SUNDAY SPORTS
Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves against his former team and the Blackhawks defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1. Chicago snapped its six-game losing skid. It was Fleury’s first start against Vegas since being traded in the off-season. He has now beaten all 32 N-H-L teams in his career. Fleury was with Vegas for four seasons.
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Rookie Zach Fucale made 21 saves for Washington in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Minnesota Wild. The goalie from Laval, Quebec set an NHL record for the longest shutout streak to open a career at 138 minutes and seven seconds. A goal from Mats Zuccarello snapped Fucale’s shutout streak and sent the game to overtime. The Capitals scored on their own net earlier in the contest.
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It looked like the Toronto Maple Leafs had done enough to snap Colorado’s 10-game win streak at home. But the NHL’s top offence revved up down 4-1. The Avalanche overcame the three-goal deficit to force overtime, and Devon Toews netted the winner. Auston Matthews scored twice for Toronto in the loss.
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Dak Prescott threw a career-high five touchdown passes and the Dallas Cowboys thumped the Philadelphia Eagles 51-26 in the NFL. The Cowboys kept their slim hopes alive for a number-two seed in the N-F-C playoffs. The Eagles rested quarterback Jalen Hurts and other key starters ahead of an N-F-C wild-card game next week.
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Golfers Jon Rahm and Cameron Smith are putting on a record scoring show in Hawaii. They are tied for the lead at the Sentry Tournament of Champions at 26 under after three rounds. The PGA Tour’s scoring record to par is 31 under. That could be in jeopardy going into the final round. There are no Canadians in the field.
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A soccer player in Australia’s top league says homophobic abuse was directed at him during a match yesterday. Adelaide United defender Josh Cavallo says he received abuse from the crowd and on social media during the club’s A-League match against Melbourne. The league says it will investigate his claims. Cavallo announced he was gay ahead of the season.
(Canadian Press)
Why can’t people just consider the source in Australia? Reg Dunlop walked into the War Memorial. He was surrounded by an entire hockey team goon sqaud. Tim McCraken point blank told him what he does and Reg calmly replied, “all I can get”. Now that is a secure m.a.n. The same applies to Joe McGrath. The poor guy organizes a fashion show for publicity only to hear from Jean Guy Drouin, “i look like some……” His reply, “you boys have not been drawing ’em in like you used to” The list goes on and did Suzanne Hanrahan get offended? Some… Read more »