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NHL roundup: Blues blitz Blackhawks in Winter Classic
Dec 31, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; St. Louis Blues defenseman Cam Fowler (17) celebrates after his goal against the Chicago Blackhawks during the second period in the Winter Classic at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images Cam Fowler scored two goals in his 1,000th career game as the visiting St. Louis Blues routed the Blackhawks 6-2 on Tuesday in the NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Justin Faulk had a goal and two assists to boost the Blues, who improved to 3-0-0 in Winter Classic games.
Dylan Holloway and Alexandre Texier both had a goal and assist to help the Blues win for the third time in four games while sending the Blackhawks to their fifth straight defeat. Jordan Binnington stopped 28 shots for St. Louis.
Taylor Hall and Tyler Bertuzzi scored for Chicago, while Petr Mrazek made 22 saves. Chicago fell to 0-5-0 in the Winter Classic and 1-6-0 in outdoor games.
Capitals 3, Bruins 1
Washington scored twice in a first-period span of 5:06 and held on for a win over visiting Boston.
Aliaksei Protas scored two bookending goals around Jakob Chychrun’s game-winner for the Capitals. Tom Wilson dished out a pair of assists for Washington, and Logan Thompson made 26 saves en route to his third straight win.
Justin Brazeau opened the scoring with his third goal in four games while Jeremy Swayman stopped 24 shots for the Bruins, who finished 9-4-1 in December despite losing two of their last three.
Maple Leafs 3, Islanders 1
Steven Lorentz scored the go-ahead goal in the second period as Toronto defeated visiting New York.
David Kampf and John Tavares also scored for the Maple Leafs, who had lost three of their previous four games. William Nylander had two assists, and Joseph Woll stopped 30 shots.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored for the Islanders, who have lost three of four entering a home rematch against the Maple Leafs on Thursday. Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves.
Canadiens 3, Golden Knights 2
Kirby Dach scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Sam Montembeault made 27 saves as visiting Montreal scored three unanswered goals in its comeback victory at Las Vegas.
Cole Caufield scored his 100th career goal and Emil Heineman also scored for the Canadiens, who won their third straight game with their first multi-goal comeback win of the season.
Zach Whitecloud and Noah Hanifin scored goals for Vegas, which had a season-best six-game win streak snapped. Adin Hill finished with 19 saves for the Golden Knights, who fell to 15-4-0 at home this season.
Stars 4, Sabres 2
Jason Robertson had a goal and two assists for Dallas in a victory against visiting Buffalo.
Roope Hintz and Esa Lindell also scored, Thomas Harley added two assists and Casey DeSmith made 21 saves for the Stars, who are 3-0-1 in their past four games.
Jason Zucker and Beck Malenstyn scored for the Sabres, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 29 saves.
Wild 5, Predators 3
Marco Rossi had two goals and one assist as Minnesota pulled away for a win over Nashville in Saint Paul, Minn.
Mats Zuccarello and Jonas Brodin each added one goal and one assist for the Wild, who earned their third win in four games. Minnesota’s Declan Chisholm also scored, Joel Eriksson Ek logged two assists, and Filip Gustavsson stopped 43 of 46 shots.
Colton Sissons, Jonathan Marchessault and Ryan O’Reilly each scored for the Predators, who got two assists from Brady Skjei. Justus Annunen allowed five goals on 38 shots.
Blue Jackets 4, Hurricanes 3 (SO)
Adam Fantilli scored the shootout winner in the fourth round as host Columbus edged Carolina to improve to 4-1-1 in its past six games.
Kirill Marchenko scored twice, Dmitri Voronkov added a goal and an assist, and Sean Monahan had three helpers for the Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins made 32 saves for his third win in his past four starts (3-0-1).
Ty Smith, Jack Roslovic and Jesperi Kotkaniemi tallied for Carolina, which fell to 2-3-1 over its past six. Sebastian Aho had a pair of helpers, and Kochetkov stopped 25 shots.
Avalanche 5, Jets 2
Casey Mittelstadt scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as Colorado beat Winnipeg in Denver.
Artturi Lehkonen, Devon Toews, Mikko Rantanen and Ross Colton also scored, Josh Manson and Jonathan Drouin each had two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 20 shots for the Avalanche, who have won five in a row.
Gabriel Vilardi and Rasmus Kupari had goals and Eric Comrie made 33 saves for the Jets, who had their four-game winning streak snapped.
