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CBS News
28-02-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Sorokin makes 38 saves as Islanders snap 4-game skid with 2-1 win over Bruins
Ilya Sorokin stopped 38 shots and Alexander Romanov and Kyle Palmieri scored to lead the New York Islanders to a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. Boston's lone goal came from David Pastrnak, who made it a one-goal game with 9:56 remaining. The Bruins pulled goalie Jeremy Swayman with 90 seconds remaining, but couldn't force overtime. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Islanders. Swayman made 18 saves for Boston, which has dropped five straight including with the last three coming since the NHL season resumed following the 4-Nations Face-off. Takeaways Islanders: Despite getting outshot 39-20, New York proved opportunistic on both of its goals. Romanov's fourth of the season came on a 2-on-1 break moments after a penalty on him had expired. Palmieri's goal, his 18th, saw him pounce on a juicy rebound after Brock Nelson fired the initial shot on Swayman. Bruins: After back-to-back overtime losses, the short-handed Bruins lost Matt Poitras to an injury late in the second period. The forward went down in front of the door at the far end of New York's bench. Boston didn't have Trent Frederic after he suffered a lower-body injury during Tuesday's loss to Toronto. Key moment The TD Garden crowd booed loudly after Palmieri scored what proved to be the deciding goal at 4:21 of the second period. Right before that, Boston's Pavel Zacha was stopped on a breakaway attempt that would have tied the game at 1. Instead, the Bruins heard it from their fans after falling into a two-goal hole they ultimately failed to climb out of. Key stat Pastrnak's third-period goal, his 31st of the season, was the 800th point of his career. Up next Both teams are in action Saturday. The Islanders host Nashville, while the Bruins travel to Pittsburgh.
Associated Press
28-02-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Sorokin makes 38 saves as Islanders snap a 4-game skid with 2-1 win over Bruins
BOSTON (AP) — Ilya Sorokin stopped 38 shots and Alexander Romanov and Kyle Palmieri scored to lead the New York Islanders to a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. Boston's lone goal came from David Pastrnak, who made it a one-goal game with 9:56 remaining. The Bruins pulled goalie Jeremy Swayman with 90 seconds remaining, but couldn't force overtime. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Islanders. Swayman made 18 saves for Boston, which has dropped five straight including with the last three coming since the NHL season resumed following the 4-Nations Face-off. Takeaways Islanders: Despite getting outshot 39-20, New York proved opportunistic on both of its goals. Romanov's fourth of the season came on a 2-on-1 break moments after a penalty on him had expired. Palmieri's goal, his 18th, saw him pounce on a juicy rebound after Brock Nelson fired the initial shot on Swayman. Bruins: After back-to-back overtime losses, the short-handed Bruins lost Matt Poitras to an injury late in the second period. The forward went down in front of the door at the far end of New York's bench. Boston didn't have Trent Frederic after he suffered a lower-body injury during Tuesday's loss to Toronto. The TD Garden crowd booed loudly after Palmieri scored what proved to be the deciding goal at 4:21 of the second period. Right before that, Boston's Pavel Zacha was stopped on a breakaway attempt that would have tied the game at 1. Instead, the Bruins heard it from their fans after falling into a two-goal hole they ultimately failed to climb out of. Key stat Pastrnak's third-period goal, his 31st of the season, was the 800th point of his career. Up next
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Sorokin makes 38 saves as Islanders snap a 4-game skid with 2-1 win over Bruins
BOSTON (AP) — Ilya Sorokin stopped 38 shots and Alexander Romanov and Kyle Palmieri scored to lead the New York Islanders to a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. Boston's lone goal came from David Pastrnak, who made it a one-goal game with 9:56 remaining. The Bruins pulled goalie Jeremy Swayman with 90 seconds remaining, but couldn't force overtime. