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David Pastrnak lifts Bruins past Maple Leafs, 2-1 in OT

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:02:19 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak scored his 57th goal of the season at 2:30 of overtime to give the history-chasing Boston Bruins a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.Pastrnak blasted a shot from inside the left circle as the Bruins notched their 61st victory — one off the NHL season record set by Detroit in 1995-96 and matched by Tampa Bay in 2018-19.Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves for Boston, winners of four straight, and Charlie Coyle also scored.Ilya Samsonov made 31 saves for Toronto, which led 1-0 heading into the third period on Sam Lafferty’s second-period goal.PANTHERS 7, SENATORS 2SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Alex Lyon set a franchise record for saves in a regulation game with 56 and Aleksander Barkov scored twice and Florida beat Ottawa for its fifth consecutive victory.Lyon surpassed the mark of 53 set by Craig Anderson on March 2, 2008. The record for most saves total in a game of 57 was set in a overtime loss to Detroit by Hall of Famer Roberto Luongo on Feb. ...

Devils have biggest night since 2019, rout Blue Jackets 8-1

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:02:19 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Instead of looking at possible first-round playoff opponents, the New Jersey Devils are focusing on finishing the NHL regular season on a roll.That’s exactly what they did Thursday night, as Jack Hughes scored two goals and set up two by Timo Meier in an 8-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team’s biggest offensive output in more than four years.“We have three more games before the playoffs start and we want to be perfect and ready to go,” Meier said after scoring his 39th and 40th goals of the season.Tomas Tatar, Erik Haula, Damon Severson and Ryan Graves also scored as the Devils earned their 50th win of the season, one off tying the franchise record set in 2008-09. Vitek Vanecek made 16 saves in his 32nd win and the Devils’ third in three meetings with Columbus this season. The Devils’ franchise record is nine goals in a game.Finnish rookie Joona Luoto scored his first NHL goal for injury-riddled Columbus, which is in contention ...

Bates-Diop leads Spurs past Blazers in inaugural Austin game

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:02:19 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Keita Bates-Diop had 25 points, Julian Champagnie and Keldon Johnson added 24 points each and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Portland Trail Blazers 129-127 on Thursday night in the first NBA game in Texas’ capital city.Tre Jones had 18 points and 10 assists for San Antonio, which is guaranteed to finish with one of the NBA’s three-worst records.Kevin Knox had 24 points to lead Portland and Drew Eubanks added 23 points against his former team. The Trail Blazers have lost seven of eight.San Antonio erased a seven-point deficit in the final five minutes, hitting three straight 3-pointers in taking a 123-119 lead with 3:09 remaining.The Spurs are playing their final two home games at the Moody Center in Austin as part of what the franchise has deemed a regional outreach.Portland was without Damian Lillard, Jerami Grant, Jusuf Nurkic and Anfernee Simons while San Antonio did not have Jeremy Sochan and Devin Vassell.While the game lacked star power, it did not l...

Blues spoil Tarasenko’s return with 3-2 OT win over Rangers

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:02:19 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kasperi Kapanen scored 1:16 into overtime to help the St. Louis Blues beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Thursday night.Kapanen took a pass from Brayden Schenn to score his 15th goal of the season for St. Louis, which has won two in a row. Tyler Pitlick and Alexey Toropchenko also scored, and Jordan Binnington made 21 saves.Vincent Trocheck tied it at 2 for the Rangers with 2:03 remaining in regulation on a power play and Jaroslav Halak pulled for an extra attacker.Vladimir Tarasenko scored and added an assist in his first game in St. Louis since being traded to New York along with Niko Mikkola on Feb. 9. The Rangers fell four points behind second-place New Jersey in the Metropolitan Division with each team still having three games to play. Toropchenko scored his 10th of the season eight minutes into the second period when he stole the puck from Artemi Panarin and drove down the length of the ice to beat Halak.Tarasenko scored his 18th on a power play when he buried M...

Arcia delivers winning hit in 9th, Braves beat Padres 7-6

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:02:19 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Orlando Arcia singled in the winning run in the ninth inning for his third hit and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 7-6 on Thursday night in their home opener.Arcia hit a third-inning homer and also had a double.With two outs in the ninth, pinch-hitter Eddie Rosario doubled to the right-field corner off right-hander Nabil Crismatt (0-1). Arcia followed with the single to center field that drove in Rosario to set off an on-field celebration.A.J. Minter (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth.The Padres took a 6-4 lead in the eighth. Xander Bogaerts raced home from third base on a wild pitch from Kirby Yates. José Azocar followed with a bunt that Yates fielded before throwing wide of first base for an error. Cronenworth scored as Azocar raced to third base.The Braves pulled even in the bottom of the eighth. Arcia doubled and scored on Olson’s single off Tim Hill. Travis d’Arnaud’s single to right field drove in Olson for a 6-6 tie. Juan Soto’s diving catch of ...

