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Sports scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024
By The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Edmonton 3, Boston 2, OT Ottawa 3, Calgary 2, OT Vegas 3, Vancouver 1 Columbus 4, New Jersey 2 Tampa Bay 3, St. Louis 1 Los Angeles 7, Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 5, Nashville 4, OT Chicago 3, Seattle 1 Colorado 4 San Jose 2 — PWHL Minnesota 5, Ottawa 2 — AHL ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden Knights top Canucks 3-1, win for 6th time in 7 games
By W.g. Ramirez, The Associated Press on December 19th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – William Karlsson broke a tie early in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights went on to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Thursday night. Karlsson scored his sixth goal of the season when he skated in along the goal line, banked a shot off Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen’s stick ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rust scores in overtime, Crosby has 4 points in Penguins’ 5-4 win over Predators
By The Associated Press on December 19th, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Bryan Rust scored his second goal of the game 1:07 into overtime and Sidney Crosby had a season-high four points as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 5-4 on Thursday night. Rust also had two assists and Crosby finished with a goal and three assists. Rickard Rakell and Erik Karlsson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Draisaitl reaches 900-point plateau with three-assist effort in Oilers’ 3-2 OT win
By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
EDMONTON – When Leon Draisaitl saw teammate Connor McDavid get a silver stick for hitting 1,000 points earlier this season, he clearly wanted one of his own. Draisaitl has been pounding the points of late, recording assists on all three goals Thursday to reach the 900-point plateau as the Edmonton Oilers came back for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tkachuk scores overtime winner to give Senators a 3-2 win over Flames
By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
CALGARY – Brady Tkachuk scored the overtime winner on Thursday night as the Ottawa Senators extended their win streak to five games with a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames. Nick Cousins and Ridly Greig, with his first goal in 20 games, also scored for Ottawa (17-13-2). The Senators are two games into a stretch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes disappointed in return from injury as Raptors’ offence sputters in fourth
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors were cruising along, leading by as many as 10 points, when their offence ground to a halt. Cam Johnson went on a 13-4 run in the final 2:24 of the game as the Brooklyn Nets rallied past the Raptors 101-94 on Thursday for Toronto’s sixth straight loss. Johnson had 15 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McDavid scores late in third period, Ekholm pots OT winner as Oilers top Bruins 3-2
By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
EDMONTON – Mattias Ekholm scored the overtime winner as the Edmonton Oilers overcame a shoddy start to emerge with a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday. Just 1:04 into overtime, Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman made the initial save on Leon Draisaitl, but Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was there to grab the rebound and drop it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justin Herbert passes for 2 touchdowns, Chargers score on free kick and rally past Broncos 34-27
By Joe Reedy, The Associated Press on December 19th, 2024
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) – Justin Herbert passed for 284 yards and two touchdowns, including a go-ahead 19-yarder to Derius Davis early in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Chargers got closer to wrapping up a playoff spot by rallying past the Denver Broncos 34-27 on Thursday night. The Chargers’ comeback also included Cameron Dicker ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Raygun: The Musical’ won’t use the name of the notorious Australian breaker
By Dennis Passa, The Associated Press on December 19th, 2024
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) – Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has tried to be a good sport about the jokes and criticism that poured in from around the globe after her controversial performance at the Paris Olympics. But maybe “Raygun: the Musical” was a bridge too far. Comedian Stephanie Broadbridge called off the show just hours ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taking advantage of an obscure rule, Chargers’ Dicker makes NFL’s first fair-catch kick in 48 years
By Greg Beacham, The Associated Press on December 19th, 2024
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) – Cameron Dicker of the Los Angeles Chargers made the first successful fair-catch kick in the NFL since 1976 on Thursday night, connecting from 57 yards right before halftime against the Denver Broncos. Dicker and the Chargers took advantage of a seldom-used play called the fair-catch kick, which allows a team that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kelly Pannek and Grace Zumwinkle each score 2 goals, the Minnesota Frost beat the Ottawa Charge 5-2
By The Associated Press on December 19th, 2024
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Kelly Pannek and Grace Zumwinkle each scored two goals and the Minnesota Frost beat the Ottawa Charge 5-2 on Thursday night. Minnesota (3-0-1-0) had two multi-goal scorers for the second straight game after getting a pair of goals from Britta Curl-Salemme and Michela Cava in a 6-3 win over Toronto ... Read More »
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