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NHL roundup: Sidney Crosby sets record in Pens' loss
Mar 27, 2025; Buffalo, New York, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) celebrates his goal with defenseman Matt Grzelcyk (24) during the first period against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn Images Jiri Kulich scored twice for the Buffalo Sabres in a 7-3 win against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, spoiling a record night for Penguins star Sidney Crosby.
Buffalo’s Tage Thompson, Peyton Krebs, Tyson Kozak and Alex Tuch each had a goal and an assist. Defensemen Bowen Byram and Rasmus Dahlin each had two assists, and James Reimer made 23 saves for the Sabres, who have won five of seven.
Crosby scored to set an NHL record with his 20th season averaging at least one point per game, breaking a tie with Wayne Gretzky. Blake Lizotte and Kevin Hayes also scored for the Penguins, who have lost three in a row.
Tristan Jarry stopped eight of 12 shots for Pittsburgh before he was replaced by Alex Nedeljkovic, who finished with 15 saves.
Wild 4, Capitals 2
Frederick Gaudreau scored a pair of goals and Minnesota handed Washington a rare loss in Saint Paul, Minn.
Matt Boldy finished with a goal and an assist for the Wild, who snapped a two-game skid. Jon Merrill added a goal. Matt Roy and Brandon Duhaime scored one goal apiece for Washington, which lost in regulation for only the second time in its past 12 games.
Washington’s Alex Ovechkin tallied three shots on goal in 19:03 of ice time but did not find the back of the net. Ovechkin remained at 889 career goals, five shy of matching Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record.
Stars 5, Flames 2
A quartet of Stars collected a goal and an assist to lead visiting Dallas past Calgary.
Matt Duchene, Mikael Granlund, Roope Hintz and Mikko Rantanen each tallied a goal and a helper for the Stars, who are riding a four-game winning streak and sit four points behind the Winnipeg Jets for top spot in the Central Division. Wyatt Johnston also scored, and Casey DeSmith stopped 46 shots.
Nazem Kadri scored both goals for the Flames, who had a four-game winning streak snapped. Dustin Wolf stopped 14 shots.
Flyers 6, Canadiens 4
Hours after firing their head coach, Philadelphia received two goals apiece from Sean Couturier and Matvei Michkov in a home victory over Montreal.
With the team riding a six-game losing streak (0-5-1), the Flyers parted ways with John Tortorella earlier Thursday. Brad Shaw took over behind the bench on an interim basis, and the players delivered an inspired effort in his debut.
Couturier and Michkov each added an assist, while Tyson Foerster and Nicolas Deslauriers also scored for Philadelphia. Samuel Ersson made 26 saves, sending Montreal to its fourth straight defeat (0-2-2). Alex Newhook, Cole Caufield, Christian Dvorak and Patrik Laine scored for the Canadiens, while Jakub Dobes made 24 saves.
Senators 4, Red Wings 3
Ottawa opened up a three-goal lead then held off a furious rally by host Detroit.
Thomas Chabot, Tim Stutzle, David Perron and Michael Amadio scored for the Senators. Linus Ullmark made 31 saves as Ottawa, which leads the Eastern Conference wild-card race, won the season series 3-1.
Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist for the Red Wings. Patrick Kane and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored, while Alex Lyon and Cam Talbot combined for 28 saves.
Lightning 8, Utah Hockey Club 0
Jake Guentzel scored twice and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy tied for the league lead with his sixth shutout as Tampa Bay walloped visiting Utah.
Guentzel broke a tie with Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl with his NHL-leading 16th power-play tally in a four-goal second period, while Nikita Kucherov hit the net and dished three assists. Vasilevskiy made 25 saves for his 40th career shutout.
Brayden Point potted his 300th career goal and had an assist, Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice, and Victor Hedman added a goal and two assists. Gage Goncalves also tallied. Utah goalie Karel Vejmelka surrendered four goals on 11 shots before being replaced by Jaxson Stauber, who stopped six shots.
