Joe Thornton took over another game for the San Jose Sharks. Thornton scored the go-ahead goal with 8:36 left and added two assists to help the Sharks win their third straight, 3-2 over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night. With the game tied at 2, Milan Michalek took possession behind the Dallas net and passed in front to Thornton, who beat Marty Turco for his 12th of the season.
Joe Thornton took over another game for the San Jose Sharks. Thornton scored the go-ahead goal with 8:36 left and added two assists to help the Sharks win their third straight, 3-2 over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night. With the game tied at 2, Milan Michalek took possession behind the Dallas net and passed…
Randy Robitaille and Ray Emery put an end end the Ottawa Senators’ surprising losing streak. Robitaille scored twice, and Emery stopped a penalty shot in the third period to help Ottawa snap a seven-game losing streak with a 5-4 victory over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night. “The way things have been going, you can’t…
Patrik Elias knew Tuukka Rask was in a tough spot after the Boston goalie took over for the injured Tim Thomas with 1:10 left in regulation. Elias victimized the substitute with his second goal of the game with 1:44 left in overtime, and the New Jersey Devils extended their winning streak to eight with a…
The fewer players the Atlanta Thrashers had on the ice, the better they played. The Thrashers took a lead with two short-handed goals in the second period and beat the New York Islanders 4-3 in a shootout Wednesday night, handing New York its fourth straight loss. “It seemed like four guys work better than five…
The crowd was quiet. The Columbus Blue Jackets appeared to be thinking ahead to a late dinner. All of a sudden Rick Nash scored a goal midway through the third period and the Blue Jackets snapped out of their trance. Dan Fritsche’s goal with 4:05 left capped a wild six-goal third period in the Blue…
Andruw Jones is following Joe Torre to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Gold Glove center fielder and the Dodgers reached a preliminary agreement Wednesday night on a $36.2 million, two-year contract that gives him the fifth-highest average salary in the major leagues. Jones, the former Atlanta star who has won 10 straight Gold Gloves, is…
Allen Iverson scored a season-high 51 points but Kobe Bryant’s 25 led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 111-107 win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.
Manu Ginobili scored a season-high 37 points to help the San Antonio Spurs overcome the absence of Tim Duncan to beat the Dallas Mavericks 97-95 Wednesday.
Tracy McGrady had his third career triple-double and Yao Ming had 24 points and 13 rebounds to help the Houston Rockets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 105-92 on Wednesday night.
Richard Hamilton scored 21 points to help the Detroit Pistons win their fifth straight, 91-76 over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night.
Jamal Crawford scored 29 points, Zach Randolph added 25, and the New York Knicks overcame the absences of two starters to beat the New Jersey Nets 100-93 on Wednesday night.
Luol Deng scored 30 points and the Chicago Bulls dominated the fourth quarter to send the Charlotte Bobcats to their seventh straight loss, 91-82 on Wednesday.