David Pastrnak scores in OT, Bruins beat Maple Leafs 2-1

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:02:19 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak scored his 57th goal of the season at 2:30 of overtime to give the history-chasing Boston Bruins a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.Pastrnak blasted a shot from inside the left circle as the Bruins notched their 61st victory — one off the NHL season record set by Detroit in 1995-96 and matched by Tampa Bay in 2018-19. “Got it by the defense and it ended up going into the net,” said Pastrnak, who still took the ice despite battling a stomach virus. “The guys did an amazing job and helped motivate me, too. I give thanks to them.”“I can’t give him enough credit for how he willed himself to help us win this hockey game tonight,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves for Boston, winners of four straight, and Charlie Coyle also scored. The Bruins are now 61-12-5 – good for 127 points with four games remaining in the regular season. The 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens hold the regular-season record with 132 points“T...

Predators keep playoff hopes alive, beating Hurricanes 3-0

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:02:19 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mark Jankowski had an assist in the first period and the young Nashville Predators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Thursday night to keep their improbable playoff hopes alive with four games left. Michael McCarron also scored as the Predators won their second straight and third in four games after jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the first. Dante Fabbro added an empty-net goal with 2:44 remaining, and Spencer Stastney had two assists for his first NHL points.Goalie Juuse Saros made 32 saves for the win with his second shutout this season and 20th of his career. Saros got some help. A review in the final minute of the second overturned a goal by Carolina defenseman Brady Skjei for Martin Necas interfering with Saros in the crease. At 3:59 of the third, defenseman Brent Burns’s goal from outside the blue line that went in behind an outstretched Saros was erased by an offsides call. The Predators seemed well out of the playoff chase with a flurry of injuri...

Walmart employee hit, killed while collecting carts

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:02:19 GMT

LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) — Police said a Walmart employee was hit by a driver and killed while he was collecting carts in the parking lot.It happened Thursday afternoon at the Walmart at 250 W. 65th St.An 83-year-old woman was driving a 2016 Chevrolet sedan when the crash happened around 1:19 p.m., police said. The 27-year-old employee was returning carts to the store.He was trapped under the vehicle when police and emergency responders arrived. 1 dead after parking lot shootout in Aurora "Rescue efforts were unfortunately unsuccessful," police said in a release. The man was pronounced dead on the scene.The driver stayed on the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, police said. They do not believe speed was a factor and say the woman showed no signs of impairment.Police are continuing to investigate and are asking for witnesses to come forward. They can call Detective Mu at (970) 962-2253.

Man seeks owner of 2005 emerald diamond rugby ring

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:02:19 GMT

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — A Lakewood man is searching for the owner of a beautiful and valuable 2005 ring, found in a parking lot at Wadsworth Boulevard and Jewell Avenue. William Raihl told FOX31 he discovered the ring on Sunday, April 2, on the ground near Ace Hardware and Arc Thrift. “My wife said, 'Hey, there’s something shiny over there. You better go check that out,” Raihl said. Walmart employee hit, killed while collecting carts The heavy gold ring features an emerald surrounded by diamonds. It bears the words “Chris” and "Rugby” on one side and “Bears” on the other. “It means something to someone. I said, yeah, we’ve got a find the rightful owner," Raihl said. Who owns this ring?After cleaning and photographing the ring, Raihl conducted a search for the owner. “I was poring over Google searches and classes and everything trying to find the owner. We’ve just not been able to connect this ring with any individual," Raihl said. Raihl told the Problem Solvers the ring has a spe...

Video shows commercial van driver tossing trash into Doral tea packaging company’s dumpster

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:02:19 GMT

The owner of a tea packaging company was boiling mad after what was found dumped behind his business. It was all caught on camera, and now Miami-Dade County is investigating. Kevin Ozebek has tonight’s 7 Investigates.Armin Dilles, business owner: “We have safflower right here, we have some licorice here and rose petals right there.”Armin Dilles owns the Doral-based company Dried Ingredients. They import and sell teas, herbs and spices across the country and beyond.Armin Dilles: “For instance, iced teas for the restaurants, and then we’re shipping nationwide off to Canada. We’ve got customers in the Caribbean, Mexico, all over the place.”But it was an incident right behind his business that left a bad taste in Armin’s mouth.Armin Dilles: “It’s irritating. It’s pissing me off. It’s the only way I can say it.”  Surveillance video shows a commercial van pull up behind this warehouse on a Tuesday morning in Feb...