strike
Manchester City FC halved Arsenal FC’s lead at the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 home defeat of Fulham FC, and Aston Villa FC stayed in the frame with a late 1-0 victory at home to Brighton and Hove Albion FC on Wednesday. Nottingham Forest FC squandered a chance to put some distance between themselves and the bottom three as they drew 0-0 at home to bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Second-from-bottom Burnley FC pulled off a remarkable 3-2 comeback win over Crystal Palace FC to boost their slender survival hopes. City have little margin for error in their pursuit
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