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Canadiens rally past slumping Kings on pair of late goals
Mar 7, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Montréal Canadiens center Alex Newhook (15) controls the puck during the first period against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: William Liang-Imagn Images Juraj Slafkovsky had two goals and an assist for the visiting Montreal Canadiens in a 4-3 comeback win against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday evening.
Nick Suzuki notched a goal and two assists, Jake Evans also scored and Jakub Dobes made 36 saves for the Canadiens, who were coming off a 6-5 shootout loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.
Scott Laughton scored in his first game with the Kings, who are 2-4-0 since the Olympic break. Los Angeles acquired Laughton from the Toronto Maple Leafs at Friday’s trade deadline.
Anze Kopitar and Alex Laferriere also scored, Brandt Clarke had two assists and Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves for Los Angeles.
The Kings moved ahead 3-2 at 6:44 of the third when Laferriere scored a rebound after Dobes made a save on Clarke’s shot from the left point.
Slafkovsky tied it 3-3 with a one-timer from the right circle while on a power play at 14:38, then Suzuki moved the Canadiens ahead with a one-timer from the right circle at 15:27.
The Kings outshot the Canadiens 16-1 in the first period, but could only generate a 1-0 lead.
That goal came after Artemi Panarin won a battle for the puck against Mike Matheson as they came across the Montreal blue line. Adrian Kempe came from behind and retrieved the loose puck above the right circle, feeding Kopitar at the far post for the redirection and a 1-0 lead at 14:12.
The Kings briefly thought they scored again on a goal by Samuel Helenius just as teammate Jeff Malott crashed into Dobes at 15:59 of the first, but the goal was waived off for goalie interference and a hooking penalty was called on Montreal defenseman Arber Xhekaj.
The Kings had three power plays in the first period, leading to the lopsided shot total.
The Canadiens scored on just their third shot of the game to tie it 1-1 at 3:09 of the second.
Kirby Dach passed the puck from below the goal line to Evans above the left circle. He faked a couple shots before shooting the puck through traffic and into the net.
The Canadiens moved ahead 2-1 at 15:41 of the second when Slafkovsky carried the puck off the wall, above the left circle and in between the hash marks before beating Kuemper with a wrist shot.
Laughton scored after the Kings dumped the puck into the Montreal zone. Jared Wright got to it first for Los Angeles and backhanded the puck to Laughton just above the goal line. He spun and banked the puck off the far pad of Dobes and across the goal line to make it 2-2 at 17:31 of the first.
–Field Level Media
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Bucks waive Cam Thomas to convert Pete Nance's contract
Suns guard Jalen Green (4) drives against Bucks forward Pete Nance (35) during a game at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix on March 21, 2026. The Milwaukee Bucks converted forward Pete Nance’s two-way contract to a fully guaranteed deal.
The Bucks waived guard Cam Thomas in a corresponding move prior to their game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday. Thomas, 24, signed with the team as a free agent on Feb. 8 and averaged 10.7 points in 18 games off the bench with Milwaukee.
As for Nance, he was elated with the notion of receiving a new deal. The contract made him available to play in the team’s final 11 games this season and runs through the 2026-27 campaign.
“To be able to be in this spot is just awesome,” Nance said after the Bucks’ shootaround, per the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. “Obviously I’m super thankful for the Bucks for giving me the opportunity. I think it’s just a testament to growth and the work that I’ve done and the experience that I’ve had over the years.”
Nance, 26, is averaging 4.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 12.1 minutes in 37 games off the bench this season.
Thomas was benched after playing just three minutes against the Atlanta Hawks on March 14. He was held out of consecutive games on March 15 and 17 due to what was listed as a coach’s decision before returning to the court against the Utah Jazz last Thursday.
“There are things we don’t need to talk about,” Bucks head coach Doc Rivers said, per the newspaper. “That’s not anybody’s business. Like I said before, that’s where as a coach you have to make decisions on what’s best for the team at that time. People don’t understand that. They start talking about other stuff. And, that’s not for anyone to know.”
–Field Level Media
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Buccaneers, LB Lavonte David schedule news conference
Jan 3, 2026; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David (54) warms up before the game against the Carolina Panthers at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Veteran Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David is scheduled to hold a news conference on Tuesday afternoon at the team facility.
The Buccaneers did not divulge an official reason for the conference, however speculation is strong that David will announce his retirement from the NFL.
David, 36, is a free agent after spending his entire 14-year career with Tampa Bay.
He recorded 114 tackles, 3.5 sacks, an interception, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries while starting all 17 games last season. It was his 12th season with triple-digit tackles.
An All-Pro selection in 2013 and a Pro Bowl selection in 2015, David has 1,716 tackles, 42.5 sacks, 14 interceptions, 33 forced fumbles and 21 fumble recoveries in 215 games (all starts).
David was selected by Tampa Bay in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft out of Nebraska.
–Field Level Media
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Mikaela Shiffrin on cusp of season World Cup title
Feb 18, 2026; Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy; Gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States celebrates during the medal ceremony for the women’s slalom during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-Imagn Images Mikaela Shiffrin will ski Wednesday for the season World Cup overall title.
Heading into the giant slalom, the final race of the season, Shiffrin has an 85-point lead over Emma Aicher of Germany.
Shiffrin won her ninth slalom in 10 World Cup starts this season on Tuesday, earning 100 points. She increased her overall lead on Aicher, who finished third to grab 60 points.
To take the title, Aicher must win the race — a discipline in which she never has finished higher than fourth — and hope that Shiffrin finishes worse than 15th.
Shiffrin, 31, is striving to win her sixth overall World Cup title, which would tie her with Annemarie Moser-Proll. The Austrian won five season titles from 1971-75 and the final one in 1979.
The 2026 Olympic champion in the slalom, Shiffrin won the World Cup title in consecutive years from 2017-19 and again in 2022 and 2023.
With her slalom win on Tuesday, Shiffrin earned her 110th career victory on the World Cup circuit, extending her lead over Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden, who won 86 before his retirement in 1989.
–Field Level Media
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