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Connor McDavid stars as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 for 6th straight win

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:52:25 GMT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had a goal and four assists, and the Edmonton Oilers extended their win streak to six games with a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals and an assist for Edmonton, which improved to 14-3-0 in its last 17 games. Zach Hyman had a goal and two assists, and Leon Draisaitl also scored.Travis Konecny and Marc Staal scored for the Flyers, who have lost three in a row and five of their last six.McDavid put the Oilers in front with his 14th goal with 4:05 left in the first period. The center turned around a defender and then sent a snap shot through the legs of Flyers goalie Carter Hart.The Oilers took a 2-0 lead 8:12 into the second. McDavid made a no-look backhand pass to Hyman in front, and he was able to lift a backhand of his own past Hart for his 22nd of the season.It was McDavid’s 900th career regular-season point, coming in his 602nd game. The captain is the fifth-fastest player in NHL hist...

Elias Pettersson and Pius Suter power the Vancouver Canucks past the Ottawa Senators 6-3

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:52:25 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Elias Pettersson and Pius Suter each scored twice, and the Vancouver Canucks used a fast start to beat the Ottawa Senators 6-3 on Tuesday night.J.T. Miller and Ian Cole also scored for Vancouver (24-10-3), which led 5-0 after one. Thatcher Demko stopped 35 shots.Vladimir Tarasenko scored two goals for Ottawa, and Claude Giroux had a goal and assist.The loss comes after the Senators (14-19-0) announced a new front office on Sunday. Ottawa appointed Steve Staios as the team’s general manager, removing an interim tag. Dave Poulin, who played for Philadelphia and Boston before joining Toronto’s front office, was named the senior vice president of hockey operations.Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg saved nine of 13 shots. Joonas Korpisalo replaced Forsberg in the second period and stopped 11 of 13 shots.UP NEXTSenators: At the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.Canucks: At the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.___AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/NHLS...

MacKinnon scores in OT as Avalanche rally to beat Islanders 5-4

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:52:25 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored a power-play goal 32 seconds into overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the New York Islanders 5-4 on Tuesday night.Scott Mayfield took a holding minor with 22 seconds left in regulation, giving Colorado a 4-on-3 power play to begin overtime. MacKinnon got the winner with a slapshot on a pass from Cale Makar, his 20th goal of the season. MacKinnon also had two assists and extended his home point streak to 20 games to begin the season, a franchise record.“We put ourselves in some situations that we can’t continue to put ourselves in, but the effort was there,” New York coach Lane Lambert said.Valeri Nichushkin had two goals, Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist, and Devon Toews had a goal against his former team. Makar had three assists and Alexandar Georgiev made 18 saves for Colorado.“Our big guys were all good,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. “I think they had three points each, Val had two goals.”Brock Nelson had a goal...

Rozier scores 34 in return from illness, Hornets beat Kings 111-104 to snap 11-game skid

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:52:25 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Terry Rozier scored 14 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter after missing a game due to illness, and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Sacramento Kings 111-104 on Tuesday night to snap an 11-game losing streak.Rozier added six assists and Charlotte outscored Sacramento 36-26 in the final period, finishing the game on a 10-0 run. Miles Bridges had 27 points and P.J. Washington added 17.De’Aaron Fox led the Kings with 30 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter. Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and 19 rebounds for his 15th straight double-double, tied for the longest streak in the NBA this season.Sabonis also committed 11 turnovers, contributing to Sacramento’s season-high 21.Washington’s two-handed dunk with 51.5 seconds left gave the Hornets their first lead of the fourth quarter. Cody Martin followed with a transition layup, after Sacramento’s 20th turnover.The Kings outrebounded the Hornets 47-35, including 15-4 on the offensive glass, but shot just 43.5% ...

Reinhart, Tkachuk score late; Florida Panthers win fifth straight 4-1 over the Arizona Coyotes

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:52:25 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Sam Reinhart and Matthew Tkachuk scored 42 seconds apart in the third period and the Florida Panthers beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 on Tuesday night.Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves and Carter Verhaeghe and Gustav Forsling also scored for the Panthers, who have won five straight and nine of 13.“Sometimes it’s not the easiest flying all the way across the country and getting right into one, and they made it tough tonight,” Reinhart said. “They fly around the ice. They are a good hockey team. I didn’t really seem like a 4-1 game, but we were able to stick with it.”Reinhart scored on a power play at 7:56 off the third period to break a 1-1 tie, and Tkachuk was credited with the goal at 8:38 when Arizona defenseman Michael Kesselring tipped the puck into the net from in front. Forsling scored an empty-net goal with 2:21 left.Alex Kerfoot scored a short-handed goal to tie it at 1-1 early in the third period for the Coyotes, who had won two in a row and six of...

