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NHL roundup: Patrick Kane becomes all-time top U.S.-born point-scorer
Jan 29, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Red Wings right wing Patrick Kane (88) receives congratulations from teammates after he gets his 1375 point in the second period against the Washington Capitals at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images Nic Dowd scored the decisive goal in the shootout and also tallied in regulation as the visiting Washington Capitals overcame Patrick Kane’s history-making point and two late goals by Alex DeBrincat to defeat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Thursday.
Kane assisted on Ben Chiarot’s second-period goal to surpass Mike Modano’s record of 1,374 career points, the most by a U.S.-born player. Kane tied Modano, who held the record since 2007, during a defeat to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.
Dylan Strome logged a goal and an assist for Washington. Declan Chisholm also scored, and Jakob Chychrun assisted on all three regulation goals.
Charlie Lindgren made 18 saves for the Capitals, who had lost six of their previous seven games (1-5-1).
Hurricanes 5, Mammoth 4
Jordan Staal’s goal with 29.4 seconds to play capped Carolina’s three-goal outburst in the final two minutes in a comeback victory over Utah at Raleigh, N.C.
Andrei Svechnikov and Shayne Gostisbehere each notched two goals and an assist for the Hurricanes, who have a six-game points streak (5-0-1). Rookie Brandon Bussi ended up becoming the first NHL goalie in history to secure his 20th win in 24 career games by making 21 saves.
Kailer Yamamoto scored twice, Michael Carcone added a goal and an assist and JJ Peterka also tallied for the Mammoth. Jack McBain provided two assists, and Karel Vejmelka turned away 28 shots.
Oilers 4, Sharks 3 (OT)
Zach Hyman scored 1:06 into overtime after Leon Draisaitl recorded a goal and two assists to fuel Edmonton’s three-score, third-period rally, lifting the Oilers past visiting San Jose.
After Draisaitl made it 3-1 early in the third, Connor McDavid scored at 16:55 and Evan Bouchard tied the game at 19:01. Bouchard finished with three points, McDavid had two and Connor Ingram stopped 17 shots as the Oilers earned their third consecutive win.
Collin Graf, Adam Gaudette and Michael Misa scored in the first period for the Sharks, who had won three of their prior four games. Yaroslav Askarov made 28 saves.
Wild 4, Flames 1
Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist, and Minnesota pulled away for a win over Calgary in Saint Paul, Minn.
Danila Yurov, Vincent Hinostroza and Matt Boldy had one goal apiece for Minnesota, which won its second game in a row. Quinn Hughes was among eight players to tally one assist apiece.
Morgan Frost scored the lone goal for Calgary, whose winless streak reached five games.
Blues 5, Panthers 4
Jimmy Snuggerud scored a power-play goal with nine seconds left, giving St. Louis a victory over visiting Florida.
Jordan Kyrou had a goal and two assists for the Blues, who snapped a five-game losing streak (0-4-1). Jake Neighbours, Jonatan Berggren and Oskar Sundqvist also scored for the Blues. St. Louis’ Justin Faulk and Pavel Buchnevich had two assists, and Joel Hofer made 16 saves.
Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and an assist for the Panthers. Sam Reinhart added a goal and assist, A.J. Greer also scored and Daniil Tarasov stopped 26 shots.
Kraken 5, Maple Leafs 2
Shane Wright scored twice as Seattle defeated visiting Toronto.
Brandon Montour and Jared McCann had a goal and an assist apiece and Matty Beniers also tallied for the Kraken, who won their third game in a row and wrapped up a 4-2-0 homestand. Goaltender Joey Daccord made 29 saves. It was the Kraken’s first home victory against Toronto. Seattle lost the first four meetings by a combined score of 17-5.
Nicholas Robertson and Morgan Rielly scored for Toronto, which is 0-5-1 in its past six games. Anthony Stolarz stopped 17 of 21 shots.
Stars 5, Golden Knights 4 (SO)
Mavrik Bourque scored two goals and Jason Robertson and Mikko Rantanen tallied in the shootout as Dallas overcame a three-goal third-period comeback by Vegas to pull out a victory in Las Vegas.
It was the first multi-goal game of Bourque’s career. Matt Duchene and Wyatt Johnston also scored for the Stars, who won their third straight game. Sam Steel and Jamie Benn each collected two assists. Stars goalie Jake Oettinger made 17 saves and also stopped shootout tries by Pavel Dorofeyev and Jack Eichel to pick up his 21st win, tied for fourth in the NHL.