Avalanche 4, Kings 0
Martin Necas and Logan O’Connor scored 92 seconds apart in a three-goal second period and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 22 shots as surging Colorado beat Los Angeles in Denver.
Necas finished with two goals and an assist and Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist as Blackwood notched his fourth shutout of the season and third with Colorado. Cale Makar had two assists for the Avalanche, who have won four in a row. Nathan MacKinnon picked up an assist to extend his home point streak to 23 games.
David Rittich made 22 saves for Los Angeles, which had its four-game winning streak snapped.
Blues 3, Predators 2
Dylan Holloway scored twice, including the tiebreaker with 7:41 left, as visiting St. Louis extended its winning streak to eight games with a victory over Nashville.
Cam Fowler scored the tying goal less than a minute before Holloway’s winner for the Blues, who overturned a 2-0 deficit. St. Louis’ Robert Thomas had two assists, and Joel Hofer made 16 saves.
Fedor Svechkov and Brady Skjei tallied for the Predators, who have lost six of eight (2-5-1). Juuse Saros finished with 18 saves.
Kraken 6, Oilers 1
Jaden Schwartz scored twice as host Seattle collected five goals in the second period en route to a blowout of Edmonton.
Jani Nyman, Andrei Burakovsky and Jared McCann each collected one goal and one assist while Matty Beniers added a score for the Kraken, who set a franchise record for goals in a period during a home game and snapped a three-game skid (0-2-1). Joey Daccord made 36 saves.
Zach Hyman scored for the Oilers, who have lost three of four games. Calvin Pickard stopped 24 of 29 shots before Olivier Rodrigue turned aside 7 of 8 shots in relief in his NHL debut.
Sharks 6, Maple Leafs 5 (SO)
Macklin Celebrini scored the shootout winner as host San Jose overcame Toronto scoring twice in the final minute of the third period to force overtime.
Tyler Toffoli tallied twice in regulation and added an assist while William Eklund had a goal and an assist for the Sharks, who improved to 3-2-0 over their past five. Collin Graf and Alexander Wennberg also scored in regulation. Timothy Liljegren added two assists, and Alexandar Georgiev made 30 saves.
William Nylander scored twice, John Tavares had a goal and an assist and Auston Matthews and Scott Laughton also tallied for Toronto, which took over the sole position of first place in the Atlantic Division. Mitch Marner had three helpers for the Maple Leafs, Matthew Knies added a pair of assists and Joseph Woll stopped 30 shots.
–Field Level Media
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Braves put closer Raisel Iglesias on IL, Robert Suarez to close
Apr 15, 2026; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Braves pitcher Raisel Iglesias (26) pitches against the Miami Marlins during the ninth inning at Truist Park. All players are wearing number 42 today in honor of Jackie Robinson. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images The Atlanta Braves placed closer Raisel Iglesias on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with discomfort in his right (throwing) shoulder.
Iglesias has said he’s felt the discomfort since sleeping on his shoulder wrong Friday night. But the Braves conducted an MRI that found no structural damage.
“There’s some inflammation there,” Braves manager Walt Weiss told reporters. “We feel like we’re getting out in front of this thing a little bit.”
Iglesias, 36, has amassed a 42-55 record, 258 saves and a 2.86 ERA in his 12 major league seasons, including four-plus years in Atlanta. He was off to a perfect start to the season, with five saves and no runs allowed over eight games (8 2/3 innings). He’s tossed 11 strikeouts to only one walk.
While Iglesias is sidelined, Robert Suarez will take over closing duties. Suarez led the National League with 40 saves while serving as the San Diego Padres’ closer last season; then he signed a three-year, $45 million deal to join the Braves and their bullpen.
The right-handed Suarez has gone 2-0 with one save and an 0.93 ERA for Atlanta in 10 appearances, used mostly as a setup man. He was an All-Star in 2024 and 2025 for the Padres.
–Field Level Media
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Orlando City want attack to catch up to defense vs. Charlotte
Mar 14, 2026; Orlando, Florida, USA; Orlando City midfielder Martin Ojeda (10) shoots on goal during the second half against the CF Montreal at Inter&Co Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn Images Orlando City will be hoping for a much-needed attacking breakthrough on Wednesday night when they host a Charlotte FC side in search of a second consecutive away victory.
