The San Jose Sharks’ 11-month run without a home loss in regulation time was ended on Thursday, conceding a late goal to lost 3-2 to the Calgary Flames in the NHL.
Dion Phaneuf scored on a deflected shot with four minutes to play, notching his first goal in 26 games.
The Sharks hadn’t lost at home in regulation for 31 games, matching the second-longest streak in NHL history.
The result meant San Jose slipped to second in overall league standings behind Boston, while Calgary built its lead atop the Northwest Division to nine points.
RED WINGS 4, KINGS 0
In Los Angeles, Detroit extended their run of games earning at least a point to 10 with a comfortable win over Los Angeles.
Ty Conklin made 23 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, and Kris Draper and Kirk Maltby each had a goal and an assist for the defending Stanley Cup champions.
The Red Wings are 19-2-0 in the past 20 meetings with Los Angeles.
CANADIENS 3, PREDATORS 2
In Montreal, the hosts extended their recent strong home form with a win over Nashville.
Andrei Markov had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens, while Andrei Kostitsyn and Guillaume Latendresse also scored, and Jaroslav Halak made 23 saves.
Montreal improved to 5-0-1 at home since Dec. 13.
COYOTES 4, CANUCKS 1
In Vancouver, British Columbia, Joakim Lindstrom scored the first two goals to set up Phoenix’s defeat of Vancouver.
The loss spoiled star goalie Roberto Luongo’s return to the Vancouver lineup after eight weeks out with a groin injury.
WILD 5, OILERS 1
In St Paul, Minnesota, Krys Kolanos and Cal Clutterbuck gave Minnesota an early lead, setting up the win over Edmonton.
Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom made 20 saves to improve to 10-0 against the Oilers.
LIGHTNING 4, FLYERS 1
In Tampa, Florida, Tampa Bay scored three times in two minutes during the second period to overwhelm Philadelphia.
Martin St Louis, Andrej Meszaros and Ryan Craig got the flurry of goals and Vincent Lecavalier scored on a penalty.
SABRES 5, STARS 4, SO
In Dallas, Jason Pominville beat Marty Turco with a wrist shot in the sixth round of the shootout to give Buffalo victory over Dallas.
Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller turned aside five of six Dallas shootout attempts.
MAPLE LEAFS 6, HURRICANES 4
In Raleigh, North Carolina, Toronto blew a four-goal lead before recovering to down Carolina.
Tomas Kaberle scored on a power play late in the third period to put the Leafs back up 5-4.
BLUES 5, AVALANCHE 2
In St Louis, Patrick Berglund scored his 14th goal to take over the NHL rookie lead, helping St Louis down Colorado.
Blues goalie Manny Legace made 24 saves.
BRUINS 2, ISLANDERS 1
In Uniondale, New York, Boston notched its fourth straight win with a tight victory over struggling New York.
Tim Thomas made 40 saves, and Marc Savard and Martin St Pierre scored the Bruins goals.
Thomas was on the verge of his fourth shutout of the season, but Islanders scored with less than a minute left.
Taiwan kept their hopes of advancing to next year’s World Baseball Classic (WBC) alive with a 9-1 victory over South Africa in a qualifier at the Taipei Dome on Saturday, backed by solid pitching. Taiwan last night played against Nicaragua. As of press time, Nicaragua was leading 6-0. Bouncing back from Friday’s struggles on the mound, when Taiwanese pitchers surrendered 15 runs to Spain, Team Taiwan on Saturday kept the visiting team in check, allowing just one run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Starting pitcher Sha Tzu-chen struck out one and allowed no hits, except for a hit-by-pitch over
Taiwan kept its hopes of advancing to the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) alive with a 9-1 victory over South Africa in a qualifier at the Taipei Dome last night, backed by solid pitching. Bouncing back from Friday’s struggles on the mound, when Taiwanese pitchers surrendered 15 runs to Spain, Team Taiwan kept the visiting team in check, allowing just one run in the bottom of the fourth inning. The win was crucial for Taiwan, as a loss would have eliminated the team from contention for the next WBC. Starting pitcher Sha Tzu-chen (沙子宸) struck out one and allowed no hits, except for
Team Taiwan are set to face Spain in a win-or-go-home match tonight for the final berth at the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC), despite losing to Nicaragua 6-0 in the WBC qualifier at the Taipei Dome on Sunday. The home team’s loss on Sunday means Nicaragua finish first in the qualifier round in Taipei with a perfect 3-0 record and advances to next year’s finals. After crushing South Africa 9-1 earlier on Sunday, Spain took second place in the four-team qualifier with a 2-1 record. With a 1-2 record, Taiwan finished third while South Africa placed at the bottom with
Team Taiwan avoided missing the World Baseball Classic (WBC) for the first time by defeating Spain 6-3 in a do-or-die game in Taipei last night. After narrowly escaping a mercy-rule loss to Spain in the WBC Qualifiers opener on Friday last week, the home team — winner of last year's WBSC Premier12 title three months ago — got their revenge against the 2023 European champions at Taipei Dome. "It felt quite different from when we won the Premier12," Taiwan captain Chen Chieh-hsien (陳傑憲) said after the game, recalling the ups and downs the team has experienced over the past few days. Unlike in
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