Mitch Marner and Keegan Kolesar each had a goal and an assist, Reilly Smith scored a short-handed goal and Ivan Barbashev also found the net for Vegas, which took its fifth loss in the past six games (1-3-2) and fell into a tie for first-place tie with the Edmonton Oilers in the Pacific Division.
Bruins 6, Flyers 3
New linemates Casey Mittelstadt, Fraser Minten and Viktor Arvidsson all scored goals and combined for seven points, leading Boston to a win over visiting Philadelphia.
Mittelstadt and Minten each had a goal and two assists, while Pavel Zacha, Tanner Jeannot and Marat Khusnutdinov also scored for Boston, which is 10-1-1 in its last 12 overall and will finish January with nine wins in as many home games. Andrew Peeke and Jonathan Aspirot each added a pair of helpers.
Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist, and Nikita Grebenkin and Matvei Michkov also scored for the Flyers, who have lost three in a row and 10 of their last 12 (2-8-2).
Penguins 6, Blackhawks 2
Connor Dewar scored twice and his teammates added four goals in the second period as host Pittsburgh skated away with a victory over Chicago.
Anthony Mantha added one goal and two assists while Ben Kindel and Ryan Shea contributed one goal and one assist apiece as the Penguins extended their winning streak to five.
Connor Murphy scored for the second time in five games and Connor Bedard scored as well for the Blackhawks, who fell for the fourth time in a row. Frank Nazar assisted on both. Arvid Soderblom denied the Penguins 38 times, but the Blackhawks goalie faced 40 or more shots for the fourth time this season.
Sabres 4, Kings 1
Alex Tuch recorded his fourth career hat trick to lead Buffalo to a win over visiting Los Angeles.
Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson also scored for the Sabres, who won their fifth straight and are 20-3-1 since Dec, 9. Jack Quinn had three assists and Ryan McLeod added two helpers. Alex Lyon, who made 37 saves, won his 10th in a row for a franchise record.
Adrian Kempe got the lone marker for the Kings with a power-play goal 7:47 into the middle period with a re-direction from the slot off a pass from Kevin Fiala. Los Angeles had their three-game winning streak and six-game point streak (3-0-3) snapped.
Lightning 4, Jets 1
Defenseman Darren Raddysh scored in his third straight game and added two assists as Tampa Bay extended its home winning streak to seven games by grounding Winnipeg.
Yanni Gourde also had a goal and two assists as the Lightning improved to 16-1-1 in their past 18 contests. Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist for a seven-game point streak. Dominic James scored for the Lightning while goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 22 shots to move to 13-0-1 in his past 14 games.
Kyle Connor scored and goalie Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves, but the Jets fell to 1-2-1 in their past four games.
Canucks 2, Ducks 0
Nikita Tolopilo made 32 saves while leading Vancouver to a win over the visiting Anaheim. Drew O’Connor and Teddy Blueger scored for the Canucks, who had dropped 14 of their previous 15 games (1-12-2).
Tolopilo missed the start of the second period after a collision with Ryan Poehling late in the first period that resulted in a goalie-interference penalty. Kevin Lankinen made one save before Tolopilo returned.
Lukas Dostal made 24 saves in the finale of the five-game road trip for the Ducks, who have lost two in a row following a seven-game winning streak.
Devils 3, Predators 2 (OT)
Nico Hischier was the overtime hero to help New Jersey earn the much-needed two points in a win over Nashville in Newark, N.J.
Hischier came storming down the wing with the puck and blasted a slap shot past Justus Annunen just 42 seconds into overtime to earn the victory for the Devils. Dougie Hamilton and Jesper Bratt also found the back of the net for New Jersey.
Filip Forsberg and Michael McCarron buried for the Predators, while Annunen made 32 saves. The injury bug continued to affect the Devils as Jack Hughes played just 2:27 before leaving the contest in the opening period with an unspecified injury.
Islanders 2, Rangers 1
Carson Soucy and rookie Matthew Schaefer scored 95 seconds apart late in the second period as the visiting Islanders completed a season sweep of the rival Rangers with a victory.
The Islanders outscored the Rangers 14-3 in the four games. Soucy scored his first goal since Dec. 2 with 2:42 left in the second following a giveaway by Rangers forward Taylor Raddysh along the right boards. Schaefer scored his 14th goal and first in eight games following another Rangers giveaway.
Mika Zibanejad scored a power-play goal 2:48 into the third on a slap shot from the left circle but the Rangers dropped to 2-9-1 in their past 12 games and fell to 6-14-4 at home. Quick finished with 19 saves.