Orlando (1-6-1, 4 points) has been one of Major League Soccer’s most disappointing teams this season, costing former manager Oscar Pareja his job last month.
But there is some evidence that maybe the Lions have at least righted the ship defensively. After conceding 23 times in their first six games, interim manager Martin Perelman’s group has allowed only two goals in the last three fixtures across all competitions.
“I think we organize the team. It never is enough, always (important) to improve things,” Perelman said. “We are in that part. Last details. But yes, the structure is there. In the offensive side as well, we are working. Hopefully we can get the shape we want, that we are used to. Because in this club we have been scoring a lot for the last two years.”
So far, though, the attacking end remains pretty dire. After Martin Ojeda and Marco Pasalic combined for 28 MLS goals a season ago, they only have two apiece for a team with six goals total.
Pasalic also missed last week’s 1-0 home loss to Houston on Saturday night with a leg injury.
Charlotte (4-2-2, 14 points) makes the journey south following a 2-1 victory at New York City FC on Saturday, one that came despite holding a season-low 36% possession.
Defender Tim Ream exited that match at halftime and will miss roughly a week with an adductor strain, Charlotte manager Dean Smith said.
Idan Toklomati scored early in the second half and Kerwin Vargas added a goal late before NYCFC pulled one back in second-half stoppage time. And Charlotte created a similar number of chances to NYCFC despite having less of the ball.
Smith hopes the performance sets the tone for upcoming travels, with Charlotte to play its next three league games away after five of its first eight came at home.
“There’s not plenty of away games we’ve played so far, such is the fixture list,” Smith said. “We didn’t start on the road well, but we showed loads of characteristics that I liked on Saturday. And we need to continue to do that in the next three away games as well.”
–Field Level Media
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Union bring challenged offense north to face streaking Toronto FC
Apr 18, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto FC midfielder Malik Henry (78) attempts to control the ball against Austin FC during the second half at BMO Field. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images Toronto FC will aim to extend their unbeaten streak to seven matches when the Philadelphia Union visit on Wednesday.
Toronto (3-2-3, 12 points) is 3-0-3 in its last six outings. Wednesday marks the sixth date of Toronto FC’s nine-match homestand, and the club is unbeaten (4-0-8) in its last 12 home matches dating back to last season.
Despite the good results, midfielder Malik Henry felt his team left victories on the table.
“Some of the draws we’ve had, we feel like we definitely could have won those games, which makes it a bit more disappointing,” Henry told TFC Republic. “We just have to take the points and then continue to move forward with it.”
Walker Zimmerman is expected to be available Wednesday, in a boost to an injury-depleted back line. Zimmerman missed Toronto’s last two matches with a calf injury.
Toronto FC’s offense has been both varied and efficient. Eight Toronto players have at least one goal this season, and the team’s 51.5% accurate shooting percentage is the best in MLS.
The Union are at the other end of the attacking spectrum, with a 27.1% AS percentage that ranks second-last in the league.
Philadelphia (1-6-1, 4 points) has recorded only six goals in eight regular-season matches, ahead of only four-goal D.C. United in MLS.
The lack of offense contributed to the Union’s season-opening six-game losing streak, and goals remain at a premium even as Philadelphia has gone 1-0-1 in its last two matches. The Union outshot D.C. United 17-6 on Saturday and held D.C. without a shot on target, yet still had to settle for a 0-0 draw.
Philadelphia coach Bradley Carnell felt that returning to the striker pairing of Bruno Damiani and Ezekiel Alladoh can help unlock the Union’s offense.
“We have tried a lot of different combinations (at forward) and now we go back-to-back with the same,” Carnell said. “Every day we get together with Eze and Bruno working together, it’s … one day more advanced and developed.”
–Field Level Media
Braves put closer Raisel Iglesias on IL, Robert Suarez to close
Orlando City want attack to catch up to defense vs. Charlotte