Curry scores 36 points to lead the Warriors past the Magic 121-115

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:52:25 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 36 points and delivered on key plays in the fourth quarter to help the Golden State Warriors snap a three-game losing streak with a 121-115 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.Curry scored or set up 13 straight Warriors points in a four-minute stretch late in the fourth quarter that gave Golden State its first win in three tries on a season-high, seven-game homestand.Jonathan Kuminga added 19 points and Klay Thompson scored 15 for the Warriors.Paolo Banchero and 27 points and 12 rebounds for Orlando, while Franz Wagner added 25 points. The Magic have lost their first two games on a four-game road trip.Curry hit two 3-pointers and assisted on two other baskets during a flurry midway through the third quarter that helped the Warriors build a small lead that the Magic were able to erase when he went bench for his second-half rest.But Curry then took over down the stretch after returning with 8:33 to play. He scored on a drive to put...

En video: SpaceX lanza un cohete con satélites Starlink desde la costa de California

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:52:25 GMT

Un cohete SpaceX, que transporta satélites Starlink, se lanzó el martes por la noche desde la costa de California.El lanzamiento ocurrió desde la Base de la Fuerza Espacial Vandenberg.El cohete transporta 21 satélites de internet Starlink a la órbita terrestre baja.SpaceX, con sede en Hawthorne, California, lanzó 96 misiones exitosas con sus cohetes Falcon en 2023, eclipsando su récord anual anterior de 61 lanzamientos orbitales en 2022.El cohete y su columna de escape son a veces visibles a cientos de millas mientras se eleva a lo largo de la costa, si el cielo está despejado. Los lanzamientos justo después del atardecer y antes del amanecer suelen proporcionar las mejores vistas, ya que el cohete refleja los rayos del sol contra el fondo de un cielo oscuro.SpaceX tiene una constelación de satélites Starlink que orbitan la Tierra a unas 340 millas de altura, transportados al espacio por los cohetes de la compañía. La red Starlink está diseñada para ofrecer internet de alta velocida...

Montreal police say missing baby found “safe and sound”

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:52:25 GMT

Montreal police say the missing child that triggered an Amber Alert has been found “safe and sound.” More coming.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 3, 2024.The Canadian Press

Chilly Wednesday with bursts of light snow; the BIG story is a potential winter storm early next week...

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:52:25 GMT

Chicago weekend snowfall outlookA storm will spin up to the lee of the Rockies and track south of Chicago.  But a shield of clouds and some light snowfall beneath its far northern flank may bring some flurries or light snow to the area in the Saturday and Sunday time frame.THE BIG STORY could be a potential winter storm early next week in the Monday night, Tuesday, and Tuesday night time frame.  MANY QUESTIONS remain on that system—and RELIABLE ACCUMULATION FORECASTS are not yet possible.  We're still almost a week away.  See more on that storm on my Facebook post on it.New model runs, including the ensemble versions of the National Weather Service's GFS also known as the GEFS model, the European Centre's EPS and Environment Canada's GEM ensemble continue to sing the same tune—and its one of potential MAJOR WINTER STORM DEVELOPMENT in the central U.S.We're almost a week ahead of this system's arrival, so changes in reasoning—even big ones—can occur. The Monday night, Tuesday, and Tu...

Southern California couple attacked by armed robbers while selling iPad

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:52:25 GMT

Video captured the moment a couple was ambushed at gunpoint while trying to sell an iPad in Pomona.The victim, Eduardo Reyes, met the suspect through OfferUp, an online marketplace that allows people to sell items to local buyers.The suspect had messaged Reyes, saying he was interested in purchasing an iPad that Reyes posted for sale on Dec. 23. Reyes agreed to meet the buyer in a residential neighborhood.“They wanted to meet in a public street which I usually don’t do, but he sounded like he was a kid and he’s like, ‘Oh, I’m going to have my mom come out with me,’” recalled Reyes.Surveillance video from the victim’s Tesla captured Reyes and his wife stepping out of their car to meet the suspect.Video captured the moment a couple was ambushed at gunpoint while trying to sell an iPad in Pomona on Dec. 23, 2023.Video captured the moment a couple was attacked at gunpoint while trying to sell an iPad in Pomona on Dec. 23, 2023.Video captured the moment a couple was attacked at gunp...