Canadiens 7, Avalanche 3
Nick Suzuki scored a pair of special-team goals in the first period in a three-point outing to lead host Montreal to a beatdown of struggling Colorado.
Kirby Dach and Juraj Slafkovsky both collected one goal and one assist while Noah Dobson and Jake Evans added singles for the Canadiens, who have won two straight.
Lane Hutson, Zack Bolduc and Ivan Demidov all netted a pair of assists. Brock Nelson, Joel Kiviranta and Ross Colton replied for the league-leading Avalanche, who have one win in five games and two in eight (2-4-2). Goalie Scott Wedgewood was victimized for all seven goals while facing 28 shots.
–Field Level Media
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OpTic Texas emerges with hard-fought win at CDL Stage 2 major qualifying
OpTic Texas won a five-map battle with GS Minnesota on Saturday, the second day of Week 1 matches in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major.
Other winners on Day 2 were Paris Gentle Mates, FaZe Vegas and the Los Angeles Thieves.
The 12 Call of Duty teams are playing a full qualifying round robin to determine seeding for the second major of the season, to be held March 27-29 in Marston Green, England, as part of the DreamHack Birmingham event.
The top six teams in qualifying head straight into the Stage 2 Major playoffs, while the teams in seventh through 10th place will compete in a play-in round.
The Stage 2 Major champion will receive $150,000 and 100 Call of Duty League points, while the runner-up will get $90,000 and 75 CDL points.
Paris Gentle Mates downed the Riyadh Falcons 3-1 on Saturday, dropping the opener on Colossus Hardpoint 250-194 before running together wins on Colossus Search and Destroy 6-2, Den Overload 4-3 and Scar Hardpoint 250-93.
Daniel “Ghosty” Rothe recorded 91 kills and a plus-20 kill-death differential for Paris, while fellow American Travis “Neptune” McCloud had 89 kills and a plus-12 K-D differential. American Arthur “Cellium” Jovel was the only member of the Falcons with a plus K-D differential (83 kills, plus-6).
OpTic Texas rallied for a 3-2 win over G2 Minnesota, which took the first two maps, 250-154 on Den Hardpoint and 6-4 on Scar Search and Destroy. But Texas came back with must wins on Scar Overload (3-1), Scar Hardpoint (250-221) and Raid Search and Destroy (6-5).
Mason “Mercules” Ramsey posted 97 kills and a plus-10 K-D differential, and fellow American Cuyler “Huke” Garland had 103 kills and a plus-9 for OpTic Texas. Kyle “Kremp” Haworth of the United States led Minnesota with 110 kills and a plus-17 differential.
FaZe Vegas swept Toronto KOI 3-0, winning 250-153 on Blackheart Hardpoint, 6-1 on Den Overload and 5-3 on Exposure Search and Destroy.
Zachary “Drazah” Jordan of the United States paced Vegas with 61 kills and a plus-15 K-D differential, teammate Jordan “Abuzah” Francois of Belgium had 55 kills and a plus-12, and Chris “Simp” Lehr of the United States had 60 with a plus-12. No Toronto player had a plus differential.
The Los Angeles Thieves topped the Vancouver Surge 3-1. The Thieves opened with a 250-241 victory on Scar Hardpoint before the Surge drew even with a 6-3 win on Colossus Search and Destroy. Los Angeles then won 7-5 on Den Overload and 250-136 on Exposure Hardpoint.
Thomas “Scrappy” Ernst of the United States led Los Angeles with 104 kills and a plus-28 K-D differential, and teammate Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez of France had 99 kills and a plus-25. No Vancouver players had a positive K-D differential.
Sunday’s matches to conclude Week 1:
–Paris Gentle Mates vs. Miami Heretics
–Riyadh Falcons vs. Boston Breach
–Los Angeles Thieves vs. Carolina Royal Ravens
–G2 Minnesota vs. Cloud9 New York
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifiers standings (match record, map differential)
1. OpTic Texas, 2-0, +4
T2. Carolina Royal Ravens, 1-0, +3
T2. Miami Heretics, 1-0, +3
T4. Los Angeles Thieves, 1-0, +2
T4. Paris Gentle Mates, 1-0, +2
6. FaZe Vegas, 1-1, even
7. Cloud9 New York, 0-0, even
8. G2 Minnesota, 0-1, -1
T9. Riyadh Falcons, 0-1, -2
T9. Vancouver Surge, 0-1, -2
11. Boston Breach, 0-1, -3
12. Toronto KOI, 0-2, -6
–Field Level Media
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Italy's Federica Brignone wins giant slalom; Mikaela Shiffrin finishes 11th
Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States in action during her second run in the women’s giant slalom on Sunday in Belluno, Italy, at the Milan Cortina Olympics. She finished in 11th place, CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Italy’s Federica Brignone completed a golden double on home snow at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, adding the giant slalom title to the super-G won last Thursday, as U.S. Alpine ski great Mikaela Shiffrin again missed out on a medal.