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Islanders. Swayman made 18 saves for Boston, which has dropped five straight including with the last three coming since the NHL season resumed following the 4-Nations Face-off. Takeaways Islanders: Despite getting outshot 39-20, New York proved opportunistic on both of its goals. Romanov's fourth of the season came on a 2-on-1 break moments after a penalty on him had expired. Palmieri's goal, his 18th, saw him pounce on a juicy rebound after Brock Nelson fired the initial shot on Swayman. Bruins: After back-to-back overtime losses, the short-handed Bruins lost Matt Poitras to an injury late in the second period. The forward went down in front of the door at the far end of New York's bench. Boston didn't have Trent Frederic after he suffered a lower-body injury during Tuesday's loss to Toronto. Key moment The TD Garden crowd booed loudly after Palmieri scored what proved to be the deciding goal at 4:21 of the second period. Right before that, Boston's Pavel Zacha was stopped on a breakaway attempt that would have tied the game at 1. Instead, the Bruins heard it from their fans after falling into a two-goal hole they ultimately failed to climb out of. Key stat Pastrnak's third-period goal, his 31st of the season, was the 800th point of his career. Up next Both teams are in action Saturday. The Islanders host Nashville, while the Bruins travel to Pittsburgh. — AP NHL: Brendan Mcgair, The Associated Press
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
No Excuses As Flames Prepare To Make Final Playoff Push
It's no secret the Calgary Flames struggled heading into the 4-Nations Face-off break. The team lost three straight games before the start of the international competition kicked off. They were 2-5-1 down the stretch and 4-5-1 during their last 10 games. You could point out the obvious fatigue with the Flames playing those 10 contests in just 17 evenings. You could also mention they were without a couple of key pieces in Connor Zary and Kevin Bahl, who missed 15 and eight games respectively. Refreshed after vacations and at least one proposal, the Flames players also welcomed back both Zary and Bahl on Tuesday during their first practice in more than 10 days. With a full complement of players expected to be available when they play their first game after Thursday's crowning of the 4-Nations Face-off champion, the Flames will have no excuses available if they fall further behind the Vancouver Canucks for the last wildcard spot. Just three points separate the Flames from the Canucks. Each has 27 games remaining. The path should prove challenging for the Flames though. If they make it, they'll have earned it. The first game back on Sunday is a warmup against the San Jose Sharks. The next six are road games against the Washington Capitals, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricanes, Philadelphia Flyers and Dallas Stars. Yikes. The Capitals are the best in the Eastern Conference so far this season. The Panthers are defending Stanley Cup champions and both the Hurricanes and Stars have eyes on joining that list. Things have not gone well historically against the Lightning, either, and their meeting at the Saddledome earlier this season was as lopsided as NHL games get. That stretch leads the Flames right into the trade deadline, where they'll have decisions to make with a number of pending unrestricted free agents. Those will be heavily influenced by how GM Craig Conroy's team performs during this critical road swing.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Have Flames Missed Best Window To Trade Away Goaltender?
At some point this season, the Calgary Flames are going to have to make a decision on Dan Vladar's future. The 27-year-old is a pending unrestricted free agent. His most likely replacement is waiting in the wings with the AHL's Calgary Wranglers with Devin Cooley sitting on a contract that converts to a one-way NHL deal next season. And for months there has been plenty of chatter that Vladar was a possible Flames trade candidate. Unfortunately, now relegated to the role of backup behind Calder candidate Dustin Wolf, Vladar may no longer have significant value as the trade deadline approaches. Cooley has been stellar with the Wranglers, posting a .925 save percentage and 2.26 goals-against average and earning an all-star appearance with an 18-9-2 record and three shutouts. The Calgary Flames originally picked Vladar up in a trade with the Boston Bruins for a 2022 third-round pick. They'd like to get the same or better in a return this year, but that is likely unrealistic given the goalie's statistics and results this season. With the Flames giving Vladar the tougher starts through the first half of the season, and all the second halves of the back-to-back scenarios, the veteran owns a 7-10-5 record with an inflated 3.07 GAA and meager .888 save percentage. In contrast with Wolf's .912 SP% and 2.63 GAA, those numbers will limit Vladar's value on the trade that were interested earlier in the year may circle back given the importance of depth at the position, but their offers will be much more tempered now. If Flames GM Craig Conroy determines the offers are too low, they may ride with Vladar as the backup the rest of the way and hope he can provide more appearances like his 29-save showing in his last start in Seattle when he gets the opportunity to spell Wolf down the stretch during the playoff race. It's unlikely Vladar gets more of an opportunity to play between the Flames' return from the 4-Nations Face-off break and the March 7 NHL trade deadline, so the window to deal Vladar away at his peak value has certainly passed.
