CAMCO PLUMBING & HEATING FRIDAY EYE-OPENER
Dave Bolland scored in the sixth round of a shootout as the Florida Panthers posted a comeback 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Tomas Fleischmann and Steven Kampfer scored in regulation time for the Panthers. Brendan Gallagher scored twice in regulation for Montreal, which outshot Florida 39-21 and held a 2-0 lead in the second period.
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Alexandre Burrows and Radim Vrbata scored in a shootout and the Vancouver Canucks rallied three times to post a 5-4 victory over the Rangers, ending New York’s four-game winning streak. Henrik Sedin scored twice for the Canucks, including a tying goal on a rebound with 2:00 left in regulation after Vancouver pulled goaltender Ryan Miller early.
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Nicklas Backstrom scored two second-period goals and added an assist, Alex Ovechkin added his league-leading 38th goal and an assist and the Washington Capitals defeated the Winnipeg Jets 5-1. Troy Brouwer added an empty-net goal and an assist and John Carlson also scored for Washington, which has won four of five.
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Alberta’s Val Sweeting is closing in on the top seed at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Sweeting scored two in the 10th end to edge defending champion Rachel Homan 7-6. That improves Alberta’s record to 9-and-0 at the Canadian women’s curling championship with two draws left in the round-robin portion of the tournament. Saskatchewan’s Stefanie Lawton has clinched a playoff spot with sole possession of third place at 7-3.
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The Toronto Raptors decided to stand pat at Thursday’s NBA trade deadline. General manager Masai Ujiri says it is a “huge vote of confidence” for his lineup. Ujiri says he fielded some calls but wasn’t close to making a deal. The Raptors are currently second in the Eastern Conference, and visit the East-leading Atlanta Hawks Friday night.
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It’s back to work in the NBA with a pair of games resuming after the extended All-Star break. Defending NBA champion San Antonio is in L-A to play the Clippers and the Oklahoma City Thunder are home to the Dallas Mavericks.
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