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Lindgren, Capitals power past Rangers to spoil Laviolette’s return to Washington

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:18:04 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Charlie Lindgren stopped 31 shots for his second shutout of the season and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 4-0 Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak.Sonny Milano, Anthony Mantha, Tom Wilson and Nicolas Aube-Kubel all had goals to help the Capitals spoil former coach Peter Laviolette’s return to Washington with his new team and move into third place in the Metropolitan Division.“Espeically against that team, against our ex-coach, (that win) means a lot,” Aube-Kubel said.Igor Shesterkin finished with 24 saves as the Rangers were shut out for the first time this season and lost consecutive games for the first time.“I think it’s something we had early on is kind of that competitiveness and a little bit of the edge, that separation maybe, I think that’s gotten a little complacent,” New York captain Jacob Trouba said. “Maybe let off the gas a little bit, and that’s something we’re going to find out. We can’...

Primeau stops 46 shots as Slafkovsky’s shootout goal lifts Canadiens over Sabres 3-2

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:18:04 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Cayden Primeau made a career-high 46 saves and Juraj Slafkovsky scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.Primeau stopped two out of four Sabres shooters in the shootout. Jayden Struble and Nick Suzuki scored for the Canadiens. Jeff Skinner and Kyle Okposo each had a goal and Devon Levi made 29 saves for the Sabres, who are winless in six of eight games.The Canadiens got out to a 2-0 lead in the second period when Struble and Suzuki scored 14 seconds apart.Buffalo’s Eric Robinson received a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct and Montreal’s Kaiden Guhle went off on a roughing minor 11 minutes into the second period. Struble deflected a shot from Johnathan Kovacevic past Levi at 12:59 during the 4-on-4 for his first NHL goal. Suzuki’s goal came at 13:13 during the power play when he wired a shot past Levi.Skinner made it 2-1 at 1:06 of the third period...

Clark scores 15 to lead Merrimack over D-II member Felician 89-85

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:18:04 GMT

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Adam Clark had 15 points in Merrimack’s 89-85 win over Felician on Saturday night.Clark finished 7 of 11 from the floor for the Warriors (5-6). Jordan Derkack added 13 points while going 4 of 5 and 4 of 4 from the free throw line, and they also had seven rebounds and nine assists. Samba Diallo had 12 points and went 5 of 8 from the field.The Golden Falcons were led in scoring by Jaylen Colon, who finished with 20 points, four assists and two steals. Felician also got 18 points from Anas Amos. Abdul Shanunu also had 12 points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights wrap up season series against Stars with 6-1 victory

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:18:04 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Vegas captain Mark Stone, Zach Whitecloud, Nicholas Roy and Paul Cotter each had a goal and an assist and the Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights wrapped up their season series against the Dallas Stars with a 6-1 victory Saturday.The Golden Knights, at 18-5-5 just past one-third of the way through their regular-season schedule, have an NHL-high 41 points. Dallas is 15-8-3 for 33 points. It has three regulation losses in its last four games, and won a shootout in the other, since an 8-1 victory over Tampa Bay a week earlier.Logan Thompson had 19 saves for Vegas, and Chandler Stephenson and Pavel Dorofeyev also scored. Jake Oettinger made 20 saves for Dallas.BRUINS 5, COYOTES 3BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist, Linus Ullmark made 31 saves and Boston held off Arizona.Kevin Shattenkirk had his 99th career goal ad Danton Heinen also scored for Boston. The Bruins won for the fourth time in five games and improved to 10-2-1 at home.Trailing 3-0, Arizona...