Sweden’s Sara Hector, champion at Beijing 2022, shared silver with Norway’s Thea Louise Stjernesund with the pair astonishingly clocking identical times in both runs in a race of fine margins.
Italy’s Lara Della Mea finished fourth, missing out on the podium by an agonizing 0.05 of a second with Austria’s pre-race favorite Julia Scheib, the World Cup giant slalom leader, a further 0.02 behind in fifth.
Brignone, who only returned to the Alpine ski World Cup in January after a career-threatening leg injury, won by 0.62 of a second.
She dominated the first run in bright sunshine on the Olimpia delle Tofane piste and then took a safer approach with the medal beckoning.
“It was such an easy run, because the snow was so easy,” the 35-year-old, who now holds both the world and Olympic titles.
“I was almost too calm,” she said of the second run. “I was afraid of not being aggressive enough.”
No other female Italian Alpine skier has ever won two individual golds at the same Games. Brignone is now the oldest Olympic gold medalist in Alpine skiing as well as the oldest female medalist.
Shiffrin, seventh after the first run of a discipline she has found challenging since a nasty crash in 2024, missed out on an Olympic medal again after finishing 11th on a course set by her coach.
The most successful skier in World Cup history, with a record 108 wins, Shiffrin has not won an Olympic medal since 2018 after drawing a blank in Beijing and now has just the slalom remaining to end that drought.
She will be favorite for that title, having won seven of eight World Cup slaloms this season.
–Reuters, special to Field Level Media
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Norway’s ‘King Klaebo’ reigns as greatest with 9 Winter Games golds
Johannes Klaebo of Norway celebrates with fans before crossing the finish line to win the Winter Olympics gold medal in the men’s 4×7.5 km relay on Sunday in Lago, Italy. TESERO, Italy — Norway’s Johannes Klaebo cemented his legacy on Sunday by winning a ninth Olympic cross-country gold to become the greatest Winter Olympian of all time.
Nine golds put him ahead of compatriots and fellow cross-country skiers Marit Bjoergen, Bjoern Daehlie and biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, who have eight Olympic titles each.
“It was good to share the top with them for a couple of days, but it feels even better to be on the top. It’s a big achievement and will take some time to sink in,” said Klaebo, who won the medal in the men’s 4 x 7.5km relay.
Klaebo’s ninth gold puts him level with six Olympic greats, including Finn Paavo Nurmi, a distance runner, and U.S. sprinter Carl Lewis. One more would lift him to second on the all-time list for any Olympics — Winter or Summer — but he would have some way to go to surpass American swimmer Michael Phelps, who towers above all with 23.
Klaebo could win his 10th in the coming days with a victory in either the men’s team relay on Wednesday or the 50km classic race next Sunday.
“He (Klaebo) is the greatest of all time. We knew that, and now it is also in the numbers,” Italian skier Elia Barp said.
The 29-year-old Klaebo, who lives in Trondheim, Norway, is competing in his second Olympics. His 83-year-old grandfather, who is also his coach, was sitting in the stands at the Tesero Ski Stadium when he won gold on Sunday.
“This is something he has really worked hard for,” Klaebo said. “He’s been my coach since I was 15, and we have really worked hard for it.”
Klaebo is No. 1 in the World Cup standings, and at the Olympics, he has beaten competitors with wide enough margins to casually cross the finish line and wave at the crowd.
The men’s 10km interval freestyle race had been seen as the best chance to knock him off the top of the podium, but he still managed to win that competition by nearly five seconds.
“It makes our job that much harder. Nine more golds until we can get in front of him,” joked U.S. skier Ben Ogden after Sunday’s relay race.
“It is pretty cool, and I like that he’s starting to get some really big recognition for how talented he is because it’s well deserved.”
Klaebo became a household name after a video of him running uphill in the men’s classic sprint went viral, putting the spotlight on a sport that lacks the Olympic fanfare of figure skating or Alpine skiing.
“I think he’ll go down as the greatest of all time. To be racing the same era as him — it is crazy to witness that and to fight against that,” said Canadian skier Remi Drolet.
–Reuters, Special to Field Level Media
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