Red Wings 4, Penguins 2
J.T. Compher scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 5:34 remaining as host Detroit topped Pittsburgh.
Detroit coach Todd McLellan, who replaced Derek Lalonde last week, recorded his 600th career victory. He improved to 2-1-0 behind the Red Wings’ bench. Compher and Jonatan Berggren each had a goal and an assist while Patrick Kane and Dylan Larkin also scored for Detroit.
Drew O’Connor notched the second multi-goal game of his career for the Penguins. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 21 shots.
Oilers 4, Utah 1
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Troy Stecher scored 20 seconds apart in the second period as Edmonton beat the visiting Utah Hockey Club.
Mattias Ekholm had a goal and an assist and Leon Draisaitl also scored as the Oilers moved to 9-1-0 in their past 10 home games. Edmonton’s Connor McDavid and Connor Brown had two assists apiece, and Stuart Skinner stopped 26 shots.
Jack McBain scored for Utah, which lost its fifth straight game (0-4-1). Jaxson Stauber made 34 saves.
Ducks 3, Devils 2
Ryan Strome scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:24 remaining as Anaheim escaped with its second straight win after blowing a two-goal lead against visiting New Jersey.
Troy Terry and Robby Fabbri scored the first two goals for the Ducks, who lost the lead in a span of nearly eight minutes in the third period. Strome wound up with two points, as did teammate Frank Vatrano (two assists). Lukas Dostal made 32 saves.
Jonas Siegenthaler and Timo Meier tallied for New Jersey, which has dropped back-to-back games. Jacob Markstrom stopped 23 shots but had a personal six-game winning streak end.
Flames 3, Canucks 1
Nazem Kadri scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist to lead Calgary past visiting Vancouver.
Connor Zary also scored for the Flames, who improved to 13-4-3 at home and 4-1-2 in the past seven games overall. Calgary goalie Dustin Wolf made 23 saves, hiking his home record to 10-1-1.
Brock Boeser scored and Kevin Lankinen finished with 26 saves for the Canucks, who fell to 1-2-3 in the past six games.
Flyers 4, Sharks 0
Samuel Ersson and Aleksei Kolosov combined to stop all 22 shots they faced as Philadelphia sent host San Jose to its eighth straight loss.
Ersson made 15 saves across two periods before being forced out with an undisclosed injury. Kolosov handled all seven shots he faced in the third. Nick Seeler, Ryan Poehling, Travis Konecny and Egor Zamula all scored, with Jamie Drysdale and Bobby Brink each tallying two assists. Zamula added an assist.
Alexandar Georgiev turned aside 30 of the 34 shots he faced as the Sharks slipped to 0-7-1 in the past eight games.
–Field Level Media
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VJ Edgecombe, Tyrese Maxey propel Sixers past Celtics to even series
Apr 21, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Vj Edgecombe (77) attempts a three-point basket against the Boston Celtics in the first half of a game two of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images VJ Edgecombe and Tyrese Maxey combined to make 11 3-pointers and score 59 total points as the Philadelphia 76ers bounced back to even their Eastern Conference playoff series with the host Boston Celtics in a 111-97 decision on Tuesday.
Seventh-seeded Philadelphia (1-1) shook off a dismal Game 1 performance, which included making just four 3-pointers in Sunday’s 123-91 loss, with a complete reversal on the offensive end.
The Sixers shot a torrid 19-of-39 from beyond the arc in Game 2, with Quentin Grimes, Kelly Oubre Jr. and Paul George each adding a pair of made triples to supplement Edgecombe and Maxey.
Edgecombe and Maxey were the catalysts, however. The rookie Edgecombe finished 12-of-20 from the floor, including his 6-of-10 from beyond the arc, and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds.
“This is who we are. Game 1 isn’t who we are,” Edgecombe said in his postgame interview with Peacock. “We let our offense dictate our defense (on Sunday), and we didn’t do that tonight.”
Philadelphia’s flipping of the script on the offensive end on Tuesday did indeed carry over defensively. The Sixers limited the Celtics (1-1) to 35-of-89 shooting from the floor, locking down each scoring option beyond the primary two of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.
Brown went for a game-high 36 points, and Tatum finished with 19 points to go with his game-high 14 rebounds. No other Celtic reached double-figures scoring, however, a stark contrast from Game 1 when the entire Boston starting five notched at least 10 points.
And while Brown shot 5-of-12 from long distance, Boston’s other shooters combined to go just 8-for-38.
