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Strome scores in OT to lift the Flames past the Lightning, 4-3

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Ryan Strome scored 26 seconds into overtime and the Calgary Flames beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Sunday night for their third straight victory.

Victor Olofsson, Morgan Frost, with his team-leading 17th, and Mikael Backlund also scored for Calgary. Devin Cooley made 32 saves.

Ryan McDonagh, Darren Raddysh and Pontus Holmberg scored for Tampa Bay, and Nikita Kucherov had an assist to push his NHL-leading points total to 119. Second in the Atlantic Division, the Lightning had won three in a row.

Jonas Johansson stopped 25 shots for Tampa Bay, coming off a 5-2 victory in Edmonton on Saturday night.

Olofsson and Frost scored in a 27-second span late in the first to give the Flames a 2-1 lead.

Hometown center Tyson Gross made his NHL debut for the Flames. A Hobey Baker finalist this year, Gross signed with Calgary on March 12 after his season at St. Cloud State came to a conclusion. He had a penalty in 8:07 of ice time.

Up next

Lightning: Host Minnesota on Tuesday night.

Flames: Host Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

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Ducks' Terry scores in OT for 6-5 victory that ends road winning streaks for Lyon and Sabres

Troy Terry scored on a breakaway 1:29 into overtime for his second goal of the game after Mikael Granlund tied it late in regulation and the Anaheim Ducks rallied to defeat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 on Sunday night. Anaheim ended Buffalo's seven-game road winning streak when Tage Thompson couldn't keep in the puck in the Ducks' zone and Terry held on a 2-on-0 break to score on a backhander.

Power Play Primed – Hurricanes 5, Penguins 1

The Carolina Hurricanes scored three power play goals and dominated the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-1 on Sunday afternoon in the Steel City. The Canes controlled the puck most of the game and were holding the Pens to a paltry 12 shots on goal until the Pens finally found some offense with five minutes and change to […]

Power Play Primed – Hurricanes 5, Penguins 1

The Carolina Hurricanes scored three power play goals and dominated the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-1 on Sunday afternoon in the Steel City. The Canes controlled the puck most of the game and were holding the Pens to a paltry 12 shots on goal until the Pens finally found some offense with five minutes and change to […]

Islanders hold on for 1-0 win over Blue Jackets

Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves for his NHL-leading seventh shutout of the season, Bo Horvat scored the only goal on the first shot of the game and the New York Islanders moved back into a playoff spot with a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday night.

Caps' Alex Ovechkin records 1,000th career goal in 3-2 OT loss to Avalanche

Alex Ovechkin scored his 1,000th career NHL goal combining the regular season and playoffs, but the league-leading Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 in overtime on Sunday. Ovechkin’s goal, his 26th of the season, came from his traditional spot on the power play and tied the score with 5:43 left in regulation. Gretzky has NHL 1,016 goals: 894 in the regular season and 122 in the playoffs, the latter being a record the “Great One” still holds.

Islanders 1, Blue Jackets 0: ‘One is enough for Ilya Sorokin’

Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves and Bo Horvat’s first-shift goal stood up as the only marker the Islanders needed two earn them two crucial points, in regulation, in a virtual must-win meeting with the surging Columbus Blue Jackets. It was a gusty performance by the Isles, who were missing Ryan Pulock and relied heavily on […]

Sorokin has NHL-leading 7th shutout, Horvat's early goal stands as Islanders edge Blue Jackets 1-0

Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves for his NHL-leading seventh shutout of the season, Bo Horvat scored the only goal on the first shot of the game and the New York Islanders moved back into a playoff spot with a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday night. The shutout was his franchise-record 29th and Sorokin tied his single-season high set in 2021-22. Horvat scored 1:25 into the game, taking a pass from Anders Lee and beating Jet Greaves with a snap shot.

Smith's late goal lifts Vegas past Dallas 3-2 and denies Stars' bid to clinch a playoff berth

Reilly Smith scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:38 left in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights beat Dallas 3-2 on Sunday night, denying the Stars' bid to clinch a playoff berth. Vegas' Mitch Marner skated into the high slot and his shot ricocheted off two Dallas players and landed near Smith, who scored from close range past a defenseless Casey DeSmith.

Ducks' Terry scores in OT for 6-5 victory that ends road winning streak for Lyon and Sabres

Troy Terry scored on a breakaway 1:29 into overtime for his second goal of the game after Mikael Granlund tied it late in regulation and the Anaheim Ducks rallied to defeat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 on Sunday night. Anaheim ended Buffalo's seven-game road winning streak when Owen Power couldn't keep in the puck in the Ducks' zone and Terry kept on a 2-on-0 break to score on a backhander. Granlund tied it with 1:44 remaining in the third period on a power play with Ville Husso pulled for an extra attacker.

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