Matthews scores twice, Samsonov makes 19 in Maple Leafs’ 4-0 win over Predators

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:18:04 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored twice, Ilya Samsonov made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Nashville Predators 4-0 on Saturday night.Samsonov has 11 NHL shutouts. He got the start after Joseph Woll sprained an ankle Thursday night in a 4-3 victory in Ottawa.David Kampf and Noah Gregor, into an empty net, also scored to help Toronto improve to 14-6-4. William Nylander added two assists, and John Tavares had one for his 998th career point.Kevin Lankinen stopped 33 shots for Nashville. The Predators had won three in a row and nine of 11.Kampf opened the scoring with 5:45 left in the second period when he took a pass from Conor Timmins, split two defenders and roofed a shot for his third goal of the seasonMatthews doubled that lead with 2:03 left in the period when Lankinen could only get a piece of William Nylander’s pass on a give-and-go off the rush.Matthews added his 18th of the season with 3:11 left in the game. Gregor added th...

Myers, West lead Western Illinois past Green Bay 68-59

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:18:04 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Ryan Myers and Jesiah West scored 18 points apiece to lead Western Illinois over Green Bay 68-59 on Saturday night.Myers had six assists for the Leathernecks (5-6). West made 8 of 9 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line. Drew Cisse had 12 points and finished 6 of 9 from the floor.Noah Reynolds led the Phoenix (4-6) in scoring, finishing with 14 points and two steals. Clarence Cummings III added 11 points for Green Bay. David Douglas Jr. also recorded 11 points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

South Dakota State knocks off Wichita State 79-69

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:18:04 GMT

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Zeke Mayo’s 25 points helped South Dakota State defeat Wichita State 79-69 on Saturday night.Mayo had six rebounds and seven assists for the Jackrabbits (5-5). Kalen Garry scored 22 points while shooting 8 for 12, including 5 for 8 from beyond the arc, and added seven rebounds. Charlie Easley finished with 11 points.Colby Rogers led the Shockers (7-3) in scoring, finishing with 21 points and four assists. Wichita State also got 18 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals from Harlond Beverly. Xavier Bell also put up 11 points and four assists.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Thomas scores 31 as Norfolk State beats Illinois State 64-58

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:18:04 GMT

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Jamarii Thomas’ 31 points led Norfolk State over Illinois State 64-58 on Saturday night.Thomas added six rebounds and three steals for the Spartans (7-3). Allen Betrand was 4-of-10 shooting (2 for 4 from 3-point range) to add 12 points. Johnny Kinziger led the way for the Redbirds (6-4) with 13 points. Myles Foster added 11 points, 10 rebounds and two steals for Illinois State. In addition, Darius Burford had 11 points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Police warn holiday shoppers of tampered gift cards

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:18:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A new warning from police may have shoppers thinking twice before purchasing gift cards this holiday season.  Police said scammers are using several techniques to tamper with gift cards with no way of telling until it’s too late. Beware: Police warn of undetectable card skimmers at ATMs, gas pumps Noel Hart told FOX31 that he has witnessed these tampered gift card schemes first-hand, not once, but twice, and from two different stores in Thornton. "It was shocking to me because we don’t think about these things,” Hart said. “When you look at them, they look fine.” But once the barcode on the gift card envelope is scanned and activated at checkout, there's no way to tell the actual gift card has been tampered with until opening.In Hart’s case, once opened, he said the first gift card they purchased had been switched out while the access code on the second gift card was destroyed.   Minor injuries after light pole snaps, ends up in passenger seat in rollover c...

More Hispanic women entering medical field as total remains low in U.S.

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:18:04 GMT

THORNTON, Colo. (KDVR) -- The winter graduation season is here, and one group of graduates is looking to blaze new trails in the field of medicine.A recent study by the University of California Los Angeles found just 6% of physicians in the U.S. were Hispanic, even fewer were Hispanic women at just 2%. Aurora and Chihuahua, Mexico are officially sister cities Virginia Navarro is a graduating senior from Metro State University Denver and she is blazing a trail of her own as one of very few Hispanic women in the field of medicine.Navarro was brought to the U.S. and remains undocumented, she's a DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) student.Family has motivated Navarro to complete her education, she will be graduating with a degree in exercise science with a minor in pre-healthcare."I will be assisting the main physician or a doctor in case they have a busy schedule or they just need extra hands," Navarro said.It was family that inspired Navarro's education in healthcare, she...