Philadelphia, meanwhile, got 19 points from George and 12 from Oubre. After foul trouble limited him in Game 1, Andre Drummond came off the bench to provide the Sixers quality minutes on the interior with 10 points and eight rebounds.
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Luis Garcia Jr.'s 4-hit effort powers Nationals past Braves
Apr 21, 2026; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Nationals left fielder James Wood (29) hits a solo home run against the Atlanta Braves during the second inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Luis Garcia Jr. had four hits and drove in three runs, Curtis Mead socked a three-run homer and the host Washington Nationals ended the Atlanta Braves’ six-game winning streak with an 11-4 win on Tuesday.
James Wood hit his eighth homer of the season, walked four times and scored three runs for Washington, which leveled the four-game series at one victory apiece.
Nationals starter Foster Griffin (3-0) allowed three runs on five hits over six solid innings. He walked one and struck out three.
Drake Baldwin and Eli White homered for the Braves, and Mauricio Dubon had two hits.
Atlanta starter Reynaldo Lopez (1-1) allowed four runs in one-plus inning and gave up five hits and three walks while fanning one. Braves pitchers issued 12 walks.
Ronald Acuna Jr. was in the Atlanta lineup and went 1-for-5 one day after being hit by pitch twice, including once on the left hand.
The first six Nationals reached base in a three-run first. Wood walked and Garcia singled him to third, then stole second. Jacob Young lined a single to center, scoring Wood. CJ Abrams and Daylen Lile walked, with Lile getting an RBI. Nasim Nunez singled to score Young with the third run.
Back-to-back two-out doubles by Dubon and Michael Harris II got the Braves within 3-1 in the second.
Wood homered leading off the bottom half, and Lopez was done for the night after Garcia singled.
Baldwin’s solo homer in the third pulled the Braves within 4-2.
White homered in the fifth to make it 4-3, but the Nationals answered in the bottom half when Brady House singled, stole second and scored on a two-out single by Garcia to make it 5-3.
In the seventh, the Nationals loaded the bases with two walks and a single. Garcia followed with a two-run double, and another runner came home on a groundout by Young.
Austin Riley’s RBI groundout pulled the Braves within 8-4 in the eighth, but a pair of walks and Mead’s three-run homer put things out of reach in the bottom half.
The Braves placed closer Raisel Iglesias on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation, and they promoted Dylan Dodd from Triple-A Gwinnett to fill the roster spot.
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Luke Keaschall powers late rally as Twins dump Mets
Apr 21, 2026; New York City, New York, USA; Minnesota Twins second baseman Luke Keaschall (15) hits a RBI single in the seventh inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Luke Keaschall’s second RBI single of the game snapped a ninth-inning tie Tuesday night and helped the visiting Minnesota Twins rally past the slumping New York Mets 5-3.
In losing its 12th straight game, New York coughed up a 3-0 lead as closer Devin Williams melted down during the top of the ninth. Williams (0-1) didn’t retire any of the five hitters he faced, walking three.
That included Matt Wallner, whose free pass with the sacks filled forced Ryan Jeffers home with an insurance run, inspiring angry boos from the listed crowd of 32,798 as Mets manager Carlos Mendoza hooked Williams.
Minnesota’s bullpen retired all 12 hitters it faced. Cole Sands (1-1) pitched the last two innings to earn the win, fanning Tyrone Taylor for the last out.
Needing something good to happen early in the opener of its nine-game homestand, New York got it in the bottom of the third. Mark Vientos led off with a single and was forced at second on Carson Benge’s grounder.
Benge swiped second and Marcus Semien walked. After working a full count, Lindor crushed a 3-2 offering an estimated 410 feet into the second deck in right field. It was his second homer and quadrupled his RBI total from one to four.
Nolan McLean mowed down the first 15 hitters he faced before finding trouble in the sixth. Wallner broke up his perfect game with a leadoff single and trotted home with two outs when Byron Buxton lofted a two-run homer, his fourth of the year, just over the leaping Benge and over the left field wall.
Minnesota equalized an inning later when Kody Clemens lined a double to right and scored on Keaschall’s line-drive single to center. One out later, McLean was gone after fanning 10 in 6 2/3 innings while permitting five hits and three runs.
Keaschall’s hit got Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson off the hook after he pitched five innings, yielding four hits and three runs with three walks and two strikeouts.
–Field Level Media
VJ Edgecombe, Tyrese Maxey propel Sixers past Celtics to even series
Luis Garcia Jr.'s 4-hit effort powers Nationals past Braves
